Patents by Inventor JEAN-CLAUDE SABATIER

JEAN-CLAUDE SABATIER 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).

  • Dosage control in the manufacture of tires
    Patent number: 11904503
    Abstract: In the field of tire production, the invention relates to methods and systems for creating unvulcanized rubber batches prior to mixing them in a rubber mixer, including selecting at least one batch for mixing in the mixer, wherein each batch corresponds to a selection of rubber bales (AI, BI, CI) each corresponding to a rubber nature (A, B, C) having predefined characteristics, in order to obtain a proportion corresponding to a predetermined proportion, a target weight to attain a difference between (a) the required weight of the batch and (b) the sum of the weight of the bales (AI, BI, CI) and the weight of the pieces (AIJ, BIJ, CIJ).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Aurelien Tournebize, Sebastien Lafond, Jean-Claude Sabatier
  • DOSAGE CONTROL IN THE MANUFACTURE OF TIRES
    Publication number: 20200254651
    Abstract: In the field of tire production, the invention relates to methods and systems for creating unvulcanized rubber batches prior to mixing them in a rubber mixer, including selecting at least one batch for mixing in the mixer, wherein each batch corresponds to a selection of rubber bales (AI, BI, CI) each corresponding to a rubber nature (A, B, C) having predefined characteristics, in order to obtain a proportion corresponding to a predetermined proportion, a target weight to attain a difference between (a) the required weight of the batch and (b) the sum of the weight of the bales (AI, BI, CI) and the weight of the pieces (AIJ, BIJ, CIJ).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: AURELIEN TOURNEBIZE, SEBASTIEN LAFOND, JEAN-CLAUDE SABATIER