Patents by Inventor Jose Merino

Jose Merino 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: 10682891
    Abstract: Tire with sidewalls (6) having, on their outer surfaces, a set of protuberances (8) that alternate with voids (9). The tread (4) comprises a circumferential groove (10) at at least one axially outermost end (4a). Each protuberance (8) is disposed at the surface of a sidewall, the different protuberances being disposed regularly or irregularly and continuously or discontinuously between a point A and a point E. The inner wall (2a) of the carcass ply (2) of the tire is partially or entirely covered with at least one layer of a self-sealing composition (2b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignees: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Jacky Pineau, Hervé Ferigo, José Merino Lopez
  • Publication number: 20200139764
    Abstract: A non-pneumatic wheel (1) comprises a crown reinforcing region (10) itself radially on the inside of a tread (7), the crown reinforcing region (10) comprising a plurality of reinforcing strips (12, 14) arranged in at least three layers of strips (12, 14) arranged in such a way that a virtual axis C-C substantially perpendicular to the strips intersects at least two strips in any axial position of the virtual axis in the crown reinforcing region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: JOSE MERINO LOPEZ, GAEL PATAUT, SEBASTIEN RIGO
  • Publication number: 20200122420
    Abstract: An assembly of a pneumatic tire and of a wheel, the pneumatic tire (10) being fitted to the wheel. The assembly comprises first and second self-sealing products housed in the internal volume (V) of the pneumatic tire (10). The first self-sealing product, referred to as solid self-sealing product (OS), covers a predetermined part of the internal surface of the pneumatic tire (10). The relative position of this predetermined part in the pneumatic tire (10) does not substantially vary under the effect of gravity. The second self-sealing product, referred to as liquid self-sealing product (OL), is in the liquid form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin
    Inventors: Remi BRUANT, Christopher CAREME, Simona CECCIA, Jose MERINO LOPEZ
  • Publication number: 20200086692
    Abstract: A tire for a rolling assembly comprises a rim and a tire, said tire having at least one carcass reinforcement (2) surmounted radially on the outside by a crown reinforcement (3), itself radially on the inside of a tread (4) having two axially outermost ends, said crown reinforcement (3) being made up of at least one layer of reinforcing elements, said tread (4) being connected to two beads (5) by way of two sidewalls (6), said beads (5) being intended to come into contact with a rim (7) having rim flange tops (7a), each bead (5) having at least one circumferential reinforcing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: JOSE MERINO LOPEZ, PIERRE WIEL
  • Patent number: 10562348
    Abstract: A running set comprising: a tire (10) comprising two beads (20); a mounting rim (500) of which the width is greater than or equal to 55% and less than or equal to 80% of the maximum axial width of the tire inflated to its service pressure; and at least one adapter (100) which provides the connection between the mounting rim and a bead of the tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Michel Ahouanto, Jose Merino Lopez, Jacky Pineau, Arthur Topin
  • Patent number: 10562347
    Abstract: Vehicle rim for the mounting of a tire, comprising: an axially central part (20) comprising a disc; two lateral parts (31, 32), at least one of the lateral parts being separate from the axially central part, each of the lateral parts having a rim seat receiving a bead of a tire, the axially central part and the two lateral parts being made from a rigid matrix reinforced by a plurality of reinforcement elements; an intermediate part (41, 42) linking the axially central part and each lateral part separate therefrom, this intermediate part being made of a flexible matrix reinforced by a reinforcement, wherein 1 MPa?the Young's modulus of uniaxial extension of the flexible matrix?100 MPa, the Young's modulus of uniaxial extension of the reinforcement elements is?5 GPa; wherein the Young's modulus of uniaxial extension of the rigid matrix is?5 GPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventor: José Merino Lopez
  • Publication number: 20200016939
    Abstract: A tire (1) includes sidewalls (2), a crown region (3) provided with a tread (4), a reinforcing structure (5) extending between the sidewalls and passing via the crown region, at least a portion of one of the sidewalls and/or of the crown comprising an insert (6) comprising a first elastomer composition serving as a matrix, within which a second elastomer composition derived from recycled tires is distributed substantially uniformly, the modulus of the first composition being at least 10% greater than the modulus of the second composition, and the proportion of second composition being greater than or equal to 40%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventor: JOSÉ MERINO LOPEZ
  • Patent number: 10414208
