Patents by Inventor Phillppe Johnson

Phillppe Johnson 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 bead structure
    Patent number: 8061401
    Abstract: Heavy goods vehicle tire comprising a radial carcass reinforcement (10) anchored in each of the beads to an anchoring structure (20), this carcass reinforcement (10) being partially wound around an anchoring structure (20), passing from the inside of the tire towards the outside, a first connecting reinforcement (30) partially in contact with the carcass reinforcement (10) and wound around the anchoring structure (20), a second connecting reinforcement (40) formed of a plurality of reinforcing members directed in a mean direction that makes an angle of 50 degrees at most with the circumferential direction and envelopes the first connecting reinforcement (30) to form an internal portion (41) and an external portion (42), the internal portion (41) being in contact over a length V1 with the carcass reinforcement between a first end point D1 of the said first portion and the end point P1 of the first connecting reinforcement (30), the external portion (42) being in contact with the carcass reinforcement from a po
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Bopha Grisin, Phillppe Johnson, Olivier Lenepveu