Tread portion of an automobile tire

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tread portion of an automobile tire showing our design;

FIG. 2 a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary enlarged front view showing the details of the tread portion thereof;

FIG. 6 is a section view taken along line 6-6 in FIG. 5; and,

FIG. 7 is a section view taken along line 7-7 in FIG. 5.

In the drawings, the broken lines defining the sidewall and inner bead depict environmental subject matter that forms no part of the claim.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a tread portion of an automobile tire, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Kiwaki; Yukihiro (Tokyo, JP), Aoki; Naotoshi (Tokyo, JP)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION Tokyo N/A JP
Assignee:	BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION (Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/511,264
Filed:	December 9, 2014

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Jun 16, 2014 [JP]			2014-012937

Current U.S. Class:	D12/584
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;D12/568-603

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D662035	June 2012	Delbast
D668600	October 2012	Pingenat
D734247	July 2015	Parr

Foreign Patent Documents

	2012-121542		Jun 2012		JP

Other References

Communication dated Jan. 26, 2015, issued by the Japanese Patent Office in counterpart Japanese application No. 2014-12937. cited by applicant.

Primary Examiner: Kirschbaum; George D
Assistant Examiner: Watkins; Jennifer
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sughrue Mion, PLLC