Patents by Inventor Christian Chauffour

Christian Chauffour 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: 20060090830
    Abstract: A tire suitable for extended-mobility travel, comprising a carcass-type reinforcement structure anchored on each side of said tire in a bead, each of the beads furthermore comprising an anchoring zone for holding the reinforcement structure, each of said sidewalls being reinforced by a sidewall insert formed of rubber composition capable of bearing a load corresponding to part of the weight of the vehicle in a situation in which the inflation pressure is substantially reduced or zero, said tire furthermore comprising an inner layer formed of a rubber composition substantially impermeable to the inflation gas covering substantially the entire interior of said tire, from one sidewall to the other, a bonding layer being arranged between said sidewall insert and said inner layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: David Jardine, Thierry Royer, Christian Chauffour
  • Patent number: 5977239
    Abstract: Aqueous composition intended to form an antimigration and antiozone protective coating on the external surface of a tire, comprising an aqueous emulsion of at least:(a) a polymer called constituent I, said constituent I being a homopolymer or copolymer based on at least one monomer chosen from the group of acrylic, methacrylic and vinyl esters and having a glass transition temperature below 0.degree. C.; and(b) a constituent II chosen from the group consisting of a hydrophilic silica and a homopolymer or copolymer based on at least one monomer chosen from the group of acrylic, methacrylic and vinyl monomers, said homopolymer or copolymer having a glass transition temperature above 25.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Michelin & CIE
    Inventors: Christian Chauffour, Patrick Cohen, Alain Cottin, Georges Peyron
  • Patent number: 5891525
    Abstract: Aqueous composition intended to form an antimigration and antiozone protective coating on the external surface of a tire, comprising an aqueous emulsion of at least: (a) a polymer called constituent I, said constituent I being a homopolymer or copolymer based on at least one monomer chosen from the group of acrylic, methacrylic and vinyl esters and having a glass transition temperature below 0.degree. C.; and (b) a constituent II chosen from the group consisting of a hydrophilic silica and a homopolymer or copolymer based on at least one monomer chosen from the group of acrylic, methacrylic and vinyl monomers, said homopolymer or copolymer having a glass transition temperature above 25.degree. C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: Michelin & Cie
    Inventors: Christian Chauffour, Patrick Cohen, Alain Cottin, Georges Peyron