Patents by Inventor BENJAMIN GORNARD

BENJAMIN GORNARD 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).

  • Publication number: 20240043583
    Abstract: A rubber composition is based on at least one elastomer matrix predominantly comprising a highly saturated diene elastomer, carbon black and an aliphatic diacid dialkyl ester, the highly saturated diene elastomer being a copolymer of ethylene and a 1,3-diene in which the ethylene units represent at least 50 mol % of the monomer units of the copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: JOSE-CARLOS ARAUJO DA SILVA, BENJAMIN GORNARD, FRANCOIS LALLET
  • Patent number: 11535742
    Abstract: A polymer composition comprises (a) 50 to 100 phr of one or more branched thermoplastic elastomers each comprising an unsaturated elastomer block and at least three thermoplastic styrene blocks, the thermoplastic styrene blocks of each branched thermoplastic elastomer representing from 15% to 75%, preferably from 15% to 50%, by weight of the weight of each branched thermoplastic elastomer, and (b) 10 to 100 phr of one or more thermoplastic styrene polymers having a molecular mass of between 25,000 and 300,000 g/mol, preferably between 50,000 and 200,000 g/mol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventor: Benjamin Gornard
  • Patent number: 11305582
    Abstract: A tire (1) comprises a tread (3), a crown with a crown reinforcement (2), two sidewalls (5), two beads (4), a carcass reinforcement (6) anchored to the two beads (4) and extending from one sidewall (5) to the other, the tread comprising (a) an elastomeric matrix which comprises predominantly one or more thermoplastic elastomers comprising at least one elastomer block and at least one thermoplastic block, and (b) a crosslinking system based on one or more peroxides. The invention also relates to a process for preparing the tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: José-Carlos Araujo Da Silva, Benjamin Gornard
  • Patent number: 11286369
    Abstract: A tire with improved wear resistance, rolling resistance and cohesion, comprises a rubber composition based on at least one elastomeric matrix comprising predominantly a random copolymer comprising ethylene units and conjugated diene units, the mole fraction of ethylene units in the copolymer being within a range extending from 50% to 95%; a peroxide; and a specific polyfunctional acrylate; the contents of polyfunctional acrylate and of peroxide being such that the ratio of the peroxide content to the polyfunctional acrylate content is greater than or equal to 0.08; said composition comprising from 5 to less than 65 phr of reinforcing filler; the ratio of the filler content to the polyfunctional acrylate content being greater than or equal to 1.25.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Benjamin Gornard, Didier Vasseur, Guillaume Pibre
  • Patent number: 11254804
    Abstract: A tire with improved wear resistance, rolling resistance and cohesion, comprises a rubber composition based on at least one elastomeric matrix comprising predominantly a random copolymer comprising ethylene units and conjugated diene units, the mole fraction of ethylene units in the copolymer being within a range extending from 50% to 95%; a peroxide; and a zinc diacrylate derivative in the form of a specific zinc salt; in which composition the contents of zinc diacrylate derivative and of peroxide being such that the ratio of the peroxide content to the zinc diacrylate derivative content is greater than or equal to 0.08; said composition comprising from 5 to less than 65 phr of reinforcing filler; the ratio of the filler content to the zinc diacrylate derivative content being greater than or equal to 1.25.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Benjamin Gornard, Didier Vasseur
  • Publication number: 20210347205
    Abstract: A tire comprises a rubber composition based on at least one elastomeric matrix mainly comprising a random copolymer comprising ethylene units and conjugated diene units, the mole fraction of the ethylene units in the copolymer being within a range extending from 50% to 95%; a peroxide; and a specific polyfunctional acrylate derivative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: GUILLAUME PIBRE, ANDREA MESSINA, BENJAMIN GORNARD
  • Publication number: 20210339566
    Abstract: A tire comprises a rubber composition based on at least one elastomeric matrix mainly comprising a random copolymer comprising ethylene units and conjugated diene units, the mole fraction of the ethylene units in the copolymer being within a range extending from 50% to 95%; a peroxide; and a specific acrylate derivative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: GUILLAUME PIBRE, ANDREA MESSINA, BENJAMIN GORNARD
