Patents by Inventor Jean Coue

Jean Coue 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).

  • Publication number: 20220017676
    Abstract: A tire comprises a polymeric composition comprising at least one block thermoplastic elastomer comprising at least one elastomer block and at least one thermoplastic block, in which each elastomer block comprises at least 70% by weight of units resulting from isoprene, with respect to the weight of said elastomer block, and at least one thermoplastic block comprises 40% to 80% by weight of units resulting from one or more styrenic monomers and 10% to 63% by weight of units resulting from diphenylethylene, with respect to the weight of said thermoplastic block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: JEAN COUE, STEPHANIE LAUBE, ROMAIN LIBERT, GARRY VEGI
  • Patent number: 8413698
    Abstract: A tire having a radial carcass reinforcement comprising a crown reinforcement formed of at least two working crown layers of inextensible reinforcement elements, which are crossed from one ply to the other, forming angles of between 10° and 45° with the circumferential direction, which itself is topped radially by a tread, said tread being joined to two beads by means of two sidewalls and the axially widest working crown layer being radially internal to the other working crown layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Gaëlle Netzer, Jean Coue
  • Patent number: 8322392
    Abstract: A tire having a radial carcass reinforcement comprising a crown reinforcement formed of at least two working crown layers of inextensible reinforcement elements, which are crossed from one ply to the other, forming angles of between 10° and 45° with the circumferential direction, at least one protective layer being radially to the outside of the working crown layers, said crown reinforcement being topped radially by a tread, said tread being joined to two beads by means of two sidewalls. The tire additionally comprises in each shoulder at least one layer of reinforcement elements which are parallel to each other in the additional layer and are oriented circumferentially, the axially inner end of said additional layer being radially adjacent and external to the radially outermost working layer and said axially inner end of the additional layer being radially adjacent and internal to at least part of the protective layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignees: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventor: Jean Coue
  • Patent number: 8291951
    Abstract: A tire having a radial carcass reinforcement comprising a crown reinforcement formed of at least two working crown layers of inextensible reinforcement elements, which are crossed from one ply to the other, forming angles of between 10° and 45° with the circumferential direction, which itself is topped radially by a tread, said tread being joined to two beads by means of two sidewalls and the axially widest working crown layer being radially internal to the other working crown layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Gaëlle Netzer, Jean Coue
  • Patent number: 8091599
    Abstract: A tire having a radial carcass reinforcement comprising a crown reinforcement formed of at least two working crown layers of inextensible reinforcement elements, which are crossed from one ply to the other, forming angles of between 10° and 45° with the circumferential direction, which itself is topped radially by a tread, said tread being joined to two beads by means of two sidewalls. The tire comprises additionally at least in each shoulder a layer of reinforcement elements which are oriented circumferentially and have an undulation, the axially inner end of said additional layer being radially adjacent to the edge of a working crown layer, the axially outer end of said additional layer being located at a distance from the equatorial plane of the tire which is at least equal to the distance between said plane and the end of the working layer to which it is adjacent and the distance between said layer and the end of the axially widest working crown layer being greater than 1.5 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Gaëlle Netzer, Jean Coue
  • Patent number: 8069891
    Abstract: A tire having a radial carcass reinforcement comprising a crown reinforcement formed of at least two working crown layers of inextensible reinforcement elements, which are crossed from one ply to the other, forming angles of between 10° and 45° with the circumferential direction, which itself is topped radially by a tread, said tread being joined to two beads by means of two sidewalls and at least two working layers having different axial widths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Jean Coue, Robert Radulescu, François Barbarin
  • Patent number: 8016006
    Abstract: A tire having a radial carcass reinforcement comprising a crown reinforcement formed of at least two working crown layers of inextensible reinforcement elements, which are crossed from one ply to the other, forming angles of between 10° and 45° with the circumferential direction, which itself is topped radially by a tread, said tread being joined to two beads by means of two sidewalls and the axially widest working crown layer being radially internal to the other working crown layers. The tire comprises additionally in each shoulder at least one layer of reinforcement elements which are parallel to each other in the layer and are oriented circumferentially, the axially inner end of said additional layer being radially adjacent to the edge of a working crown layer, at least part of said additional layer being radially and/or axially adjacent to the edge of the axially widest working crown layer and the axially outer end of said additional layer being radially internal to the axially widest working crown layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Jean Coue, Robert Radulescu, François Barbarin
