Patents by Inventor Alain Boiteau

Alain Boiteau 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).

  • Process for the manufacture of a tire
    Patent number: 6972062
    Abstract: The invention concerns a process for the manufacture of a tire comprising the following steps: a) laying a carcass reinforcement on a generally flat receiving surface; b) turning up at least one lateral end of the carcass reinforcement over itself to obtain a semi-finished product having a turnup; c) laying a complete turn of the semi-finished product so obtained in the circumferential direction around a generally cylindrical receiving surface; d) joining together the opposing ends of the semi-finished product to obtain a joint; and e) positioning a bead wire over the turnup so formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventor: Alain Boiteau
  • Process for the manufacture of a tire
    Publication number: 20030136499
    Abstract: The invention concerns a process for the manufacture of a tire comprising the following steps: a) laying a carcass reinforcement on a generally flat receiving surface; b) turning up at least one lateral end of the carcass reinforcement over itself to obtain a semi-finished product having a turnup; c) laying a complete turn of the semi-finished product so obtained in the circumferential direction around a generally cylindrical receiving surface; d) joining together the opposing ends of the semi-finished product to obtain a joint; and e) positioning a bead wire over the turnup so formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventor: Alain Boiteau