Patents by Inventor Patrick Maleo

Patrick Maleo 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).

  • Method and device for fitting a tire and method of analyzing the said tire
    Patent number: 7051583
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method and device for fitting a tire, of the type with an incorporated air chamber, normally referred to as “tubeless”, on a rim. According to the invention, the said tire having a marking indicating an extreme value of a parameter having a circumferential variation, an area of at least one bead of the tire is held at least during a first inflation phase, the said area being azimuthed according to the said marking. The fitting according to the invention makes it possible to control the variations in radial load on the periphery of the fitted assembly. The invention also proposes a method of analyzing such a tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Patrick Maleo, Jean-Paul Keller
  • Method and device for fitting a tire and method of analyzing the said tire
    Publication number: 20040103993
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method and device for fitting a tire, of the type with an incorporated air chamber, normally referred to as “tubeless”, on a rim.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Publication date: June 3, 2004
    Applicant: Michelin Recherche Et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Patrick Maleo, Jean-Paul Keller