Patents by Inventor Gildas De-Staercke

Gildas De-Staercke 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).

  • Features for maintaining voids within a tire tread
    Patent number: 8875758
    Abstract: Particular embodiments of the present invention include tire treads that include a tread body having a length, a width, and thickness, the thickness being bounded by an outer surface and an underside surface. Such treads may also include a void positioned within the thickness of the tread body. Such treads may further include one or more members extending between the void and the tread underside surface. Other embodiments of the present invention include a tire having such treads, as well as molds for forming such treads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Ronald Cress, Gildas De-Staercke, James F. Garrett, Nathan J. Panning
  • FEATURES FOR MAINTAINING VOIDS WITHIN A TIRE TREAD
    Publication number: 20110214789
    Abstract: Particular embodiments of the present invention include tire treads that include a tread body having a length, a width, and thickness, the thickness being bounded by an outer surface and an underside surface. Such treads may also include a void positioned within the thickness of the tread body. Such treads may further include one or more members extending between the void and the tread underside surface. Other embodiments of the present invention include a tire having such treads, as well as molds for forming such treads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A.
    Inventors: Ronald Cress, Gildas De-Staercke, James F. Garrett, Nathan J. Panning