Patents by Inventor Michel Bossut

Michel Bossut 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).

  • Tire including tread with incisions
    Patent number: 5918654
    Abstract: A tread (5) of a tire (1) which has a carcass reinforcement (2) and is reorced by a reinforcement belt (3), the tread, comprising a so-called rolling surface (6), being divided into at least one circumferential strip. Each defined circumferential strip is provided with a plurality of incisions (71) of small length in transverse direction. On each defined circumferential strip a circumferential notching ratio is defined which makes it possible to reduce the amount of energy dissipated by deformation upon the rolling of the tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Establisse-Ments Michelin-Michelin & Cie
    Inventor: Michel Bossut