Patents by Inventor Bernard Patte

Bernard Patte has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Machine and method for positioning tire beads
    Patent number: 5980083
    Abstract: In order to rationalize and make profitable the use of machines for positing the beads of tires for finishing mounted, deliverable assemblies, the machine according to the invention comprises two plates (10), one upper and one lower, each provided with at least two cylindrical rings (4), of different diameters and axially movable independently, and also means (3, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13) which, according to the dimension of the tire of the mounted assembly E to be treated, permit the selection of the appropriate rings (4', 4"), and the adjustment of the axial distance necessary between rings, and sufficient to obtain the desired compression of the sidewalls of the tire, after application of said rings to the sidewalls of the tire of the assembly E.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Compagnie Generales des Etablissements Michelin - Michelin & CIE
    Inventors: Bernard Patte, Antoine Wrobel