Patents by Inventor Patrick Pallot

Patrick Pallot 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: 20160229229
    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
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicants: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, MICHELIN ROCHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE, S.A.
    Inventors: Patrick PALLOT, Mathleu DELBOS, Patrick DAYET, Jacky PINEAU, Olivier MUHLHOFF
  • Publication number: 20120145334
    Abstract: Method of manufacturing a tire comprising a tread strip in which blind radial cuts are arranged in the blocks of rubber that form the tread pattern, comprising a step during which the cuts (33) are made in the unvulcanized tread strip (3) intended to cap the green tire. One or more blades (22) are raised to a temperature higher than the vulcanization temperature of the material of which the tread strip (3) is made are caused to penetrate the radially internal face (32) of the tread strip (3) for a sufficient period of time that they superficially vulcanize the walls of the cut in contact with the blade (22) so as to prevent the faces from sticking back together once the blade has been withdrawn from the cut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: SOCIETE DE TECHNOLOGIE MICHELIN
    Inventors: Patrick Pallot, Gerard Crosnier, Richard Abinal
  • Patent number: 6859713
    Abstract: The invention proposes a method for regulating a stability control system of a vehicle based on the forces acting at the center of each wheel of the vehicle. The actions of the driver, i.e. steering, acceleration or braking, produce forces (changes in forces) are transmitted by the tires to the ground. Control of the operating means of the vehicle (active anti-roll device, engine torque, braking torque, load per wheel or direction) utilizes instructions resulting from the actions of the driver to apply forces. The invention proposes a method of expressing, in terms of forces, the inputs of the driver as a function of the inertia of the vehicle body, velocity of forward movement of the vehicle, and angle at the steering wheel (steering wheel velocity and steering wheel acceleration). If the actual forces that are measured do not correspond to the forces desired by the driver, the active system compensates for this difference by acting on the force distributions in the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique
    Inventor: Patrick Pallot
  • Patent number: 6604036
    Abstract: A method for regulating a system for controlling the stability of a vehicle based on the forces exerted at the center of each wheel of the vehicle. Since, the actions of the driver, whether steering, accelerating or braking, are reflected by forces (variations in forces) transmitted by the tires to the ground, it is proposed to control the operating means of the vehicle (active anti-roll system, engine torque, braking torque or active steering) by force expectations derived from the actions of the driver. Depending on the speed of travel of the vehicle and the angle to the steering wheel (steering wheel velocity and steering wheel acceleration), the method expresses the inputs of the driver in terms of forces. If the actual forces that are measured do not correspond to the forces desired by the driver, the active system compensates for this difference by acting on the distributions of forces in the vehicle chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventor: Patrick Pallot
  • Publication number: 20030093206
    Abstract: The invention proposes a method for regulating a stability control system of a vehicle based on the forces acting at the center of each wheel of the vehicle. The actions of the driver, i.e. steering, acceleration or braking, produce forces (changes in forces) are transmitted by the tires to the ground. Control of the operating means of the vehicle (active anti-roll device, engine torque, braking torque, load per wheel or direction) utilizes instructions resulting from the actions of the driver to apply forces. The invention proposes a method of expressing, in terms of forces, the inputs of the driver as a function of the inertia of the vehicle body, velocity of forward movement of the vehicle, and angle at the steering wheel (steering wheel velocity and steering wheel acceleration). If the actual forces that are measured do not correspond to the forces desired by the driver, the active system compensates for this difference by acting on the force distributions in the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventor: Patrick Pallot
  • Publication number: 20020035871
    Abstract: A method for regulating a system for controlling the stability of a vehicle based on the forces exerted at the center of each wheel of the vehicle. Since, the actions of the driver, whether steering, accelerating or braking, are reflected by forces (variations in forces) transmitted by the tires to the ground, it is proposed to control the operating means of the vehicle (active anti-roll system, engine torque, braking torque or active steering) by force expectations derived from the actions of the driver. Depending on the speed of travel of the vehicle and the angle to the steering wheel (steering wheel velocity and steering wheel acceleration), the method expresses the inputs of the driver in terms of forces. If the actual forces that are measured do not correspond to the forces desired by the driver, the active system compensates for this difference by acting on the distributions of forces in the vehicle chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2001
    Publication date: March 28, 2002
    Applicant: MICHELIN RICHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A.
    Inventor: Patrick Pallot