Patents by Inventor Pascal Prost
Pascal Prost 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).
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Patent number: 7918258Abstract: A tire for a two-wheeled motorized vehicle includes a carcass-type reinforcement structure, having reinforcement elements anchored on each side to a bead. Each bead extends radially by a sidewall, which meets up radially with a tread. Under the tread is a crown reinforcement structure including at least one working layer of working reinforcement elements, and a layer of circumferentially oriented reinforcement elements disposed radially to the outside of the carcass-type reinforcement structure. Over the profile of the tire in a radial plane, radially to the outside of the two points of tangency of the curvilinear abscissa of the carcass-type reinforcement structure with perpendiculars to the axis of rotation, at least one layer of working reinforcement elements is at least partially radially to the inside of the part of the carcass-type reinforcement structure radially to the outside of the two points of tangency.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2006Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.Inventors: Pascal Prost, Alain Valle
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Patent number: 7658216Abstract: A motorcycle tire includes at least one carcass-type reinforcement structure formed of reinforcement elements, anchored on either side of the tire to a bead whose base is intended to be mounted on a rim seat, each bead being extended radially towards the outside by a sidewall. The sidewalls meet up radially towards the outside with a tread. Under the tread there is a crown reinforcement structure including at least one layer of reinforcement elements known as a working layer which has at least one continuous reinforcement cord forming portions in the central zone thereof. Those central cord portions display identical angles of between 10-80 degrees formed with the longitudinal direction, the angles being measured at points of intersection of the cord with a circumferential plane. Two adjacent cord portions are linked by a U-shaped loop.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2005Date of Patent: February 9, 2010Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.Inventors: Alain Valle, Pascal Prost, Bernard Guerinon
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Publication number: 20090229718Abstract: A tire for a motorized two-wheeled vehicle and more particularly for a motorcycle. A tire such as this comprises at least one reinforcing structure of the carcass type, formed of reinforcing elements, anchored on each side of the tire into a bead the base of which is intended to be mounted on a rim seat, each bead extending radially outwards in the form of a sidewall, the sidewalls radially towards the outside meeting a tread, and comprising, under the tread, a crown reinforcing structure made up of at least one layer of reinforcing elements termed the working layer. At least locally, the tread comprises a first polymer compound and of at least one second polymer compound having physico-chemical properties different from those of the said first polymer compound, at least 75% of the volume of the tread consisting of the first polymer compound, and the second polymer compound being distributed discretely.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 22, 2006Publication date: September 17, 2009Inventors: Alain Valle, Pascal Prost
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Patent number: 7556076Abstract: A tire comprising at least one reinforcement structure of carcass type anchored on either side of the tire in a bead, the base of which is intended to be mounted on a rim seat, each bead being extended radially outward by a sidewall, the sidewalls extending radially towards outward to join a tread, the reinforcement structure extending circumferentially from the bead towards said sidewall, an anchoring zone for the reinforcement structure, said tire furthermore comprising an anti-vibration means arranged circumferentially in the junction zone of the shoulder and the sidewall.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2003Date of Patent: July 7, 2009Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.Inventors: Pascal Prost, Alain Valle
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Publication number: 20090120549Abstract: A tire for a motorized two-wheeled vehicle and more particularly a motorcycle. A tire such as this comprises at least one reinforcing structure of the carcass type, formed of reinforcing elements, anchored on each side of the tire into a bead the base of which is intended to be mounted on a rim seat, each bead extending radially outwards in the form of a sidewall, the sidewalls radially towards the outside meeting a tread, and comprising, under the tread, a crown reinforcing structure consisting of at least one layer of reinforcing elements, the said reinforcing elements making an angle of between 10 and 90° with respect to the circumferential direction. The reinforcing elements that make an angle of between 10 and 90° with respect to the circumferential direction are metal cords for which the curve of tensile stress as a function of relative elongation exhibits shallow gradients for small elongations and a substantially constant and steep gradient for greater elongations.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2006Publication date: May 14, 2009Applicant: Michelin Recherche Et Technique S.A.Inventors: Alain Valle, Pascal Prost
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Patent number: 7415873Abstract: A tire, the tread comprising rubber compounds and including a wear limit surface. At least one wireless temperature measurement system based on surface acoustic wave or bulk acoustic wave technology is embedded in a region of a rubber compound, said region being radially to the outside of a surface radially to the inside of the wear limit surface and the surface radially to the inside of the wear limit surface being, in the unworn state, at a distance from the outer surface of the tread of at most 95% of the thickness of the tread.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2005Date of Patent: August 26, 2008Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.Inventors: Lionel Fagot-Revurat, Pascal Prost
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Publication number: 20080089385Abstract: A ground-contacting component of a vehicle, consisting partly of polymeric compounds, in which at least one wireless temperature measurement system 7 based on surface acoustic wave or bulk acoustic wave technology is embedded in a region of a polymeric compound liable to reach temperatures above 100° C. and/or to be influenced by a surrounding region of a polymeric compound liable to reach temperatures above 100° C. during use of the vehicle. Also disclosed are a tire 1 and the use of a wireless temperature measurement system based on acoustic surface wave or bulk acoustic wave technology.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2005Publication date: April 17, 2008Applicant: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.Inventors: Lionel Fagot-Revurat, Pascal Prost
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Patent number: 7329325Abstract: A method of manufacturing a tire (3), which includes a crown (5) having a molded tread pattern, and at least one insert (6) with a position that is set relative to the molded tread pattern. The method includes building an uncured tire around a core (1), positioning the at least one insert (6) within the uncured tire in a position set relative to the core (1), positioning the core bearing the uncured tire and the at least one insert (6) in an external mold (10) according to a set azimuth (?), and molding the tire.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2004Date of Patent: February 12, 2008Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.Inventor: Pascal Prost
