Patents by Inventor Jean-Marc Francois Fortin

Jean-Marc Francois Fortin 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).

  • Tire mold and a method of rapidly depressurizing the mold
    Publication number: 20040208945
    Abstract: A tire mold 2 for curing new or retreaded tires 20 has an upper platen 4, a lower platen 6, and a central rim 30 with a frangible member 50 designed to open when a predetermined pressure P1 in excess of the normal curing pressure Pc is observed. The frangible member 50 preferably includes a rupture disk 60 that breaks upon exposure to the pressure P1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Applicant: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Clifford Jack Ciesa, Jean-Marc Francois Fortin, Joseph Alan Incavo, Michael Eugene Porter
  • Tire mold and a method of rapidly depressurizing the mold
    Patent number: 6733702
    Abstract: A tire mold 2 for curing new or retreaded tires 20 has an upper platen 4, a lower platen 6, and a central rim 30 with a frangible member 50 designed to open when a predetermined pressure P1 in excess of the normal curing pressure Pc is observed. The frangible member 50 preferably includes a rupture disk 60 that breaks upon exposure to the pressure P1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Clifford Jack Ciesa, Jean-Marc Francois Fortin, Joseph Alan Incavo, Michael Eugene Porter
  • Tire mold and a method of rapidly depressurizing the mold
    Publication number: 20020153629
    Abstract: A tire mold 2 for curing new or retreaded tires 20 has an upper platen 4, a lower platen 6, and a central rim 30 with a frangible member 50 designed to open when a predetermined pressure P1 in excess of the normal curing pressure Pc is observed. The frangible member 50 preferably includes a rupture disk 60 that breaks upon exposure to the pressure P1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2001
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventors: Clifford Jack Ciesa, Jean-Marc Francois Fortin, Joseph Alan Incavo, Michael Eugene Porter