Patents by Inventor Jacques Pitou

Jacques Pitou 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).

  • Assembly line mounted assemblies with means for verification
    Patent number: 6422097
    Abstract: An assembly line for mounting tires on wheels, for inflating the tire mounted on a wheel, for placement of the bead heels of the tire and for balancing which also includes apparatus for checking the conformity of the diameter of the tire to be mounted and for checking the conformity of the dimensions of the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin-Michelin & Cie
    Inventors: Bernard Menard, Frédéric Pature, Jacques Pitou
  • Assembly line for mounted units
    Patent number: 6298281
    Abstract: An assembly line of mounted assemblies, each composed of a tire and a wheel, which includes mounting the tires on the wheels by use of a mounter, correcting the position of the tire heels and balancing the mounted assemblies, as well as of storing and/or picking up the mounted assemblies by use of mobile units in and/or from a storage warehouse, characterized in that the production and delivery of assemblies are information-managed by a system of dedicated computers and robots, so that the assemblies can be delivered in sync to at least one manufacturer having need for the assemblies on the manufacturer's vehicle assembly line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Compagnie Générale des Etablissements Michelin-Michelin & Cie
    Inventors: Bernard Menard, Frederic Pature, Jacques Pitou
  • Assembly line of mounted assemblies with means for verification
    Patent number: 6199270
    Abstract: An assembly line for mounting tires on wheels, for inflating the tire mounted on a wheel, for placement of the bead heels of the tire and for balancing which also includes apparatus for checking the conformity of the diameter of the tire to be mounted and for checking the conformity of the dimensions of the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Compagnie Générale des Etablissements Michelin-Michelin & Cie
    Inventors: Bernard Menard, Frédéric Pature, Jacques Pitou