  • Publication number: 20210332168
    Abstract: A tire comprises a rubber composition based on at least one elastomeric matrix mainly comprising a random copolymer comprising ethylene units and conjugated diene units, the mole fraction of the ethylene units in the copolymer being within a range extending from 50% to 95%; a peroxide; and a specific acrylate derivative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: GUILLAUME PIBRE, ANDREA MESSINA, BENJAMIN GORNARD
  • Publication number: 20210130578
    Abstract: A tire with improved wear resistance, rolling resistance and cohesion, comprises a rubber composition based on at least one elastomeric matrix comprising predominantly a random copolymer comprising ethylene units and conjugated diene units, the mole fraction of ethylene units in the copolymer being within a range extending from 50% to 95%; a peroxide; and a specific polyfunctional acrylate; the contents of polyfunctional acrylate and of peroxide being such that the ratio of the peroxide content to the polyfunctional acrylate content is greater than or equal to 0.08; said composition comprising from 5 to less than 65 phr of reinforcing filler; the ratio of the filler content to the polyfunctional acrylate content being greater than or equal to 1.25.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: BENJAMIN GORNARD, DIDIER VASSEUR, GUILLAUME PIBRE
  • Publication number: 20200148877
    Abstract: A polymer composition comprises (a) 50 to 100 phr of one or more branched thermoplastic elastomers each comprising an unsaturated elastomer block and at least three thermoplastic styrene blocks, the thermoplastic styrene blocks of each branched thermoplastic elastomer representing from 15% to 75%, preferably from 15% to 50%, by weight of the weight of each branched thermoplastic elastomer, and (b) 10 to 100 phr of one or more thermoplastic styrene polymers having a molecular mass of between 25,000 and 300,000 g/mol, preferably between 50,000 and 200,000 g/mol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: BENJAMIN GORNARD
  • Publication number: 20200040166
    Abstract: A tire with improved wear resistance, rolling resistance and cohesion, comprises a rubber composition based on at least one elastomeric matrix comprising predominantly a random copolymer comprising ethylene units and conjugated diene units, the mole fraction of ethylene units in the copolymer being within a range extending from 50% to 95%; a peroxide; and a zinc diacrylate derivative in the form of a specific zinc salt; in which composition the contents of zinc diacrylate derivative and of peroxide being such that the ratio of the peroxide content to the zinc diacrylate derivative content is greater than or equal to 0.08; said composition comprising from 5 to less than 65 phr of reinforcing filler; the ratio of the filler content to the zinc diacrylate derivative content being greater than or equal to 1.25.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: BENJAMIN GORNARD, DIDIER VASSEUR
  • Publication number: 20190329590
    Abstract: A tire (1) comprises a tread (3), a crown with a crown reinforcement (2), two sidewalls (5), two beads (4), a carcass reinforcement (6) anchored to the two beads (4) and extending from one sidewall (5) to the other, the tread comprising (a) an elastomeric matrix which comprises predominantly one or more thermoplastic elastomers comprising at least one elastomer block and at least one thermoplastic block, and (b) a crosslinking system based on one or more peroxides. The invention also relates to a process for preparing the retire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: JOSÉ-CARLOS ARAUJO DA SILVA, BENJAMIN GORNARD
  • Publication number: 20190322136
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tyre (1) comprising a tread (3), a crown with a crown reinforcement (2), two sidewalls (5), two beads (4), a carcass reinforcement (6) anchored to the two beads (4) and extending from one sidewall (5) to the other, the tread comprising a) an elastomeric matrix which comprises predominantly by weight one or more thermoplastic elastomers, one or more of these thermoplastic elastomers comprising at least one unsaturated elastomer block and at least one thermoplastic block and b) a crosslinking system based on sulfur or a sulfur donor and one or more vulcanization acclerators. The invention also relates to a process for preparing the tyre.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: JOSÉ-CARLOS ARAUJO DA SILVA, BENJAMIN GORNARD