Abstract: Tire tread comprising elongate block (3) of rubbery material extending in a circumferential direction (X) when the tread (1) is mounted on the tire. The elongate block (3) comprises a ground contact surface (5) delimited by first and second lateral walls (7,9), with a plurality of cutouts (11a, 11b) that open onto it. The cutouts (11a, 11b) extend in an oblique direction from the first lateral wall (7) in the direction of the second lateral wall (9) as far as cutout ends (13a, 13b). For at least one cutout (11a) that opens onto the first lateral wall (7), its end (13a) does not open onto the second lateral wall (9), and when this cutout (11a) reaches its cutout end (13a), another cutout (11b) starts out from the first lateral wall (7), at a same circumferential level (N) on the elongate block (3). The cutouts (11a, 11b) are sipes.

Abstract: Tire tread comprising elongate block (3) of rubbery material extending in a circumferential direction of the tire. Elongate block (3) comprises ground contact surface (5) delimited by first and second lateral walls (7, 9). Elongate block (3) comprises successive sets of cutouts (6) in the circumferential direction, each set extending in an oblique direction and opening onto the first and second lateral walls, and distributed over the ground contact surface such that, when a set of cutouts reaches second lateral wall (9), another set of cutouts starts out from first lateral wall (7) at the same circumferential level. Each set of cutouts comprises two cutouts, each one extending as far as a cutout end (13a, 13b) which does not open onto a lateral wall. Ends such two cutouts are disposed at the same circumferential level. Cutouts of the same set of cutouts do not overlap in a transverse direction.

Abstract: Tire (1) comprising a tread (8), the tire comprising at least one groove (2), at least one wear indicator (3) disposed in the groove (2), the wear indicator comprising a contact face (7) intended to come into contact with a roadway when the tire reaches a wear limit, the groove (2) comprising a texture (4) produced integrally with a bottom (10) of this groove (2), said texture (4) surrounding the wear indicator (3) and contrasting with the contact face (7) of the wear indicator.

Abstract: A tire (1) made of rubber material, comprising a tread (2) and a sidewall (3). The tire (1) comprises a marking (4) on the tread (2) and/or the sidewall (3). The marking (4) is formed by a plurality of linear motifs formed integrally with the tire, the motifs being mutually parallel and spaced apart by a spacing P less than or equal to 1 mm, each linear motif having a length. All or some of the linear motifs (41) have one or more variations in width (Lt) along their length so as to define the marking.

Abstract: A tire (1) made of rubber material, comprising a tread (2) and a sidewall (3), said tire (1) comprising a marking (4) on the tread (2) and/or said sidewall (3). The marking (4) is divided into a plurality of basic zones (50) of the same size, each basic zone (50) being able to be inscribed in a circle of diameter equal to 8 mm, each basic zone (50) comprising between 0 and N motifs (6), said motifs being formed integrally with the tire so as to define a grey level (Nx) of the basic zone (50) from N+1 grey levels (Nx), the grey level of a basic zone (50) depending on the number of motifs present in this basic zone (50). The marking (4) on the tire comprises at least 5 different grey levels.

Abstract: Tyre comprising a tread, this tread including a rolling surface (12) intended to come into contact with the ground, at least one circumferential row of upstanding elements (11), these upstanding elements (11) being separated from one another in the circumferential direction by incisions (20) of transverse or substantially transverse orientation, each incision (20) of transverse or substantially transverse orientation leading onto the rolling surface (12) and having a depth P, each incision (20) forming, on the rolling surface of the tyre when new, two facing edges (21, 22), these edges (21, 22) delimiting at least one narrow portion (30) of the incision, i.e. a portion having a mean width LE less than or equal to 2 mm, and at least one wide portion (40) of the incision, i.e.

Abstract: A tire comprising a tread portion designed to be worn off during the life of the tire having a radial thickness T, an outer edge and an inner edge, the axial distance between the outer edge and the inner edge defining the axial width L of the tread, the tread comprising four adjacent portions made of a four rubber compounds, wherein the rubber compounds making up the first and third portions are predominantly filled with carbon black filler, wherein the rubber compounds making up the second and fourth portion are predominantly filled with non carbon black filler, wherein the rubber compounds making up the first and third portions have a value for tan ? at 0° C., at a stress of 0.7 MPa, that is lower than that of the rubber compounds making up the second and fourth portion, and wherein the axial width of the first portion decreases and the axial width of the second portion increases as a function of the distance from the rolling surface of the tread when unworn.

Abstract: A mould element (2) for a mould for a tire comprising a marking (20), the mould comprising a shell intended to mould the sidewall (10) of the tire (1). The mould element (2) is a removable insert intended to be mounted in a housing of the shell, and the marking (20) is intended to mould on the tire a coded matrix symbol that contrasts with the sidewall of the tire, the marking (20) comprising a first set of cavities (201) or of protuberances (202) which is designed to mould dark parts of the coded matrix symbol (5).

Abstract: A tire made of rubber material, comprising a tread (2), said tread (2) having a plurality of grooves (21), each groove (21, 23) having a groove bottom, walls flanking the groove bottom and transition regions between the walls and the groove bottom. The tire is characterized in that all or some of the grooves (21, 23) comprise a texture (3) extending only over the groove bottom and over at least a part of the transition regions associated with this groove bottom, said texture (3) contrasting with the rest of the tire (2).

