Patents by Inventor Laurent Millier

Laurent Millier 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).

  • Method and device for applying a plurality of threads to a support with the aid of flexible teeth
    Patent number: 5393364
    Abstract: A method and device (1) for causing a plurality of threads (7) to arrive on support (11) so as to obtain a ply (13) while imparting a nonlinear shape to the threads (7). The threads (7) are caused to arrive with controlled speed on a cylindrical drum (2) in rotation around an axis. The threads (7) are imparted the nonlinear shape by means of teeth (5) which are displaced with respect to others, parallel to the axis of rotation. At least some of these teeth are flexible between a free end in contact with a thread (7) and an anchoring zone. Plies (13) obtained with this method or device, these plies being used for instance in a tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1995
    Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin - Michelin & Cie
    Inventor: Laurent Millier