Patents by Inventor Francis Marti

Francis Marti 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).

  • Store for tire casings
    Patent number: 9221607
    Abstract: Storing vehicle tire casings (4) by providing at least two channels (12) for storing casings, each one having an end stop (22), and a casing conveyor, capable of coming into alignment with any of the channels and containing a platform (32) that can receive a casing. A casing located in the channel is lifted until it is higher than the end stop. The lifting is done by a roller (46), which is mounted in such a way that it can move in the vertical direction in relation to the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignees: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventor: Francis Marti
  • Materials handling device suited to the transfer and storage of tire carcasses
    Patent number: 8794428
    Abstract: Storage or handling device comprising at least one pair of rollers (11), the axes (rr?) of which are mutually parallel and are arranged a suitable distance (d) apart such that they can support a carcass (2) of substantially cylindrical shape of a tire that is in the process of being manufactured. The rollers (11) are mounted on a chassis (12) and are driven in rotation in the same direction (R) about their respective axes (rr?). One of the rollers (11) of said pair has a radial profile of sinusoidal overall shape comprising a succession of crests and of troughs, and the other roller of the pair has a cylindrical overall profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignees: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Guy Sabathe, Francis Marti
  • Store for Tire Casings
    Publication number: 20130336750
    Abstract: Storing vehicle tire casings (4) by providing at least two channels (12) for storing casings, each one having an end stop (22), and a casing conveyor, capable of coming into alignment with any of the channels and containing a platform (32) that can receive a casing. A casing located in the channel is lifted until it is higher than the end stop. The lifting is done by a roller (46), which is mounted in such a way that it can move in the vertical direction in relation to the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventor: Francis Marti
  • Workflows for Transferring and Storing Tire Casings
    Publication number: 20130075233
    Abstract: Storage or handling device comprising at least one pair of rollers (11), the axes (rr?) of which are mutually parallel and are arranged a suitable distance (d) apart such that they can support a carcass (2) of substantially cylindrical shape of a tire that is in the process of being manufactured. The rollers (11) are mounted on a chassis (12) and are driven in rotation in the same direction (R) about their respective axes (rr?). One of the rollers (11) of the said pair has a radial profile of sinusoidal overall shape comprising a succession of crests and of troughs, and the other roller of the said pair has a cylindrical overall profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicants: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., Societe de Technologie Michelin
    Inventors: Guy Sabathe, Francis Marti