Patents Assigned to Michelir Recherche et Technique S.A.
  • Patent number: 9022085
    Abstract: A tire (10) for driving on ice, comprising: a tread (20) having a rolling surface configured to come into contact with the ground when the tire is rolling along, and two lateral faces (27), this tread comprising at least one groove (25, 26) in the rolling surface; at least one stud (30) having a longitudinal axis (33), a part (31) of the stud projecting from the rolling surface, the intersection between the stud and the plane tangential to the portion of the rolling surface around the stud forming a contour C, that part of the stud that projects from the rolling surface having a minimum cross section Sm, Sm corresponding to the smallest cross section of the said part in any plane containing the radial direction that passes through the point of intersection between the longitudinal axis of the stud and the plane tangential to the portion of the rolling surface around the stud; at least one conduit (200-205) that forms, on the rolling surface of the tire, at least two opposing edges (211, 221; 212, 222; 213, 22
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignees: Michelir Recherche et Technique S.A., Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin
    Inventors: Daniel Fabing, Sébastien Fugier, Matthieu Durat, Cyril Guichon, Claude Audebert