Patents by Inventor EDDY FERJOUX

EDDY FERJOUX 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).

  • System for joining ends of rubber strips to supply an extruder
    Patent number: 11602903
    Abstract: A system (10) for butt-joining two or more rubber strips (B1, B2) selected in accordance with a predetermined rubber mixture recipe in order to feed at least one extruder with a complex strip of rubber material (B12) made from the butt joined rubber strips is disclosed. The system includes at least one conveyor that transports the rubber strips from an inlet (12) of the system to an outlet (14) of the butt-joining system; a frame (18) that operationally supports the conveyor to allow the continuous transport of the rubber strips and also to allow the simultaneous butt-joining of the rubber strips fed to the system; and a roller system (20) that butt-joins the rubber strips without penetration. The invention also relates to a process for butt-joining rubber strips that is performed by the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Eddy Ferjoux, Nicolas Lechevalier, Gilles Mioche
  • SYSTEM FOR BUTT-JOINING RUBBER STRIPS TO SUPPLY AN EXTRUDER
    Publication number: 20220063208
    Abstract: A system (10) for butt-joining two or more rubber strips (B1, B2) selected in accordance with a predetermined rubber mixture recipe in order to feed at least one extruder with a complex strip of rubber material (B12) made from the butt joined rubber strips is disclosed. The system includes at least one conveyor that transports the rubber strips from an inlet (12) of the system to an outlet (14) of the butt-joining system; a frame (18) that operationally supports the conveyor to allow the continuous transport of the rubber strips and also to allow the simultaneous butt-joining of the rubber strips fed to the system; and a roller system (20) that butt-joins the rubber strips without penetration. The invention also relates to a process for butt-joining rubber strips that is performed by the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: EDDY FERJOUX, NICOLAS LECHEVALIER, GILLES MIOCHE