Patents by Inventor Jo?e Merino Lopez

Jo?e Merino Lopez 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).

  • Non-pneumatic wheel comprising a circumferential reinforcement structure
    Patent number: 11642916
    Abstract: Non-pneumatic wheel (1) with an annular reinforcing structure (10) produced from at least one elastomer compound, arranged radially on the inside of a tread (7), the structure (10) having a plurality of reinforcing strips (12, 14) arranged in layers, the strips (12, 14) of each of the layers being arranged in juxtaposition in a substantially circumferential direction, the strips being coated with an elastomer composition (13), the structure (10) made of at least three layers of strips (12, 14), wherein the strips are formed of a laminate of at least two composite layers, each composite layer has fibres coated in a polymer matrix, the fibres making an angle ? with the circumferential direction, the difference in values of the said angles from one layer to the next being approximately 90°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Jośe Merino Lopez, Christopher Careme, Jacky Pineau, Timothy Brett Rhyne