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  • WINTER TIRE STUD ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20200324579
    Abstract: An arrangement of studs are inserted into a tread portion of a tire. The arrangement includes a plurality of first studs protruding from an unworn tread portion for contacting a surface and a plurality of second studs embedded in the tread portion such that the second studs protrude from a worn tread portion as the tread portion wears against the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventor: Frédéric Michel-Jean Pons
  • PNEUMATIC TIRE WITH SIPE ACTIVATION BOOSTERS
    Publication number: 20160114631
    Abstract: A tread for a pneumatic tire includes a plurality of trapezoidal channels, each trapezoidal channel extending circumferentially from a first end to a second end, the first end being wider than the second end, a sipe extending laterally adjacent the second ends of the trapezoidal channels, and a plurality of rectangular channels, each rectangular channel extending circumferentially from a first end to a second end, the first ends of the rectangular channels being adjacent the sipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventor: Frédéric Michel-Jean Pons
  • Pneumatic tire with sipe activation boosters
    Patent number: 10124629
    Abstract: A tread for a pneumatic tire includes a plurality of trapezoidal channels, each trapezoidal channel extending circumferentially from a first end to a second end, the first end being wider than the second end, a sipe extending laterally adjacent the second ends of the trapezoidal channels, and a plurality of rectangular channels, each rectangular channel extending circumferentially from a first end to a second end, the first ends of the rectangular channels being adjacent the sipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventor: Frédéric Michel-Jean Pons
  • POLYMER STUD AND A TIRE COMPRISING A POLYMER STUD
    Publication number: 20210008930
    Abstract: In a first aspect of the invention, an anti-skid tire stud is provided, the stud having a body made of polymer-based material, wherein the stud body comprises a top portion comprising polymer-based material having a first color, a bottom portion comprising polymer-based material having a second color, and wherein the stud further comprises a pin extending out of the top portion for contacting the road. In a second aspect of the invention, the invention relates to a tire comprising such anti-skid tire studs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Damian Wilhelm Georges, Frédéric Michel-Jean Pons
  • WINTER TIRE WITH STUDS
    Publication number: 20220185028
    Abstract: This invention relates to a tire having a directional tread pattern with a first shoulder region, a central region, and a second shoulder region, the tire having a plurality of studs in the first shoulder region, the second shoulder region, and the central region; wherein at least some of the plurality of the studs in the central shoulder region extends longitudinally into the tread member in a direction inclined relative to the normal of the outer surface of the tread member by an angle in the circumferential direction of the tire, and wherein at least some of the studs in the first shoulder region and the second shoulder region extend longitudinally into the tread in a direction inclined relative to the normal of the outer surface of the tread in a direction different from the studs in the central region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventor: Frédéric Michel-Jean Pons
  • WINTER TIRE STUD
    Publication number: 20200122520
    Abstract: A stud is configured to be inserted into a tread portion of a tire. The stud includes a tip end protruding from the tread portion for contacting a surface, and a base including a flanged bottom portion provided on an end opposite the tip end and extending radially outward, a stump portion provided between the bottom portion and the tip end, and a shank portion interconnecting the stump portion and the bottom portion. The base is embedded and secured in the tread portion of the tire in which the stud is installed. The bottom portion has a tear-drop shape consisting of three planar sides and one semi-cylindrical side. The stump portion has a polygonal shape consisting of three concave sides, two convex sides, and one planar side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Frédéric Michel-Jean PONS, Arnaud CARON
  • ANTI-SKID SPIKE
    Publication number: 20120227880
    Abstract: The invention relates to an anti-skid stud for a tire having a supporting part (10) and an insert (20) which is secured thereto, wherein the supporting part (10) has a flange section (14) to which a securing section (15), into which a receptacle (19) is integrally formed, is connected, wherein the insert (20) is inserted into the receptacle (19) and projects with a head (22) out of the receptacle (19). In such anti-skid studs, particularly good grip is achieved which remains the same independently of the positional orientation in the tire by virtue of the fact that the head (22) of the insert (20) has a hexagonal cross section at least in certain areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2010
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventors: Frédéric Michel Jean Pons, Sébastien Morin, Xavier Sébastien Benoit Fraipont, Stefan Roth