Abstract: A tire (1) made of rubber material, comprising a tread (2), said tread having a tread surface (20) intended to come into contact with a road surface when the tire is being driven on, this tread surface having, in cross section, a certain curvature. The tread surface (20) comprises, over at least 80% of its surface, a texture (3) contrasting with the rest of the tire, this texture (3) having a plurality of elements that protrude from or are recessed into the tread surface (20), and each element extends perpendicularly) (?=90° to the tread surface (20) along the curvature of this tread surface (20).

Abstract: A tire made of rubbery material comprising a sidewall (3). The sidewall (3) comprises at least one coded matrix symbol (4), the coded matrix symbol (4) comprising dark parts and light parts, the dark parts being made up of a texture formed as an integral part of the sidewall (3) and contrasting against the rest of the tire (1). The texture is an organized arrangement of a plurality of elements (401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 411, 414).

Abstract: Tread comprising at least one groove delimited by two walls facing one another, joined together by a groove bottom, this groove having a plurality of closure devices, each made up of at least one flexible blade (of thickness E suited to allowing flexing under the effect of a circulation of liquid in the groove, and secured to a wall delimiting the groove, each flexible blade bounded by a bottom wall facing the bottom of the groove, an end wall facing the other wall of the groove and a contact wall to come into contact with the roadway and lateral walls spaced apart from one another by a distance equal to the thickness E of the blade, the bottom wall of each flexible blade having a notch in the vicinity of the wall to which the blade is attached, wherein each flexible blade is connected to one of the walls delimiting the groove inside a housing (formed on the wall bearing the blade, each housing having a depth suited to containing in its entirety a notch.

Abstract: A tire tread comprising at least one groove that is delimited by two opposing walls that are connected by a groove bottom. The groove has a width and a depth and at least one resonance-noise-reducing device. The device is formed of at least one blade that is fixed to one of the walls delimiting the groove or to the groove bottom and at least partially closes the cross section of the groove. The each flexible blade comprises two main walls which close the cross section of the groove. End walls delimit the main walls and a connecting wall connecting to the tread. Each blade further comprises at least one raised rib on at least one of its main walls, and the raised rib starts from the wall or the bottom bearing the blade and extends over at least 50% of the length of the flexible blade.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a tire made of rubbery material comprising a tread comprising a shoulder region, and a graphic element. The graphic element is recessed into the shoulder region, and comprises a texture that contrasts with this shoulder region . The graphic element may be selected from a group of graphic elements comprising at least letters, numbers and symbols.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a tread for a tire, in which the tread provides an improvement to the resonance noise-reducing devices and seeks at the same time to obtain easy molding and demolding of the flexible blades that form the groove closure device and complete closure of the cross section of each groove in which these flexible blades are formed.

Abstract: The aspects disclosed herein relate to a tire made of rubbery material having a sidewall and a pattern formed on this sidewall. The tire also includes the pattern having a plurality of protruding elements, with the said protruding elements having the form of spherical-cap portions of radius R, and in that, within the pattern, each protruding element interpenetrates with several adjacent protruding elements so that the distance (d) between a tip of the protruding element and a tip of another adjacent protruding element is less than the diameter (D) of the protruding element.

Abstract: Passenger vehicle tire having a tread extended on either side by sidewalls, this tread being provided with an asymmetric tread pattern with respect to a median plane that divides this tread into two parts with the same axial width, this axial width being measured in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation, an external part and an internal part, this external part being situated between this median plane and the sidewall intended to be positioned on the outside of a vehicle, and the internal part being situated between the same plane and the sidewall intended to be positioned towards the inside of the same vehicle, the internal part and the external part each having at least one void that forms a groove or is intended to form a groove when the tread has partially worn away, these voids defining, in the new state and for each (internal and external) part, a total voids volume Vi0 and Ve0, respectively, and a voids surface ratio Ti0 and Te0, respectively, these ratios being other than zero and such that, in

Abstract: The aspects disclosed herein relate to a tire composing elastomeric properties. The tire includes a sidewall and a texture. The texture may include a plurality of strands distributed in a graphic element at a density at most of five strands per square millimeter (mm2), each strand having a mean cross section of between 0.0007 mm2 and 0.06 mm2. The texture includes a plurality of substantially mutually parallel lamellae, the spacing of the lamellae being at most 0.5 mm, with, each lamella having a mean width of between 0.03 mm and 0.3 mm. The texture is recessed into the sidewall with the texture defining the graphic element.

Abstract: A tire made of rubber material having a sidewall and a marking. This marking is positioned in a housing recessed into the sidewall. The tire includes a texture having a plurality of strands distributed at a density at least equal to five strands per square millimeter (mm2), each strand having a mean cross section of between 0.0007 mm2 and 0.06 mm2 and/or the texture having a plurality of substantially mutually parallel lamellae, the spacing of the lamellae being at most equal to 0.5 mm, each lamella having a mean width of between 0.03 mm and 0.3 mm. The texture surrounds all or part of the marking in the housing.

Abstract: A tire made of rubber material including a sidewall and a marking protruding from this sidewall. The tire having a texture, which has a plurality of strands protruding from the sidewall, these strands being distributed at a density at least equal to five strands per square millimeter (mm2), each strand having a mean cross section between 0.0007 mm2 and 0.06 mm2 and/or the texture having a plurality of substantially mutually parallel lamellae protruding from the sidewall, the spacing of the lamellae being less than or equal to 0.5 mm, each lamella having a mean width between 0.03 mm and 0.3 mm. The texture protrudes from the sidewall of the tire, and this texture surrounding all or part of the marking.