Patents by Inventor Bruno Gras

Bruno Gras 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 for a two-wheeled vehicle, comprising a tread having sipes
    Patent number: 9403409
    Abstract: A tire for a motorized two wheeled vehicle comprising a reinforcing structure of the carcass type, made up of reinforcing elements, anchored on each side of the tire to a bead the base of which is intended to be mounted on a rim seat, each bead being extended radially outwards by a sidewall, the sidewalls radially towards the outside joining to a tread. The tread comprises at least one incision and in a circumferential plane, at least part of one wall of the at least one incision forms with the radial direction an angle of between 5 and 45°, and the angle formed between at least one part of one wall of the at least one incision and the radial direction in a first circumferential plane is different from the angle formed between at least one part of one wall of the at least one incision and the radial direction in at least one second circumferential plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignees: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Luc Bestgen, Bruno Gras
  • Tire for a Two-Wheeled Vehicle, Comprising a Tread Having Sipes
    Publication number: 20130186534
    Abstract: A tire for a motorized two wheeled vehicle comprising a reinforcing structure of the carcass type, made up of reinforcing elements, anchored on each side of the tire to a bead the base of which is intended to be mounted on a rim seat, each bead being extended radially outwards by a sidewall, the sidewalls radially towards the outside joining to a tread. The tread comprises at least one incision and in a circumferential plane, at least part of one wall of the at least one incision forms with the radial direction an angle of between 5 and 45°, and the angle formed between at least one part of one wall of the at least one incision and the radial direction in a first circumferential plane is different from the angle formed between at least one part of one wall of the at least one incision and the radial direction in at least one second circumferential plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventors: Luc Bestgen, Bruno Gras