Patents Assigned to Compagnie Generle des Etablissements Michelin-Michelin & Cie
  • Patent number: 6834693
    Abstract: A tire having a tread consisting of two circumferential layers of non-conductive material, each layer containing a circumferential insert made of a conductive mix and having on the contact surface between the two layers a circumferential footprint, the first of these layers having on the said surface a circumferential footprint with a circular path of width e, the second layer having on the said surface a circumferential footprint of width e′ lying across and having crests on either side of the circular path of the first layer, such that circumferentially between the two paths there are numerous points of contact which ensure electrical connection between the two conductive elements. The second layer with its insert is extruded from a main extruder for the extrusion of the portion of a tread in the unvulcanized condition, and a micro-extruder whose extrusion nozzle is fitted with a cutting edge and whose extrusion orifice is directed against a conveyor associated with the main extruder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignee: Compagnie Generle des Etablissements Michelin-Michelin & Cie
    Inventors: Didier Calvar, Serge Nicolas, Daniel Bardy