Patents by Inventor Nicolas Grolier

Nicolas Grolier 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 with seats of unequal diameters and reverse axial offset in an inflated state
    Patent number: 8109309
    Abstract: A tire is provided that includes a crown with a mid-plane S, two sidewalls, a first bead, of diameter ?1, intended to be positioned on the outboard side of a vehicle, and a second bead, of diameter ?2, intended to be positioned on the inboard side of a vehicle, such that ?1>?2. When the tire is mounted on its working rim and inflated to its nominal pressure, the mid-plane S of the crown is axially offset towards the first bead relative to a mid-plane B of the beads by a positive or zero distance D.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Nicolas Grolier, Nicolas Janin
  • Vehicle Rim With Non-Matching Diameter Seats
    Publication number: 20090102274
    Abstract: A vehicle rim with symmetry of revolution intended for mounting a tire, including a first seat intended to receive and retain a first bead of the tire; a mounting groove; and a second seat intended to receive and retain a second bead of the tire, the second seat being of an average diameter smaller than the average diameter of the first seat, characterized in that the maximum radial depth of the mounting groove (Hmax) is such that the second bead can negotiate the first seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2006
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A.
    Inventors: Michel Malevergne, Nicolas Grolier
  • TIRE WITH SEATS OF UNEQUAL DIAMETERS AND REVERSE AXIAL OFFSET IN AN INFLATED STATE
    Publication number: 20090014108
    Abstract: A tire is provided that includes a crown with a mid-plane S, two sidewalls, a first bead, of diameter ?1, intended to be positioned on the outboard side of a vehicle, and a second bead, of diameter ?2, intended to be positioned on the inboard side of a vehicle, such that ?1>?2. When the tire is mounted on its working rim and inflated to its nominal pressure, the mid-plane S of the crown is axially offset towards the first bead relative to a mid-plane B of the beads by a positive or zero distance D.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2007
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHIQUE S.A.
    Inventors: Nicolas Grolier, Nicolas Janin
  • Pneumatic tire
    Patent number: D628951
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignees: Societe de Technologie Michelin, Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Arnaud Frappart, Nicolas Grolier, Jean Bugeau
  • Pneumatic tire
    Patent number: D656889
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignees: Societe de Technologie Michelin, Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Nicolas Grolier, Thierry Chartier
  • Pneumatic tire
    Patent number: D668202
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignees: Societe de Technologie Michelin, Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Matthieu Bonnamour, Nicolas Grolier, Thierry Kyndt