    Abstract: Rolling assembly comprising tire P, rim J, adapter connecting a bead and the rim. The adapter has axially outer (9) and inner (10) ends mounted on rim seat (7) having respective outer (16) and inner (20) reinforcers. Body (11) connects the outer (9) and inner (10) ends forming a single piece, an adapter seat (18) receives a bead and is situated at end (9), an adapter bearing face (21) in a plane perpendicular to the rotation axis, and situated on the axially inner face of outer end (9). Reinforcer (20) of end (9) is axially outside bearing face (21). The body comprises, opposite adapter seat (14), annular seat reinforcer (19) and the adapter comprises conductive strip (22) positioned over all or part of the circumferential perimeter of said adapter and along a complete path extending from adapter seat (14) to rim flange (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventor: José Merino Lopez
  • Patent number: 10369850
    Abstract: A tire has a form of a torus that is open radially on an inside portion. The tire includes inner and outer walls, a crown, two sidewalls, two beads, a crown reinforcement, and a carcass reinforcement anchored in the beads and extending at least from the beads as far as the crown. The inner wall is covered at least in part with an airtight layer, and the airtight layer is covered at least in part with a layer of a self-sealing product. Each of the beads includes an annular reinforcing structure, with each annular reinforcing structure being formed of a plurality of windings of a single metal thread. The windings are arranged in a plurality of radially superposed layers, with each layer having a group of the windings arranged axially in a side by side manner, such that the superposed layers have a hexagonal cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin
    Inventors: Jose Merino Lopez, Michel Ahouanto, Serge Lefebvre, Julien Flament
  • Patent number: 10336134
    Abstract: Vehicle rim for mounting of a tire, comprising: an axially central part (20) comprising a disc; two lateral parts (31, 32), at least one of the lateral parts being separate from the axially central part, each of the lateral parts having a rim seat to receive a bead of a tire, the axially central part and the two lateral parts being made from a rigid matrix; an intermediate part (41, 42) that forms the only mechanical link between the axially central part and each lateral part that is separate from the axially central part, this intermediate part being made of a flexible matrix, the Young's modulus of uniaxial extension of the flexible matrix being greater than and equal to 50 MPa and less than or equal to 400 MPa; wherein the Young's modulus of uniaxial extension of the rigid matrix is greater than or equal to 5 GPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventor: José Merino Lopez
  • Publication number: 20190160871
    Abstract: Tyre (1) comprising sidewalls (2), a crown region (3) provided with a tread (4), a reinforcing structure (5) extending between the sidewalls (2) and passing via the crown region (3), at least one portion of the region of the tyre that is axially inside the reinforcing structure (5) comprising an insert (6) comprising a first elastomer composition serving as a matrix, within which a second elastomer composition originating from recycled tyres is distributed substantially uniformly, the proportion of said second elastomer composition being greater than or equal to 40%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: JOSÉ MERINO LOPEZ, NATHALIE COSTE
  • Publication number: 20190158995
    Abstract: A system and method of enabling a wireless device that has no directly accessible wireless Internet connection at a given location to make a data connection through a neighbouring different wireless device that does have directly accessible wireless Internet connection, to connect to the Internet. Specifically such indirect Internet connection does not require any authorization from any such other device, such as a server, other than between both wireless devices and additionally the wireless device that has no directly accessible wireless Internet connection does not require any credits from the wireless network to which the wireless device that does have directly accessible wireless Internet connection is connected to.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventor: Jose MERINO
  • Publication number: 20190135049
    Abstract: A flexible adapter (1) for a rolling assembly, said rolling assembly comprising a tyre (2) having two beads (21), a rim (3) and two adapters (1) each intended to ensure the joint between one of the beads (21) and the rim (3), said rim (3) having two rim seats (31) each extended axially outwards by a rim flange (32), the rim seat having a diameter D3, the adapter comprising an axially outer end (11) and a body (12) oriented substantially axially and disposed between said axially outer end (11) and said axially inner end (10), said body (12) having a radially outer face (121) and a radially inner face (122), having the intersection between the shoulder (111) of the axially outer end (11) of the adapter (1) and the substantially tapered face of said adapter seat (13) forming a circle of diameter D1, said adapter seat (13) having a substantially tapered face of angle ?, in which the difference “d” between the diameters D1 and D3, d=D1?D3, lies between 25.9 mm and 30.4 mm and the angle ? is greater than 0.5°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: JOSE MERINO, MICHEL AHOUANTO, LUC BESTGEN, HENRI HINC, JACKY PINEAU, ARTHUR TOPIN
  • Patent number: 10225709
