Patents by Inventor Claude Audebert

Claude Audebert 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).

  • Patent number: 9925834
    Abstract: A tire (10) for driving on ice, comprising: a tread (20) having a rolling surface with a groove, a stud (30) with a part (31) thereof projecting from the rolling surface and having a minimum cross section Sm; a conduit (200-205) that forms, on the rolling surface of the tire, two opposing edges (211, 221; 212, 222; 213, 223), the conduit opening into the groove and/or onto a lateral face of the tread; wherein, for each stud, the sum of the mean cross sections Sn of the conduits, each mean cross section Sn being measured at right angles to one of the opposing edges formed by the conduit, is greater than or equal to half the minimum cross section Sm of that part of the stud that projects from the tread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Daniel Fabing, Sebastien Fugier, Matthieu Durat, Cyril Guichon, Claude Audebert
  • Patent number: 9527350
    Abstract: A tire (10) for driving on ice, comprising: a tread (20) having a rolling surface configured to come into contact with the ground when the tire is rolling along; at least one stud (30) having a longitudinal axis (A-A), a part of the stud projecting from the rolling surface, the intersection between the stud and the plane tangential to the portion of the rolling surface around the stud forming a contour C, that part of the stud that projects from the rolling surface having a minimum cross section Sm, Sm corresponding to the smallest cross section of the said part in any plane containing the radial direction that passes through the point of intersection between the longitudinal axis of the stud and the plane tangential to the portion of the rolling surface around the stud; at least one recess (200) in the tread forming, on the rolling surface, a contour G, the recess being associated with the stud in that the minimum distance D between the contours C and G is less than or equal to 1 cm; in which, for each stud,
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignees: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Daniel Fabing, Sébastien Fugier, Matthieu Durat, Cyril Guichon, Claude Audebert
  • Patent number: 9162533
    Abstract: Directional tire tread having a rolling surface, this tread being provided with a plurality of incisions bounded by mutually opposing walls, each of said walls entering the rolling surface in such a way as to form an edge called the leading edge of an element of material, corresponding to the edge that enters the contact patch first, and an edge called the trailing edge of the same element of material, corresponding to the edge that enters the contact patch after the leading edge, each incision comprising at least one segment bounded by mutually opposing walls that make, with a direction perpendicular to the rolling surface passing through the intersection of the incision with the rolling surface, a negative average angle ? whose absolute value is less than 55°, this tread being characterized in that this segment of negative angle ? exits the rolling surface via an enlarged end portion bounded by mutually opposing first and second faces, the angles of the first face and second face being positive and not equa
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignees: Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Michelin Recherche Et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Eric Berger, Sébastien Fugier, Mattieu Bonnamour, Claude Audebert
  • Publication number: 20150283862
    Abstract: A tire (10) for driving on ice, comprising: a tread (20) having a rolling surface with a groove, a stud (30) with a part (31) thereof projecting from the rolling surface and having a minimum cross section Sm; a conduit (200-205) that forms, on the rolling surface of the tire, two opposing edges (211, 221; 212, 222; 213, 223), the conduit opening into the groove and/or onto a lateral face of the tread; wherein, for each stud, the sum of the mean cross sections Sn of the conduits, each mean cross section Sn being measured at right angles to one of the opposing edges formed by the conduit, is greater than or equal to half the minimum cross section Sm of that part of the stud that projects from the tread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel FABING, Sebastien Fugier, Matthieu Durat, Cyril Guichon, Claude Audebert
  • Patent number: 9022085
    Abstract: A tire (10) for driving on ice, comprising: a tread (20) having a rolling surface configured to come into contact with the ground when the tire is rolling along, and two lateral faces (27), this tread comprising at least one groove (25, 26) in the rolling surface; at least one stud (30) having a longitudinal axis (33), a part (31) of the stud projecting from the rolling surface, the intersection between the stud and the plane tangential to the portion of the rolling surface around the stud forming a contour C, that part of the stud that projects from the rolling surface having a minimum cross section Sm, Sm corresponding to the smallest cross section of the said part in any plane containing the radial direction that passes through the point of intersection between the longitudinal axis of the stud and the plane tangential to the portion of the rolling surface around the stud; at least one conduit (200-205) that forms, on the rolling surface of the tire, at least two opposing edges (211, 221; 212, 222; 213, 22
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignees: Michelir Recherche et Technique S.A., Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin
    Inventors: Daniel Fabing, Sébastien Fugier, Matthieu Durat, Cyril Guichon, Claude Audebert
  • Publication number: 20110168310
