Patents Assigned to COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES
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Patent number: 11865865Abstract: A tire comprises a rubber layer comprising from 50% to 100% by mass of a rubber crumb having a ratio of the chloroform extract to the acetone extract of less than 2, the chloroform and acetone extracts being expressed as percentages by mass.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELINInventors: Nathalie Coste, Severin Dronet, Vincent Lafaquiere, Claire Rannoux
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Patent number: 11865868Abstract: Tread for heavy-duty vehicle tire, having tread surface in the new state, having a first volume of cavities opening onto the tread surface, a second volume of cavities formed entirely under the tread surface and having at least one channel of height Hc delimited by two main walls spaced apart from one another by a width Lc and connected together by a lower part and by an upper part, this channel intended to form, after partial wear corresponding to a thickness Lu, an additional groove, such that each channel has a plurality of extensions forming cavities extending between this channel and the tread surface over a height He at least equal to 20% and at most equal to 75% of the thickness Lu, each extension opening at least into the upper part of the channel through an opening having a cross-sectional area Sa at least equal to 0.8*(Hc*Lc).Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2019Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELINInventors: Damien Bardin, Romain Berthier, Fabien Marlier
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Patent number: 11858301Abstract: A non-pneumatic tire defining axial, radial and circumferential directions, the non-pneumatic tire comprising an annular shear band (106) including an annular shear layer (252) comprising an elastomeric material, and a plurality of discrete, annular reinforcing elements positioned within the shear layer (252) along a plurality of axially-extending rows (254A, 254B, 254C, 254D, 254E) within a radial plane of the tire, the reinforcing elements having circular cross-sections along the radial plane of the tire, wherein along each row the reinforcing elements alternate between reinforcing elements (250D1) having a first diameter and reinforcing elements (250D2) having a second diameter that is less than the first diameter.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2018Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELINInventors: Timothy Brett Rhyne, Steven M. Cron, Antonio Delfino, Ryan Michael Gaylo
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Patent number: 11850893Abstract: A tire having a radial carcass reinforcement, made up of a single layer of reinforcing elements anchored in each of the beads by being turned up around a bead wire, reinforced by a stiffener.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2020Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELINInventors: Hichem Rehab, Sébastien Noel, Maxime Rolland, Patrick Dayet
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Patent number: 11845303Abstract: Agricultural vehicle tire having tread (1) with bearing surface (10) on which main lugs (3) and shorter secondary lugs (3) are formed on each side of the equatorial mid-plane (XX?), each secondary lug (3) interposed between two main lugs (2). The main lugs (2) and secondary lugs (3) make up, in the radial direction, a lens (21, 31) of a first material, each lens (21, 31) surmounted by a second material extending to the contact face of the main lugs and the secondary lugs. The viscous modulus G?1 of the first material is at most 60% of the viscous modulus G?2 of the second material. The complex modulus G?1 of the first material differs from the complex modulus G?2 of the second material, the difference between these complex moduli being at most 30% of the complex modulus G?2 of the second material.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2019Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELINInventors: Alexandra Curat, Florence Tran, Jean-Luc Cabioch, Anthony Monod, Eduardo Anton-Antolin
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METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE TEMPERATURE OF A RUBBERY MATERIAL ENTERING INTO THE COMPOSITION OF A TIRE
Publication number: 20230392995Abstract: The method includes the step of positioning the product to be measured on a transport table. The method proceeds with the step of advancing the product under a frame that includes at least one terahertz sensor. The method continues with the step of emitting incident terahertz radiation in the direction of the product. The method proceeds with the step of detecting the signal corresponding to a multiple spectrum of terahertz rays reflected by the interfaces encountered by the incident ray. The method continues with the step of analyzing the signal to determine various peaks corresponding to the various interfaces encountered. The method proceeds with the step of determining, on the basis of the amplitude of each peak, the temperature of each layer of material through which the incident ray passes.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2021Publication date: December 7, 2023Applicant: Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements MichelinInventor: Aurélien MONTOY -