    Abstract: A system and method of enabling a wireless device that has no directly accessible wireless Internet connection at a given location to make a data connection through a neighboring different wireless device that does have directly accessible wireless Internet connection, to connect to the Internet. Specifically such indirect Internet connection does not require any authorization from any such other device, such as a server, other than between both wireless devices and additionally the wireless device that has no directly accessible wireless Internet connection does not require any credits from the wireless network to which the wireless device that does have directly accessible wireless Internet connection is connected to.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: SID LIMITED
    Inventors: Jose Merino, Michael Camilleri, Simon Wilkinson
  • Publication number: 20180361627
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing rubber crumb comprises the following steps: (a) suspending rubber granules having a given size in an autoclave (1) containing a supercritical fluid; (b) agitating the mixture for a predetermined time at constant pressure and constant temperature; (c) carrying out an isenthalpic expansion of the mixture from step (b) by spraying it through a nozzle (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: JOSE MERINO LOPEZ, FRÉDÉRIC PIALOT, NATHALIE COSTE, JEAN-JACQUES LETOURNEAU, JACQUES FAGES, MARTIAL SAUCEAU
  • Patent number: 9944775
    Abstract: Process for the manufacture of an elastomer composition having a self-sealing property which is based on at least (phr meaning parts by weight per 100 parts of solid elastomer): a solid unsaturated diene elastomer; between 30 and 90 phr of a hydrocarbon resin; from 0 to less than 30 phr of filler; between 0.5 and 15 phr of thiuram polysulphide, in which, during a first stage or stage (a), a masterbatch comprising at least the solid unsaturated diene elastomer and between 30 and 90 phr of a hydrocarbon resin is prepared by mixing these various components in a mixer at a “hot compounding” temperature or up to a “hot compounding” temperature which is greater than the softening temperature of the hydrocarbon resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Bozena Voge, José Carlos Araujo Da Silva, Jose Merino Lopez
  • Publication number: 20180037061
    Abstract: Rolling assembly comprising tire P, rim J, adapter connecting a bead and the rim. The adapter has axially outer (9) and inner (10) ends mounted on rim seat (7) having respective outer (16) and inner (20) reinforcers. Body (11) connects the outer (9) and inner (10) ends forming a single piece, an adapter seat (18) receives a bead and is situated at end (9), an adapter bearing face (21) in a plane perpendicular to the rotation axis, and situated on the axially inner face of outer end (9). Reinforcer (20) of end (9) is axially outside bearing face (21). The body comprises, opposite adapter seat (14), annular seat reinforcer (19) and the adapter comprises conductive strip (22) positioned over all or part of the circumferential perimeter of said adapter and along a complete path extending from adapter seat (14) to rim flange (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventor: José MERINO LOPEZ
  • Publication number: 20180027353
    Abstract: A system and method of enabling a wireless device that has no directly accessible wireless Internet connection at a given location to make a data connection through a neighbouring different wireless device that does have directly accessible wireless Internet connection, to connect to the Internet. Specifically such indirect Internet connection does not require any authorization from any such other device, such as a server, other than between both wireless devices and additionally the wireless device that has no directly accessible wireless Internet connection does not require any credits from the wireless network to which the wireless device that does have directly accessible wireless Internet connection is connected to.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Jose MERINO, Michael CAMILLERI, Simon WILKINSON
  • Publication number: 20170355232
    Abstract: Tire with sidewalls (6) having, on their outer surfaces, a set of protuberances (8) that alternate with voids (9). The tread (4) comprises a circumferential groove (10) at at least one axially outermost end (4a). Each protuberance (8) is disposed at the surface of a sidewall, the different protuberances being disposed regularly or irregularly and continuously or discontinuously between a point A and a point E. The inner wall (2a) of the carcass ply (2) of the tire is partially or entirely covered with at least one layer of a self-sealing composition (2b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Inventors: Jacky PINEAU, Herve FERIGO, Jose MERINO LOPEZ
  • Patent number: 9821608
    Abstract: The tire (10B) comprises a tread (12) including a running layer (14) which is intended to come into contact with the ground when the tire (10B) rolls on the ground, and a sublayer (16) located radially inwards from the running layer (14). The tread (12) comprises at least one fluid passage (22) between the sublayer (16) and the air surrounding the tire (10B). The sublayer (16) comprises a cellular material. The fluid passage (22) comprises an element chosen from a groove (20) and a cut (26), formed in the running layer (14) and extended by at least one well (28) acting as a radial extension of the element, formed between the groove (20) and/or the cut (26) and the sublayer (16). Each well (28) forms a localized part of the fluid passage (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignees: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Jose Merino Lopez, Didier Vasseur, Olivia Cuscito, Sylvain Petitjean