Patents by Inventor Armand Le Gall

Armand Le Gall 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).

  • Tire having a plurality of independent removable and reinforced sectors
    Patent number: 5556488
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tire formed of a plurality of independent pneuic sectors (S) intended to be mounted on a single rim (J) but removable individually from said rim (J), they being inflatable individually or together. The sectors (S) include at least one reinforcing armoring (4) anchored on at least one circumferential bead wire (10) in each circumferential bead, which is the bead mounted on the wheel rim (J), the reinforcing armoring (4) being radially adjacent to a reinforcement armoring (8) of the tread (2). The circumferential bead wires (10) are connected to meridian bead wires (11) located in the sidewalls (50) of the circumferentially adjacent sectors (S).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1996
    Assignee: Compagnie G en erale des Etablissements Michelin - Michelin & Cie
    Inventors: Jean Gergele, Armand Le Gall, Jean-Pierre Pompier, Michel Remond