Patents by Inventor Jean-Claude Mayet

Jean-Claude Mayet 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: 7449078
    Abstract: A cord is supplied continuously and on demand by a suitable distributor. The apparatus is used with a revolving form (1) on which the reinforcement is progressively built up by depositing sections of the cord along a desired trajectory for the cord on the surface of the form. The apparatus comprises an element for depositing the cord on the surface of the form (1), describing an alternating path between two turning points, pressers close to the turning points in order to apply the cord to the form at the ends of the trajectory, acting synchronously with the depositing element, a mobile guide (5) disposed opposite the form, in the space between the form and the path described by the depositing element, a fixed guide (6) substantially parallel to the mobile guide (5), control means for moving the mobile guide (5) in a circumferential direction, and motorization means for synchronously piloting the depositing element, the pressers, and the control means of the mobile guide (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Mayet
  • Publication number: 20080105382
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing a pneumatic tire reinforcement, said apparatus being intended to produce a reinforcement consisting of a thread (2) delivered substantially continuously and on demand by an appropriate delivery device, said apparatus being intended to be used in cooperation with a substantially toroidal form (1) on which said reinforcement is progressively built up by depositing arches (3) of said thread along a desired path for said thread on the surface of said form. The apparatus includes: a thread guide (4) in which the thread can slide; means (5) for moving said guide along the desired path for said thread; and first and second pressing means (7, 8) placed respectively on either side of the form and capable of holding the thread against the form substantially at the ends (6) of said arches, wherein the pressing means comprise, at least on a side (B) of the form, a rotary pressing arm (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Mayet, Emmanuel Blatteyron
  • Patent number: 7285176
    Abstract: The thread 4, intended to form a carcass reinforcement, is laid in continguous hoops on a rigid core 1 by a system with at least two oscillating arms transporting an orifice 6 so as to enable it to pass over a core 1 and thus lay adjacent hoops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Mayet
  • Patent number: 7128116
    Abstract: Device for fabricating a tire reinforcement by laying a cord 4 on a core 1. An arm 131 is mounted on a carriage 130, which is itself mounted on a rail 132 in such manner that it can slide parallel relative to the rotation axis of the core 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Mayet
  • Patent number: 7073553
    Abstract: Device for fabricating a tire reinforcement by laying a cord 4 on a core 1. An actuation mechanism 3 is provided for transporting the cord laying element in a cyclic, back and forth movement, bringing it in successive cycles close to each of the ends desired for the cord in the said trajectory. The actuation mechanism comprises at least a main arm 31, a front auxiliary arm 32 and a rear auxiliary arm 33, the main arm 31 being articulated on the front auxiliary arm 32 and being mounted on the rear auxiliary arm 33 by a cam follower that cooperates with a slot 312.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Mayet
  • Publication number: 20060086452
    Abstract: A cord is supplied continuously and on demand by a suitable distributor. The apparatus is used with a revolving form (1) on which the reinforcement is progressively built up by depositing sections of the cord along a desired trajectory for the cord on the surface of the form. The apparatus comprises an element for depositing the cord on the surface of the form (1), describing an alternating path between two turning points, pressers close to the turning points in order to apply the cord to the form at the ends of the trajectory, acting synchronously with the depositing element, a mobile guide (5) disposed opposite the form, in the space between the form and the path described by the depositing element, a fixed guide (6) substantially parallel to the mobile guide (5), control means for moving the mobile guide (5) in a circumferential direction, and motorization means for synchronously piloting the depositing element, the pressers, and the control means of the mobile guide (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Mayet
  • Patent number: 6976520
    Abstract: A cord is supplied continuously and on demand by a suitable distributor. The apparatus is used with a revolving form (1) on which the reinforcement is progressively built up by depositing sections of the cord along a desired trajectory for the cord on the surface of the form. The apparatus comprises an element for depositing the cord on the surface of the form (1), describing an alternating path between two turning points, pressers close to the turning points in order to apply the cord to the form at the ends of the trajectory, acting synchronously with the depositing element, a mobile guide (5) disposed opposite the form, in the space between the form and the path described by the depositing element, a fixed guide (6) substantially parallel to the mobile guide (5), control means for moving the mobile guide (5) in a circumferential direction, and motorization means for synchronously piloting the depositing element, the pressers, and the control means of the mobile guide (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Mayet
  • Publication number: 20050189062
    Abstract: The thread 4, intended to form a carcass reinforcement, is laid in continguous hoops on a rigid core 1 by a system with at least two oscillating arms transporting an orifice 6 so as to enable it to pass over a core 1 and thus lay adjacent hoops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Mayet
  • Patent number: 6929047
    Abstract: A thread 4, intended to form a carcass reinforcement for a tire, is laid in contiguous hoops on a rigid core 1 by a system with a single oscillating arm transporting an orifice 6 so as to enable the orifice 6 to pass over a core 1 and come as near as possible to each bead of the tire, in order to lay adjacent hoops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Mayet
  • Patent number: 6887327
    Abstract: The thread 4, intended to form a carcass reinforcement, is laid in continguous hoops on a rigid core 1 by a system with at least two oscillating arms transporting an orifice 6 so as to enable it to pass over a core 1 and thus lay adjacent hoops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Mayet