  • WINTER TIRE STUD
    Publication number: 20200189325
    Abstract: A stud is inserted into a tread portion of a tire. The first stud includes a tip end protruding from the tread portion for contacting a surface, the tip end comprising a radially outer portion with a first surface, a second surface, a third surface, a fourth surface, a fifth surface, a sixth surface, and a seventh surface, the first surface defining an irregular quadrilateral and extending radially inward from the fourth surface toward a planar side of the tip end; and a base including a flanged bottom portion provided on an end opposite the tip end and extending radially outward, a stump portion provided between the bottom portion and the tip end, and a shank portion interconnecting the stump portion and the bottom portion, the base being embedded and secured in the tread portion of the tire in which the first stud is installed, the bottom portion having a tear-drop shape comprising three planar sides and one semi-cylindrical side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Frederic Michel-Jean Pons, Arnaud Caron, Damian Wilhelm Georges
  • Winter tire stud
    Patent number: 11084331
    Abstract: A stud is inserted into a tread portion of a tire. The first stud includes a tip end protruding from the tread portion for contacting a surface, the tip end comprising a radially outer portion with a first surface, a second surface, a third surface, a fourth surface, a fifth surface, a sixth surface, and a seventh surface, the first surface defining an irregular quadrilateral and extending radially inward from the fourth surface toward a planar side of the tip end; and a base including a flanged bottom portion provided on an end opposite the tip end and extending radially outward, a stump portion provided between the bottom portion and the tip end, and a shank portion interconnecting the stump portion and the bottom portion, the base being embedded and secured in the tread portion of the tire in which the first stud is installed, the bottom portion having a tear-drop shape comprising three planar sides and one semi-cylindrical side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Frederic Michel-Jean Pons, Arnaud Caron, Damian Wilhelm Georges
  • ANTI-SKID STUD FOR INSERTION INTO THE TREAD OF A VEHICLE TIRE AND PNEUMATIC TIRE COMPRISING SUCH ANTI-SKID STUDS
    Publication number: 20130000807
    Abstract: An anti-skid stud for insertion into the tread of a vehicle tire is disclosed. The stud comprises a support body part extending in an axial direction and a pin body part, the support body part comprising a bottom portion, a middle portion, and a head portion having an upper surface, wherein the pin body part extends beyond the upper surface of the head portion, and wherein, when viewed in top view onto the head portion, (i) the location of the center of gravity of the head portion is laterally offset from the center of gravity of the bottom portion; or (ii) the location of the center of gravity of the pin body part is laterally offset from the center of gravity of the bottom portion; or (iii) the location of the center of gravity of the pin body part is laterally offset from the center of gravity of the head portion; or (iv) the location of the center of gravity of the middle portion is laterally offset from the center of gravity of the bottom portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Inventors: Frederic Michel-Jean Pons, Sebastien Willy Fontaine, Jerome Marcel Germain Delu
  • Tire
    Patent number: D586728
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Richard Heinen, William Urbano Villamizar, Frederic Michel-Jean Pons, Olivier Francis Bindner
  • Tire
    Patent number: D586732
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Richard Heinen, William Urbano Villamizar, Frederic Michel-Jean Pons, Claude Lardo, Christian Labbe
  • Tire
    Patent number: D589438
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Richard Heinen, William Urbano Villamizar, Frederic Michel-Jean Pons, Claude Lardo, Christian Labbe
  • Tire
    Patent number: D592588
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Richard Heinen, William Urbano Villamizar, Frederic Michel-Jean Pons, Olivier Francis Bindner
  • Tire
    Patent number: D597475
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Richard Heinen, William Urbano Villamizar, Frederic Michel-Jean Pons, Olivier Francis Bindner
  • Tire
    Patent number: D659080
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Frederic Michel-Jean Pons, Sebastien Willy Fontaine, Patrick Paul Deblaize
  • Tire
    Patent number: D689431
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Frederic Michel-Jean Pons, Sebastien Willy Fontaine, Anne-France Gabrielle Jeanne-Marie Cambron, Patrick Paul Deblaize
  • Tire
    Patent number: D756894
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Frédéric Michel-Jean Pons, Stéphane Houchard, Johan Peter Dahlberg
  • Tire
    Patent number: D756895
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Frédéric Michel-Jean Pons, Stéphane Houchard, Johan Peter Dahlberg
  • Tire
    Patent number: D931193
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Frederic Michel-Jean Pons, Arnaud Caron, Marie Charlotte Chaidron, Marc Hoffmann, Sebastien Willy Fontaine, Armand Rene Gabriel Leconte, Ananth Bhagavathapuram Srisailapathy, Michel Mottard
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