  • Patent number: 7987883
    Abstract: A tire having a radial carcass reinforcement comprising a crown reinforcement formed of at least two working crown layers of inextensible reinforcement elements, which are crossed from one ply to the other, forming angles of between 10° and 45° with the circumferential direction, which itself is topped radially by a tread, said tread being joined to two beads by means of two sidewalls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Gaëlle Netzer, Jean Coue
  • Publication number: 20100319446
    Abstract: A method of indicating the degree of ageing experienced by a tire as it is being driven on by a vehicle. The temperature is measured locally at least one point of the tire, the time of exposure to the temperature is measured and these measurements are analyzed using a model of the tire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventor: Jean Coue
  • Publication number: 20100300598
    Abstract: Heavy goods vehicle tire, in at least one of the beads of which the following three conditions (A) to (C) are met: (A) the angle formed between the straight line L1 connecting: (i) the centre of the circle of the circular arc forming the rim hook and (ii) the radially outermost point of the wrapped-around portion of the carcass ply, and the axial direction, is greater than or equal to 30°, and less than or equal to 60°; (B) the minimum distance D between the outbound portion of the carcass ply, and the free end of the wrapped-around portion of the carcass ply is less than or equal to 50% of the max distance Dmax between the outbound portion and the wrapped-around portion of the carcass ply; and (C) the tire further comprises, axially adjacent to the carcass ply, an additional reinforcing ply, in which the angle formed between the straight line L2 connecting (i) the said centre of the circle of the circular arc and (ii) the radially outermost point of the additional reinforcing ply, and the axial direction is
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicants: Societe De Technologie Michelin, Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Jean Coue, François Barbarin
  • Publication number: 20090272477
    Abstract: A tire having a radial carcass reinforcement comprising a crown reinforcement formed of at least two working crown layers of inextensible reinforcement elements, which are crossed from one ply to the other, forming angles of between 10° and 45° with the circumferential direction, which itself is topped radially by a tread, said tread being joined to two beads by means of two sidewalls and at least two working layers having different axial widths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A.
    Inventors: Jean Coue, Robert Radulescu, Francois Barbarin
  • Publication number: 20090165918
    Abstract: A tire having a radial carcass reinforcement comprising a crown reinforcement formed of at least two working crown layers of inextensible reinforcement elements, which are crossed from one ply to the other, forming angles of between 10° and 45° with the circumferential direction, which itself is topped radially by a tread, said tread being joined to two beads by means of two sidewalls. The tire additionally comprises at least in each shoulder a layer of reinforcement elements which are parallel to each other in the layer and are oriented substantially perpendicular relative to the reinforcement elements of the working layer radially adjacent to said additional layer, said additional layer being radially adjacent to the edge of the radially outer working crown layer, and the axially outer end of said additional layer being located at a distance from the equatorial plane of the tire which is equal to the distance between said plane and the end of the working layer to which it is adjacent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Gaelle Netzer, Jean Coue
  • Publication number: 20090139628
    Abstract: A tire having a radial carcass reinforcement comprising a crown reinforcement formed of at least two working crown layers of inextensible reinforcement elements, which are crossed from one ply to the other, forming angles of between 10° and 45° with the circumferential direction, at least one protective layer being radially to the outside of the working crown layers, said crown reinforcement being topped radially by a tread, said tread being joined to two beads by means of two sidewalls. The tire additionally comprises in each shoulder at least one layer of reinforcement elements which are parallel to each other in the additional layer and are oriented circumferentially, the axially inner end of said additional layer being radially adjacent and external to the radially outermost working layer and said axially inner end of the additional layer being radially adjacent and internal to at least part of the protective layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventor: Jean Coue
  • Publication number: 20090126848
