Patents by Inventor Romain BERTHIER

Romain BERTHIER 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: 20240359507
    Abstract: A tire (1) for a heavy goods vehicle having a tread (2) with low road noise. Two consecutive rows of blocks are in the form of a chevron (6) of the tread (2) and are separated by a transverse cut-out in the form of a chevron (52) which extends continuously from one edge of the tread to the other so that the leading or trailing edges (41) of the blocks (4) are positioned in the same line (L) and any transverse cut-out in the form of a chevron (52) has a mean line (Lt) which is constituted by two branches (Lt1, Lt2) which each form, with the axial direction (YY?), a mean angle (B1, B2) at a minimum of 15° and at a maximum of 55°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Xavier NEAU, Benjamin QUANTINET, Romain BERTHIER
  • Publication number: 20240051347
    Abstract: The surface state of the treads of tires cured in a vulcanization mold manufactured by 3D printing represents an optimal compromise between cost, appearance, and grip performance of the tire. The texture is formed by an arrangement of contiguous elements of pyramidal shape, each element of pyramidal shape having a base of parallelogram type positioned on the tread surface, and an apex situated at a normal distance H from the base in the range 0.15 mm to 0.5 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: XAVIER NEAU, ROMAIN BERTHIER, THOMAS LESCUR
  • Patent number: 11865868
    Abstract: Tread for heavy-duty vehicle tire, having tread surface in the new state, having a first volume of cavities opening onto the tread surface, a second volume of cavities formed entirely under the tread surface and having at least one channel of height Hc delimited by two main walls spaced apart from one another by a width Lc and connected together by a lower part and by an upper part, this channel intended to form, after partial wear corresponding to a thickness Lu, an additional groove, such that each channel has a plurality of extensions forming cavities extending between this channel and the tread surface over a height He at least equal to 20% and at most equal to 75% of the thickness Lu, each extension opening at least into the upper part of the channel through an opening having a cross-sectional area Sa at least equal to 0.8*(Hc*Lc).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Damien Bardin, Romain Berthier, Fabien Marlier
  • Publication number: 20220080777
    Abstract: Tread for heavy-duty vehicle tire, having tread surface in the new state, having a first volume of cavities opening onto the tread surface, a second volume of cavities formed entirely under the tread surface and having at least one channel of height Hc delimited by two main walls spaced apart from one another by a width Lc and connected together by a lower part and by an upper part, this channel intended to form, after partial wear corresponding to a thickness Lu, an additional groove, such that each channel has a plurality of extensions forming cavities extending between this channel and the tread surface over a height He at least equal to 20% and at most equal to 75% of the thickness Lu, each extension opening at least into the upper part of the channel through an opening having a cross-sectional area Sa at least equal to 0.8*(Hc*Lc).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Damien BARDIN, Romain BERTHIER, Fabien MARLIER
  • Publication number: 20210229502
    Abstract: Tread with longitudinally oriented grooves (31, 41, 42) at least one is wavy (31) opening onto tread surface (10), at least one rib (21) oriented in the longitudinal direction and delimited by (31) with external cavities (311) opening to tread surface and internal cavities (312) hidden within the thickness of the tread, cavities (311) opening onto the surface (10) when new with a contour (310) having farthest-spaced endpoints A and B separated by a distance Lm, the rib (21) of width Ln having transverse sipes (5), made at a mean pitch Pi, where the length Lm of contour (310) of cavity (311) is equal to or greater than an integer multiple N of the pitch Pi times an amount at most equal to 25% of this integer multiple N of the pitch Pi, when new, N+1 transverse sipes (5) of rib (21) open into cavity (311) bordering the rib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Romain BERTHIER, Fabien MARLIER, Tony ZIVKOVIC
  • Patent number: 9393678
    Abstract: A head bolt tightening tool for a cone crusher head assembly includes a support which is able to support the head assembly non-rotatably on the support, and a reaction arm equipment which is fitted to the support and which is able to hold a head bolt tightening wrench non-rotatably relative to the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Metso Minerals (France) S.A.
    Inventor: Romain Berthier
  • Patent number: 9046211
    Abstract: A mechanical support for thermal or electric systems. The support is hollowed, and includes two bearing surfaces, substantially parallel to each other, and separated from each other by a lateral surface defining a perimeter. The lateral surface includes through openings, distributed along at least one row substantially parallel to the bearing surfaces. The support includes at least one stiffening flange, in contact with the lateral surface of the support, all along the perimeter of the lateral surface, on or in the vicinity of the or of each row of through openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventor: Romain Berthier
  • Publication number: 20140076113
    Abstract: A head bolt tightening tool for a cone crusher head assembly includes a support which is able to support the head assembly non-rotatably on the support, and a reaction arm equipment which is fitted to the support and which is able to hold a head bolt tightening wrench non-rotatably relative to the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: METSO MINERALS (FRANCE) S.A>
    Inventor: Romain Berthier
  • Publication number: 20130327903
    Abstract: A mechanical support for thermal or electric systems. The support is hollowed, and includes two bearing surfaces, substantially parallel to each other, and separated from each other by a lateral surface defining a perimeter. The lateral surface includes through openings, distributed along at least one row substantially parallel to the bearing surfaces. The support includes at least one stiffening flange, in contact with the lateral surface of the support, all along the perimeter of the lateral surface, on or in the vicinity of the or of each row of through openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventor: Romain BERTHIER
  • Patent number: D859296
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
    Inventors: Fabien Marlier, Romain Berthier