Patents by Inventor Frederic Xavier Francis Biesse

Frederic Xavier Francis Biesse 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).

  • METHOD OF IMPROVING TREAD NOISE
    Publication number: 20120097301
    Abstract: A method of improving tire tread noise is provided. The method allows the identification of locations where the tread pattern should be particularly modified in order to optimize the level of noise created by the tread during tire operation. Variations in a defined parameter, contact length ratio, are used to determine one or more locations in the tread pattern where modification for noise reduction can be made. The type of modifications needed can also be indicated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE
    Inventors: Fang Zhu, Frederic Xavier Francis Biesse