Patents by Inventor Antoine Clarissoux

Antoine Clarissoux 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).

  • Element for molding a pattern in a tread
    Patent number: 6193492
    Abstract: A molding element intended to equip a mold for molding, in a tread made of a rubber compound, a non-demoldable pattern, the element including at least one part molding a part of a pattern with an undercut. The molding element is one wherein during at least part of the demolding operation, the projected area of each part molding a pattern with an undercut onto a plane perpendicular to the demolding direction is smaller than the area of the same part projected onto the same plane in the molding position, so as to make demolding of the molding element easier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Compagnie Générale des Etablissements Michelin - Michelin & Cie
    Inventors: Alain Lagnier, Antoine Clarissoux, Roger Isnard