Patents by Inventor Benoit Gardarin, Jr.

Benoit Gardarin, Jr. 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).

  • Method for determining the aerodynamic moment of resistance of a wheel
    Patent number: 9857275
    Abstract: A method for determining the aerodynamic moment of resistance Maero-EM of a wheel by calculating the variation with respect to time, of the product of the rotational speed of at least one wheel set in rotation about an axis and of the inertia of the said wheel about the said axis, the wheel being equipped with a device for picking off and recording the numerical values of its rotational speed. The wheel is protected by a removable cap and in is subjected to a flow of air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignees: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventor: Benoit Gardarin, Jr.
  • Method for determining the aerodynamic moment of resistance of a wheel
    Patent number: 9841346
    Abstract: A method for determining the aerodynamic moment of resistance Maero-EM of a wheel arranged on an axis, by measuring the value of the mechanical power Pm to be applied to the wheel in order to maintain it in rotation at a constant speed ?, the said wheel being equipped with a rotational-drive means and with a device for picking off and/or recording the numerical values of the said mechanical power and those of the rotational speed. The wheel is protected by a removable cap and is subjected to a flow of air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignees: Compagnie General des Etablissements Michelin, Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventor: Benoit Gardarin, Jr.