Patents by Inventor Eric Michelot

Eric Michelot 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: 6505660
    Abstract: The invention provides a runflat device for a motor vehicle, the device comprising a ring for mounting inside a tire on a one-piece non-standard wheel rim that presents a drop center, an inner flange and an outer flange, said ring being made as at least two sectors each having a radially inner zone and a radially outer zone, wherein the sectors of the ring are independent of one another, and wherein each sector is fixed to the rim via its radially inner zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: Hutchinson
    Inventors: Olivier Heuze, Eric Michelot, Bruno Pelletier
  • Patent number: 6470934
    Abstract: A runflat system for a motor vehicle, comprising a non-standard one-piece rim having at least a first peripheral cavity or drop center to enable a tire to be mounted on the rim, and a runflat device for mounting on the rim inside the tire, said device being constituted by a rigid ring split into at least two circularly arcuate elements or sectors, wherein the rim has at least one second peripheral cavity which is separated from the first cavity by an intermediate peripheral ridge, wherein each sector of the ring has a radially inner portion for being received in the second cavity of the rim, and wherein the system also comprises means for fixing the sectors in the second cavity of the rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Hutchinson
    Inventors: Olivier Heuze, Eric Michelot, Eric Carpentier
  • Publication number: 20020036044
    Abstract: A runflat system for a motor vehicle, comprising a non-standard one-piece rim having at least a first peripheral cavity or drop center to enable a tire to be mounted on the rim, and a runflat device for mounting on the rim inside the tire, said device being constituted by a rigid ring split into at least two circularly arcuate elements or sectors, wherein the rim has at least one second peripheral cavity which is separated from the first cavity by an intermediate peripheral ridge, wherein each sector of the ring has a radially inner portion for being received in the second cavity of the rim, and wherein the system also comprises means for fixing the sectors in the second cavity of the rim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2001
    Publication date: March 28, 2002
    Inventors: Olivier Heuze, Eric Michelot, Eric Carpentier
  • Publication number: 20010052379
    Abstract: The invention provides a runflat device for a motor vehicle, the device comprising a ring for mounting inside a tire on a one-piece non-standard wheel rim that presents a drop center, an inner flange and an outer flange, said ring being made as at least two sectors each having a radially inner zone and a radially outer zone, wherein the sectors of the ring are independent of one another, and wherein each sector is fixed to the rim via its radially inner zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2001
    Publication date: December 20, 2001
    Applicant: Hutchinson
    Inventors: Olivier Heuze, Eric Michelot, Bruno Pelletier
  • Patent number: 6286574
    Abstract: A run-flat device for a motor vehicle, the device being designed to be fitted clamped on a standard rim having lateral flanges for holding the beads of a tire, wherein the device is constituted by at least two coaxial annular pieces engaged one on the other, the radially-inner piece being of relatively rigid material and forming an open ring around the rim, the radially-outer piece being based on an elastically deformable material and comprising a one-piece continuous surrounding the radially-inner annular piece and having an inside diameter that is substantially equal to or greater than the outside diameter of a lateral flange of the rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Hutchinson
    Inventors: Eric Michelot, Alain Lelievre, Bruno Pelletier, Eric Carpentier
  • Patent number: 6076578
    Abstract: A device enabling a motor vehicle to run on a flat tire, the device comprising a running ring made of elastomer and mounted tightly on the rim of the wheel inside the tire, the running ring being largely overdimensioned in radial height, in width or axial dimension, and in mass, and its radially-projecting annular portion is offset towards the inside of the vehicle to form protection for the occupants of the vehicle against the explosion of a mine triggered by passage of the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Hutchinson
    Inventors: Eric Michelot, Bruno Pelletier, Pascal Seradarian