Patent number: 11827279Abstract: Embodiments include a mud flap having a barrier section configured to intercept and deflect matter discharged from the tire when rotating during vehicle operation. The barrier section including a plurality of horizontal louvers, each horizontal louver forming an elongate member having a length extending primarily in a direction of the mud flap width, where the plurality of horizontal louvers are spaced apart in the direction of the mud flap height in the form of an array, where the plurality of horizontal louvers are configured to intercept and deflect matter of a minimum size traveling along any linear trajectory path from the outer circumference of the tire/wheel assembly towards the front side of the mud flap while substantially maximizing the spacing between adjacent louvers to minimize aerodynamic drag. Other embodiments provide a method of using the mud flap.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements MichelinInventors: Justin Morgan, Parker Baxter, Chinglin Pan, Calvin Rhett Bradley, Charles Andrew McPillan
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Publication number: 20230373892Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the dehydrogenation of a feedstock comprising ethanol, using at least one multitubular reactor advantageously comprising a plurality of tubes comprising at least one dehydrogenation catalyst, and a calender, said feedstock being introduced into the tubes in gas form, at an inlet temperature of greater than or equal to 240° C., a pressure between 0.1 and 1.0 MPa, and a WWH between 2 and 15 h?1, wherein a heat-transfer fluid circulates in said calender at a flow rate such that the weight ratio of said heat-transfer fluid relative to said feedstock is greater than or equal to 1.0, and such that said heat-transfer fluid is introduced into said calender in gas form at an inlet temperature of greater than or equal to 260° C. and at an inlet pressure of greater than or equal to 0.10 MPa, and less than or equal to 1.10 MPa, and leaves the calender at least partly in liquid form.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2021Publication date: November 23, 2023Applicants: IFP Energies nouvelles, COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELINInventors: Jean-Christophe GABELLE, Vincent COUPARD, Rejane DASTILLUNG, Mickael MEJEAN
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Patent number: 11819877Abstract: A process for depositing a metal-adhesive, hydrophobic and electrically conductive coating based on electrically conductive microparticles and on a polymer matrix P comprising at least one thermoplastic fluoropolymer P1 and a thermosetting resin P2, comprises: in a first container, dissolve the polymer P1 in an organic solvent; in a second container, disperse the electrically conductive microparticles in an organic solvent; add, in the first container, the thermosetting resin P2 in the liquid state; mix the contents of the containers, then deposit the mixture on the substrate; crosslink the resin P2 and remove the solvents, to obtain a first coating; then impregnate the surface of the substrate with an additional resin solution P2 dissolved in a third solvent, which is a solvent of the resin P2 and a non-solvent of the polymer P1; eliminate the third solvent and crosslink while compressing the additional resin P2 in order to obtain the targeted final coating.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2017Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELINInventors: Milan Fedurco, Antonio Delfino, David Olsommer
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Patent number: 11820609Abstract: The invention relates to a robot (100) for performing a process of picking rubber blocks arranged in a container toward a target location. The invention also relates to a process of picking rubber blocks arranged in a container, performed by the disclosed robot (100).Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELINInventors: Gwenael Favro, Gregory Marcet, Maxime Tarrit
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Patent number: 11813893Abstract: A tire for a civil engineering vehicle the endurance of which has been improved by the addition of an anti-creep layer (30) with a thickness E2 interposed between the airtight inner layer (20), with a thickness E1, and the reinforcer coating layer (46) of the carcass reinforcement (40), with a thickness E3. The thicknesses E1, E2 and E3, being measured in millimetres in a shoulder region forming the transition between the crown and each sidewall of the tire, satisfy the following equations: 2?E1?4; 6?E2+E3 and E1/E2?0.6. In addition, the viscoelastic loss P60 of the elastomeric mixture M2 of the anti-creep layer (30) is at most equal to 20%.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2019Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELINInventors: Thierry Royer, Patricia Lagarde
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Patent number: 11814515Abstract: A tire which has improved mechanical properties comprises a rubber composition based on at least one diene elastomer, at least one thermoplastic polyurethane, and a crosslinking system; the composition does not comprise any reinforcing filler or comprises less than 25 parts by weight thereof per hundred parts by weight of elastomer, phr, the carbon black content in the composition being less than 20 phr.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2019Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELINInventors: Cyrille Guery, Jose-Carlos Araujo Da Silva