  • Publication number: 20040108073
    Abstract: Device for fabricating a tire reinforcement by laying a cord 4 on a core 1. An actuation mechanism 3 is provided for transporting the cord laying element in a cyclic, back and forth movement, bringing it in successive cycles close to each of the ends desired for the cord in the said trajectory. The actuation mechanism comprises at least a main arm 31, a front auxiliary arm 32 and a rear auxiliary arm 33, the main arm 31 being articulated on the front auxiliary arm 32 and being mounted on the rear auxiliary arm 33 by a cam follower that cooperates with a slot 312.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Applicant: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Mayet
  • Publication number: 20040108072
    Abstract: Device for fabricating a tire reinforcement by laying a cord 4 on a core 1. An arm 131 is mounted on a carriage 130, which is itself mounted on a rail 132 in such manner that it can slide parallel relative to the rotation axis of the core 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Applicant: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Mayet
  • Patent number: 6641690
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a tire reinforcement from a cord, cooperating with a substantially toroidal form on which arches of the cord are deposited according to a desired trajectory for the cord on the surface of the form, the apparatus having depositing members arranged on a support, the depositing members including a guide member in which the cord may slide freely, a mechanism for actuating the guide member in a cyclical, to-and-fro, movement, to bring the guide member in successive oscillations into the vicinity of each of the desired ends for the cord in the trajectory. The apparatus further includes a first motor imparting the desired movements to the actuating mechanism and a second motor for imparting to the depositing member support a cyclical movement synchronized with the actuating mechanism, allowing deflection of the final trajectory of the cord on the form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Assignee: Sedepro
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Mayet
  • Publication number: 20030019565
    Abstract: A cord is supplied continuously and on demand by a suitable distributor. The apparatus is used with a revolving form (1) on which the reinforcement is progressively built up by depositing sections of the cord along a desired trajectory for the cord on the surface of the form. The apparatus comprises an element for depositing the cord on the surface of the form (1), describing an alternating path between two turning points, pressers close to the turning points in order to apply the cord to the form at the ends of the trajectory, acting synchronously with the depositing element, a mobile guide (5) disposed opposite the form, in the space between the form and the path described by the depositing element, a fixed guide (6) substantially parallel to the mobile guide (5), control means for moving the mobile guide (5) in a circumferential direction, and motorization means for synchronously piloting the depositing element, the pressers, and the control means of the mobile guide (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Mayet
  • Patent number: 6463978
    Abstract: An oscillating arm apparatus for manufacturing a tire reinforcement from a single cord in which the cord is deposited in contiguous arches on a rigid core by a system of arms arranged in series conveying an eyelet in such a way as to allow it to traverse a core and thus deposit adjacent arches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Sedepro
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Mayet
  • Publication number: 20020117265
    Abstract: The thread 4, intended to form a carcass reinforcement, is laid in continguous hoops on a rigid core 1 by a system with at least two oscillating arms transporting an orifice 6 so as to enable it to pass over a core 1 and thus lay adjacent hoops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2002
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Mayet
  • Publication number: 20020117251
    Abstract: A thread 4, intended to form a carcass reinforcement for a tire, is laid in contiguous hoops on a rigid core 1 by a system with a single oscillating arm transporting an orifice 6 so as to enable the orifice 6 to pass over a core 1 and come as near as possible to each bead of the tire, in order to lay adjacent hoops.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Applicant: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Mayet
  • Publication number: 20010023736
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a tire reinforcement from a cord, cooperating with a substantially toroidal form on which arches of the cord are deposited according to a desired trajectory for the cord on the surface of the form, the apparatus having depositing members arranged on a support, the depositing members including a guide member in which the cord may slide freely, a mechanism for actuating the guide member in a cyclical, to-and-fro, movement, to bring the guide member in successive oscillations into the vicinity of each of the desired ends for the cord in the trajectory. The apparatus further includes a first motor imparting the desired movements to the actuating mechanism and a second motor for imparting to the depositing member support a cyclical movement synchronized with the actuating mechanism, allowing deflection of the final trajectory of the cord on the form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2001
    Publication date: September 27, 2001
    Applicant: SEDEPRO
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Mayet
  • Publication number: 20010020518
    Abstract: An oscillating arm apparatus for manufacturing a tire reinforcement from a single cord in which the cord is deposited in contiguous arches on a rigid core by a system of arms arranged in series conveying an eyelet in such a way as to allow it to traverse a core and thus deposit adjacent arches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2001
    Publication date: September 13, 2001
    Applicant: SEDEPRO
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Mayet
  • Patent number: 5616209
    Abstract: A thread, intended to form a carcass reinforcement, is wound in contiguous hoops on a rigid core through an eyelet fastened on a chain mounted on pulleys arranged around the core. The eyelet carries out a reciprocating movement around the core so as to progressively and contiguously lay a hoop upon each forward movement and a hoop upon each return movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Assignee: Sedepro
    Inventors: Daniel Laurent, Jean-Claude Mayet