    Abstract: A tire (10) for driving on ice, comprising: a tread (20) having a rolling surface configured to come into contact with the ground when the tire is rolling along, and two lateral faces (27), this tread comprising at least one groove (25, 26) in the rolling surface; at least one stud (30) having a longitudinal axis (33), a part (31) of the stud projecting from the rolling surface, the intersection between the stud and the plane tangential to the portion of the rolling surface around the stud forming a contour C, that part of the stud that projects from the rolling surface having a minimum cross section Sm, Sm corresponding to the smallest cross section of the said part in any plane containing the radial direction that passes through the point of intersection between the longitudinal axis of the stud and the plane tangential to the portion of the rolling surface around the stud; at least one conduit (200-205) that forms, on the rolling surface of the tire, at least two opposing edges (211, 221; 212, 222; 213, 22
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Daniel Fabing, Sébastien Fugier, Matthieu Durat, Cyril Guichon, Claude Audebert
  • Publication number: 20110162771
    Abstract: A tire (10) for driving on ice, comprising: a tread (20) having a rolling surface configured to come into contact with the ground when the tire is rolling along; at least one stud (30) having a longitudinal axis (A-A), a part of the stud projecting from the rolling surface, the intersection between the stud and the plane tangential to the portion of the rolling surface around the stud forming a contour C, that part of the stud that projects from the rolling surface having a minimum cross section Sm, Sm corresponding to the smallest cross section of the said part in any plane containing the radial direction that passes through the point of intersection between the longitudinal axis of the stud and the plane tangential to the portion of the rolling surface around the stud; at least one recess (200) in the tread forming, on the rolling surface, a contour G, the recess being associated with the stud in that the minimum distance D between the contours C and G is less than or equal to 1 cm; in which, for each stud,
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: SOCIETE TECHNOLOGIE MICHELIN
    Inventors: Daniel Fabing, Sébastien Fugier, Matthieu Durat, Cyril Guichon, Claude Audebert
  • Publication number: 20110155293
    Abstract: Directional tire tread having a rolling surface, this tread being provided with a plurality of incisions bounded by mutually opposing walls, each of said walls entering the rolling surface in such a way as to form an edge called the leading edge of an element of material, corresponding to the edge that enters the contact patch first, and an edge called the trailing edge of the same element of material, corresponding to the edge that enters the contact patch after the leading edge, each incision comprising at least one segment bounded by mutually opposing walls that make, with a direction perpendicular to the rolling surface passing through the intersection of the incision with the rolling surface, a negative average angle ? whose absolute value is less than 55°, this tread being characterized in that this segment of negative angle ? exits the rolling surface via an enlarged end portion bounded by mutually opposing first and second faces, the angles of the first face and second face being positive and not equa
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicants: Societe De Technologie Michelin, Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A
    Inventors: Eric Berger, Sébastien Fugier, Mattieu Bonnamour, Claude Audebert
  • Patent number: 6074204
    Abstract: An assembly for treating metal products is presented. The assembly includes a preheat furnace aligned with a reheat furnace. Cold products are initially heated in the preheat furnace and hot products bypass the preheat furnace. A material handling device is provided for a) transferring preheated products from an outlet of the preheat furnace to an inlet of the reheat furnace, and for b) transferring hot products from a point between the furnaces to the inlet of the reheat furnace. The material handling device includes a support extending between the outlet of the preheat furnace and the inlet of the reheat furnace for receiving preheated and hot products; and a displacement device located below the support means for lifting and translating preheated and hot products from the support means to the inlet of the reheating means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignee: Stein Heurtey
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Audebert, Daniel Marie, Frederic Martin
  • Patent number: 5607144
    Abstract: Furnace for storing, reheating and holding ferrometallurgical products, in which the products travel along a displacement path on members placed so as to connect, in the tranverse direction, a charging zone and a discharging zone, the reheating and holding zones including, on the one hand, product-supporting members and transporting members placed at a certain distance from the supporting members and being able to perform a rising movement with respect to these and a horizontal displacement movement making the product advance step by step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1997
    Assignee: Stein Heurtey
    Inventors: Didier Brun, Fran.cedilla.ois Pahmer, Jean-Claude Audebert
  • Patent number: 5252021
    Abstract: A system for handling iron and steel products, such as, in particular, slabs, blooms, billets and similar products, which have intersecting translation movements. These include apparatus for gripping, handling and transporting iron and steel products and adapted for being driven in a translation movement along a running path, and a transfer carriage on which the apparatus for gripping and carrying a product is positioned. The transfer carriage is capable of being displaced along a running path, according to a translation movement perpendicular to the translation movement of the gripping apparatus in order to bring the product to any desired location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1993
    Assignee: Stein-Heurtey
    Inventors: Henry-Albert Thoor, Jean-Claude Audebert, Yves Braud