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Patent number: 11807038Abstract: An apparatus (10) is provided, configured for use with a trailer (48) of a tractor trailer (44), that includes forward and rearward axles (12, 28) that each have a central body. The forward axle (12) has first and second mounting portions (16, 20) that are configured to receive first and second wide base tires (24, 26). The rearward axle (28) has first and second rearward mounting portions (32, 36) configured to receive third and fourth wide base tires (40, 42). The first forward mounting portion axis (18) is oriented at an angle (56) from +0.75-+0.95 degrees to the lateral direction, and the second forward mounting portion axis (22) is oriented at an angle (58) from +0.08-+0.28 degrees to the lateral direction. The first rearward mounting portion axis (34) is oriented at an angle (60) from +0.65-+0.85 degrees to the lateral direction, and the second rearward mounting portion axis (38) is oriented at an angle (62) from ?0.05-+0.15 degrees to the lateral direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2020Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements MichelinInventor: Zachary Alexander Merrill
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Patent number: 11806910Abstract: The invention is directed to a production installation (100) that realizes production of a semi-finished product (50) having at least one unvulcanized elastomeric layer (50a) and a cover layer (50b) assembled therewith. The invention is also directed to a method for producing a semi-finished product (50) for use in tire production.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2018Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELINInventors: Christophe Bessac, Franck Daumas, Matthieu Lutz, Alexandre Laval
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Patent number: 11807048Abstract: Tire (1) comprising a carcass reinforcement (2) surmounted by a crown reinforcement (3), itself capped by a tread (7), the said tread being connected to two beads (6) via two sidewalls (4) each having an exterior surface (40), at least one of the said sidewalls comprising at least two circumferential protrusions (5a, 5b, 5c), each sidewall (4) comprising an equator point (E) situated on the exterior surface of the sidewall radially at the same position as the axially outermost point (20) of the carcass reinforcement (2) in the unladen reference configuration, each circumferential protrusion (5a, 5b, 5c) being bounded by a radially upper wall (51), by a radially lower wall (52), and by a connecting wall (53) situated between the radially upper wall (51) and the radially lower wall (52) tire.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2018Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELINInventors: William License, Jacques Babaud
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Patent number: 11809788Abstract: A method for simulating the physical behavior of a tire comprises, to calculate a resultant force transmitted by the tire between the ground and the vehicle at a given instant: modelling (Ea) of the contact area in the form of a square surface, discretization (Eb) by a subdivision in slices orthogonal to the direction of travel of the tire, determination (Ec) of the nature of the contact, gripping or sliding, as a function of the steering lock angle, calculation (Ed) of the elementary force exerted on the slice by application of predetermined equations, tire, and calculation (Ee) of the resultant force by integration of the elementary forces over the entire square surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2019Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELINInventor: Jeremy Vayssettes
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Patent number: 11802194Abstract: A rubber composition is based on at least one elastomer, a reinforcing filler, a crosslinking system and an optionally hydrogenated hydrocarbon-based resin, predominantly composed of units selected from the group consisting of cyclopentadiene, dicyclopentadiene, methylcyclopentadiene and mixtures thereof, said hydrocarbonbased resin having an average molecular weight Mz of less than 2000 g/mol and a glass transition temperature Tg, expressed in ° C., such that: Tg?80?2*(% HA), wherein % HA represents the content of aromatic protons of said resin, the content of said hydrocarbon-based resin being within a range extending from 15 to 150 phr.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2022Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELINInventors: Benoit De Gaudemaris, Alain Hut
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Patent number: D1004531Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements MichelinInventors: Olivier Sejalon, Stéphane Montzieux, Olivier Ropars
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Patent number: D1005928Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements MichelinInventor: Michael Ward Bass
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Patent number: D1005931Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements MichelinInventors: Corey Sullivan, Philip Kovanis