Tread portion of an automobile tire

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a treat portion of an automobile tire showing my design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary enlarged front view showing the details of the tread portion thereof;

FIG. 7 is a section view taken along line 7-7 in FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 8 is a section view taken along line 8-8 in FIG. 6.

The broken lines are used to show portions of the tire that are not being claimed, and thus form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Inventors:	Hayashi; Shintaro (Tokyo, JP)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION Tokyo N/A JP
Assignee:	BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION (Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JP)
Appl. No.:	D/548,081
Filed:	December 10, 2015

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Jun 12, 2015 [JP]			2015-013139

Current U.S. Class:	D12/521; D12/604
Current International Class:	1215
Field of Search:	;152/5,151,152.1,167,208,209.1-209.28,246,450,526,527,532,535,538,541 ;D12/145,500-605,900-901

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Other References

Japanese Office Action received in counterpart Japanese design application No. JP 2015-013139, dated Oct. 27, 2015. cited by applicant.

Primary Examiner: Matharu; Manpreet
Assistant Examiner: Wilson; Keith
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sughrue Mion, PLLC