Patents by Inventor ALEXANDRE LAVAL

ALEXANDRE LAVAL 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).

  • Production of a layered semi-finished product for use in tire production
    Patent number: 11806910
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Christophe Bessac, Franck Daumas, Matthieu Lutz, Alexandre Laval
  • Transfer and posing of a semi-finished product destined for use in tire production
    Patent number: 11518129
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a posing assembly (30) that effects transfer and posing of a semifinished product (100) that is destined for inclusion in a tire. The invention is also directed to a tire production system (10) for transferring and posing a semi-finished product (100) that is destined for inclusion in a tire, which system includes the disclosed posing assembly. A method is provided for transferring and posing a semi-finished product (100) upon a rotating forming drum (40) having a circumferential forming surface (40a) during a product posing cycle, which method includes a step of providing a tire production system as disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Franck Daumas, Matthieu Lutz, Christophe Bessac, Alexandre Laval
  • PRODUCTION OF A LAYERED SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCT FOR USE IN TIRE PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20210206043
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHE BESSAC, FRANCK DAUMAS, MATTHIEU LUTZ, ALEXANDRE LAVAL
  • TRANSFER AND POSING OF A SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCT DESTINED FOR USE IN TIRE PRODUCTION
    Publication number: 20200316891
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a posing assembly (30) that effects transfer and posing of a semifinished product (100) that is destined for inclusion in a tire. The invention is also directed to a tire production system (10) for transferring and posing a semi-finished product (100) that is destined for inclusion in a tire, which system includes the disclosed posing assembly. A method is provided for transferring and posing a semi-finished product (100) upon a rotating foaming drum (40) having a circumferential forming surface (40a) during a product posing cycle, which method includes a step of providing a tire production system as disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: FRANCK DAUMAS, MATTHIEU LUTZ, CHRISTOPHE BESSAC, ALEXANDRE LAVAL