Patents by Inventor Olivier Ruffier-Lanche

Olivier Ruffier-Lanche 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).

  • Publication number: 20210114416
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire for an electric vehicle includes a pair of bead areas, a ground-contacting tread disposed radially outwardly of the pair of bead areas, and a pair of sidewalls. Each sidewall extends from a respective bead area to the tread. The tread joins each sidewall at a respective shoulder and the shoulders include an inboard shoulder and an outboard shoulder. A radius on the inboard shoulder is larger than a radius on the outboard shoulder. Physical features are formed on the tread, and each feature is formed in the shape of a fin. The features increase air flow towards an electric vehicle motor located inboardly of the tire. At least one of the fins includes a leading edge formed with micro-features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Remi Lambillotte, Frederic Ngo, Gilles Reichling, Jean Woelffel, Philippe Joseph Willy Proehs, Pierre Courtoy, Vincent Jean-Emile Decouvreur, Armand Rene Gabriel Leconte, Sebastien Willy Fontaine, Olivier Ruffier-Lanche, Serge Guillaume Feltes
  • Patent number: D907567
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Sebastien Willy Fontaine, Frederic Ngo, Paul Joseph Endres, Nizar Toumni, Philippe Joseph Willy Proehs, Olivier Ruffier-Lanche, Armand Rene Gabriel Leconte, Sebastien Morin