    Abstract: A tire having a radial carcass reinforcement comprising a crown reinforcement formed of at least two working crown layers of inextensible reinforcement elements, which are crossed from one ply to the other, forming angles of between 10° and 45° with the circumferential direction, which itself is topped radially by a tread, said tread being joined to two beads by means of two sidewalls and the axially widest working crown layer being radially internal to the other working crown layers. The tire comprises additionally in each shoulder at least one layer of reinforcement elements which are parallel to each other in the layer and are oriented circumferentially, the axially inner end of said additional layer being radially adjacent to the edge of a working crown layer, at least part of said additional layer being radially and/or axially adjacent to the edge of the axially widest working crown layer and the axially outer end of said additional layer being radially internal to the axially widest working crown layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Jean Coue, Robert Radulescu, Francois Barbarin
  • Publication number: 20090120552
    Abstract: A tire having a radial carcass reinforcement comprising a crown reinforcement formed of at least two working crown layers of inextensible reinforcement elements, which are crossed from one ply to the other, forming angles of between 10° and 45° with the circumferential direction, which itself is topped radially by a tread, said tread being joined to two beads by means of two sidewalls and at least two working layers having different axial widths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventor: Jean Coue
  • Publication number: 20090120550
    Abstract: A tire having a radial carcass reinforcement comprising a crown reinforcement formed of at least two working crown layers of inextensible reinforcement elements, which are crossed from one ply to the other, forming angles of between 10° and 45° with the circumferential direction, which itself is topped radially by a tread, said tread being joined to two beads by means of two sidewalls and the axially widest working crown layer being radially internal to the other working crown layers and a layer P of cohesive rubber mixes being arranged between at least part of the working crown layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Jean Coue, Robert Radulescu, Francois Barbarin
  • Publication number: 20090114331
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tire having a radial carcass reinforcement comprising a crown reinforcement formed of at least two working crown layers of inextensible reinforcement elements, which are crossed from one ply to the other, forming angles of between 10° and 45° with the circumferential direction, at least one protective layer being radially to the outside of the working crown layers, said crown reinforcement being topped radially by a tread, said tread being joined to two beads by means of two sidewalls. According to the invention, the tire additionally comprises in each shoulder at least one layer of reinforcement elements which are oriented circumferentially and have an undulation, the axially inner end of said additional layer being radially adjacent and external to the radially outermost working layer and said axially inner end of the additional layer being radially adjacent and internal to at least part of the protective layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A.
    Inventor: Jean Coue
  • Publication number: 20090114330
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tire having a radial carcass reinforcement comprising a crown reinforcement formed of at least two working crown layers of inextensible reinforcement elements, which are crossed from one ply to the other, forming angles of between 10° and 45° with the circumferential direction, which itself is topped radially by a tread, said tread being joined to two beads by means of two sidewalls and the axially widest working crown layer being radially internal to the other working crown layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A.
    Inventors: Gaelle Netzer, Jean Coue
  • Publication number: 20090107606
    Abstract: A tire having a radial carcass reinforcement comprising a crown reinforcement formed of at least two working crown layers of inextensible reinforcement elements, which are crossed from one ply to the other, forming angles of between 10° and 45° with the circumferential direction, which itself is topped radially by a tread, said tread being joined to two beads by means of two sidewalls and at least two working layers having different axial widths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Jean Coue, Robert Radulescu, Francois Barbarin
  • Publication number: 20090084485
    Abstract: A tire having a radial carcass reinforcement comprising a crown reinforcement formed of at least two working crown layers of inextensible reinforcement elements, which are crossed from one ply to the other, forming angles of between 10° and 45° with the circumferential direction, which itself is topped radially by a tread, said tread being joined to two beads by means of two sidewalls. The tire comprises additionally at least in each shoulder a layer of reinforcement elements which are oriented circumferentially and have an undulation, the axially inner end of said additional layer being radially adjacent to the edge of a working crown layer, the axially outer end of said additional layer being located at a distance from the equatorial plane of the tire which is at least equal to the distance between said plane and the end of the working layer to which it is adjacent and the distance between said layer and the end of the axially widest working crown layer being greater than 1.5 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A.
    Inventors: Gaelle Netzer, Jean Coue