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Publication number: 20070295072Abstract: A tire, the tread comprising rubber compounds and including a wear limit surface. At least one wireless temperature measurement system based on surface acoustic wave or bulk acoustic wave technology is embedded in a region of a rubber compound, said region being radially to the outside of a surface radially to the inside of the wear limit surface and the surface radially to the inside of the wear limit surface being, in the unworn state, at a distance from the outer surface of the tread of at most 95% of the thickness of the tread.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2005Publication date: December 27, 2007Inventors: Lionel Fagot-Revurat, Pascal Prost
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Publication number: 20070251621Abstract: A tire comprising at least one carcass-type reinforcement structure, formed of reinforcement elements, which is anchored on either side of the tire to a bead the base of which is intended to be mounted on a rim seat, each bead being extended radially towards the outside by a sidewall, the sidewalls joining radially towards the outside a tread, the beads, the sidewalls and the tread being formed in part of rubber compounds. The tire comprises at least one device for measuring the internal temperature of a rubber compound of the tread and said device is fastened within the rubber compound of the tread.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2005Publication date: November 1, 2007Inventor: Pascal Prost
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Publication number: 20060289101Abstract: The invention relates in particular to a tire for a two-wheeled motorized vehicle and more particularly a motorcycle. Such a tire comprises a continuous carcass-type reinforcement structure, formed of reinforcement elements and anchored on each side of the tire to a bead whose base is intended to be fitted on a rim seat, each bead being extended radially towards the outside by a sidewall, the sidewalls meeting up radially towards the outside with a tread, and comprising under the tread a crown reinforcement structure consisting of at least one layer of reinforcement elements known as a working layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2006Publication date: December 28, 2006Applicant: MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A.Inventors: Pascal Prost, Alain Valle
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Publication number: 20060289102Abstract: The invention relates to a tire for a two-wheeled motorized vehicle and more particularly a motorcycle. Such a tire comprises a carcass-type reinforcement structure, formed of reinforcement elements and anchored on each side of the tire to a bead whose base is intended to be fitted on a rim seat, each bead being extended radially towards the outside by a sidewall, the sidewalls meeting up radially towards the outside with a tread, and comprising under the tread a crown reinforcement structure consisting of at least one layer of reinforcement elements known as a working layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2006Publication date: December 28, 2006Applicant: MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A.Inventors: Pascal Prost, Alain Valle
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Patent number: 7128112Abstract: A tire for a two-wheeled motorized vehicle and more particularly a motorcycle includes at least one carcass-type reinforcement structure, formed of reinforcement elements, anchored one either side of the tire to a bead intended to be mounted on a rim seat. Each bead is extended radially towards the outside by a sidewall, the sidewalls meeting up radially towards the outside with a tread. Under the tread is a crown reinforcement structure including a layer of circumferential reinforcement elements. In accordance with the profile of the tire in a radial plane, the layer of circumferential elements is at least in part radially to the inside of the part of at least one carcass-type reinforcement structure radially to the outside of the two points of tangency of the curvilinear abscissa of the carcass-type reinforcement structure with perpendiculars to the axis of rotation, and the circumferential reinforcement elements are distributed in the transverse direction with a variable pitch.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2005Date of Patent: October 31, 2006Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.Inventors: Pascal Prost, Alain Valle, Yann Chaylard
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Publication number: 20050217783Abstract: The invention relates to a tire for a two-wheeled motorized vehicle and more particularly a motorcycle. Such a tire comprises at least one carcass-type reinforcement structure, formed of reinforcement elements, anchored on either side of the tire to a bead whose base is intended to be mounted on a rim seat, each bead being extended radially towards the outside by a sidewall, the sidewalls meeting up radially towards the outside with a tread, and comprising under the tread a crown reinforcement structure consisting of at least one layer of reinforcement elements known as a working layer, said layer consisting of at least one continuous reinforcement cord forming portions in the central zone of said layer, said portions displaying identical angles formed with the longitudinal direction, said angles being measured at the points of intersection with a circumferential plane, two adjacent portions being linked by a loop, and the portions forming an angle with the longitudinal direction of between 10 and 80°.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2005Publication date: October 6, 2005Applicant: MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A.Inventors: Alain Valle, Pascal Prost, Bernard Guerinon
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Publication number: 20050183809Abstract: The invention relates to a tire for a two-wheeled motorized vehicle and more particularly a motorcycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2005Publication date: August 25, 2005Applicant: MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A.Inventors: Pascal Prost, Alain Valle, Yann Chaylard
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Publication number: 20050056357Abstract: A method of manufacturing a tire (3), which includes a crown (5) having a molded tread pattern, and at least one insert (6) with a position that is set relative to the molded tread pattern. The method includes building an uncured tire around a core (1), positioning the at least one insert (6) within the uncured tire in a position set relative to the core (1), positioning the core bearing the uncured tire and the at least one insert (6) in an external mold (10) according to a set azimuth (?), and molding the tire.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2004Publication date: March 17, 2005Applicant: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.Inventor: Pascal Prost
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Publication number: 20030145935Abstract: A tire comprising at least one reinforcement structure of carcass type anchored on either side of the tire in a bead, the base of which is intended to be mounted on a rim seat, each bead being extended radially outward by a sidewall, the sidewalls extending radially towards outward to join a tread, the reinforcement structure extending circumferentially from the bead towards said sidewall, an anchoring zone for the reinforcement structure, said tire furthermore comprising an anti-vibration means arranged circumferentially in the junction zone of the shoulder and the sidewall.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2003Publication date: August 7, 2003Inventors: Pascal Prost, Alain Valle