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Automobile tire

US D397,975 S · Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation · Inventors: Himuro; Yasuo

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  • Granted September 8, 1998. A US design patent lasts 14 years from grant (15 if filed from May 13, 2015), so this one ended September 8, 2012.
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FiledJune 20, 1997
GrantedSeptember 8, 1998
Term endedSeptember 8, 2012
Application numberD/072638
Classification (CPC)—
Length5 pages

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