Patents by Inventor Hervé Chardin

Hervé Chardin 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: 7438099
    Abstract: A safety support includes a substantially cylindrical base configured to conform to the rim. The support further includes a crown with a radially outer wall configured to enter into contact with an internal wall of a crown of the tire in the event of a loss of pressure and to leave clearance therebetween at the rated operating pressure of the tire. The safety support further includes an annular body linking the base and the crown of the support. An envelope of the radially outer wall of the support crown is defined, when the support is mounted on the rim, with f being the deflection undergone by the support mounted on the rim under a load Z, the rated load of the tire, the envelope being confined between two cylinders of revolution of radius Rmax and Rmin satisfying the following relationship: 0.2f<Rmax?Rmin<2f.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche Et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Hervé Chardin, Michael Cogne, Noël Morel
  • Publication number: 20060237111
    Abstract: A safety support for mounting on a rim inside a tire fitted on a vehicle to support a tread of the tire in the event of a loss of inflation pressure. The safety support includes a substantially cylindrical base configured to conform to the rim. The support further includes a crown with a radially outer wall configured to enter into contact with an internal wall of a crown of the tire in the event of a loss of pressure and to leave clearance therebetween at the rated operating pressure of the tire. The safety support further includes an annular body linking the base and the crown of the support. An envelope of the radially outer wall of the support crown is defined, when the support is mounted on the rim, with f being the deflection undergone by the support mounted on the rim under a load Z, the rated load of the tire, the envelope being confined between two cylinders of revolution of radius Rmax and Rmin satisfying the following relationship: 0.2f<Rmax?Rmin<2f.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2006
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Applicant: MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUES S.A.
    Inventors: Herve Chardin, Michael Cogne, Noel Morel
  • Patent number: D604689
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Michelin—Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Arnaud Frappart, Hervé Chardin, Thierry Chartier