Patents by Inventor Denis Bidon

Denis Bidon 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).

  • Machine for presenting a tire with the axis horizontal
    Patent number: 7076876
    Abstract: A machine for presenting a tire with the axis horizontal, allowing access to the inside of the tire, which has a frame bearing an upright on which a support for the tire is mounted for vertical translation, the support ensuring on its own the holding and rotation of the tire about its axis by being in contact with the latter solely via a toric section of the tire, this section being arranged substantially vertically when the tire is installed on the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Gérard Baumgartner, Denis Bidon, Emil Willi Reppel
  • Machine for presenting a tire with the axis horizontal
    Publication number: 20040094272
    Abstract: A machine for presenting a tire with the axis horizontal, allowing access to the inside of the tire, which has a frame bearing an upright on which a support for the tire is mounted for vertical translation, the support ensuring on its own the holding and rotation of the tire about its axis by being in contact with the latter solely via a toric section of the tire, this section being arranged substantially vertically when the tire is installed on the machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2003
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Applicant: Michelin Recherche Et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Gerard Baumgartner, Denis Bidon, Emil Willi Reppel