Patents by Inventor Stéphanie Cambon

Stéphanie Cambon 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).

  • Patent number: 11298985
    Abstract: A tire comprising a tread, this tread comprising at least one channel and at least one wear indicator that is disposed on the bottom of the channel. The wear indicator has a contact face which is intended to come into contact with a road surface when the tire reaches a wear limit. The contact face has a texture that contrasts with the bottom of the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Stéphanie Cambon, Olivier Muhlhoff
  • Patent number: 11254169
    Abstract: A tire (1) comprising a tread (8), this tread comprising at least one channel (2), at least one wear indicator (3) disposed on the bottom of the channel (2), the wear indicator comprising a contact face (7) intended to come into contact with a road surface when the tire reaches a wear limit, the channel (2) comprising a texture (4) surrounding the wear indicator (3) and contrasting with the contact face (7) of the wear indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Stéphanie Cambon, Olivier Muhlhoff
  • Patent number: 10864777
    Abstract: The device for monitoring the wear of a tread during running comprises at least one internal cavity intended to form a void opening on to a tread surface after predefined partial wearing of the tread, this tread comprising a wear limit corresponding to a maximum thickness of wearable material, this device comprising a measurement well opening on to the tread surface, this measurement well having a bottom formed of a first part and of a second part which are offset from one another in the depth, these two parts of the bottom being situated at different distances with respect to the tread surface when new.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignees: Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Michelin Recherche et Technique, S.A.
    Inventors: Benjamin Quantinet, Damien Bardin, Stephanie Cambon, Jonathan Lejeune
  • Publication number: 20190359012
    Abstract: A tire (1) comprises a crown zone (4) comprising a crown reinforcement (41) surmounted radially on the outside by a tread (40) formed from at least one material that is not a conductor of electricity, the crown reinforcement (41) comprising a plurality of layers (411, 412, 423) superposed on one another, each layer of the crown reinforcement comprising two ends in the circumferential direction, these two ends being joined together in an abutment region, the tread (40) comprising a weld region circumferentially offset by an angle of 180 degrees with respect to the region at which the radially outermost layer of the crown reinforcement (413) is superposed. The tire comprises at least one conducting strip (7) of a thickness at most equal to 2 mm and of small width, positioned between the tread and the crown reinforcement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Inventor: STÉPHANIE CAMBON
  • Patent number: 10377183
    Abstract: The tread includes over at least a first axial part (M) at least one wavy groove in a first direction and wavy grooves in a second direction. The wavy grooves in the second direction are connected to the wavy groove in the first direction. Over at least a second axial part (B) of the tread, at least one wavy groove continuous in a third direction, and wavy grooves continue in a fourth direction. The wavy grooves in the fourth direction are connected to the wavy groove in the third direction. When new, the open parts of the first axial part (M) are connected to one another, and the open parts of the second axial part (B) are not connected with one another. Beyond a part-wear condition, the open parts of the second axial part (B) are connected to one another, and the open parts of the first axial part (M) are not connected with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignees: Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelen, Michelin Recherche Et Tecnique, S.A.
    Inventors: Stephanie Cambon, Damien Bardin, Jonathan Lejeune
  • Patent number: 10272726
    Abstract: A tire made of rubber material, comprising a tread (2), said tread (2) having a plurality of grooves (21), each groove (21, 23) having a groove bottom, walls flanking the groove bottom and transition regions between the walls and the groove bottom. The tire is characterized in that all or some of the grooves (21, 23) comprise a texture (3) extending only over the groove bottom and over at least a part of the transition regions associated with this groove bottom, said texture (3) contrasting with the rest of the tire (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Olivier Muhlhoff, Stéphanie Cambon, Hélène Emorine, Arnaud Larregain
  • Patent number: 10245891
    Abstract: A tread for a heavy vehicle tire of total thickness PMU this tread when new having a tread surface is provided and disclosed herein. The tread includes at least one cut opening in the initial condition onto the tread surface, this cut being such that it includes an external part having the form of a groove in the main direction, this groove having a mean depth Pe less than 80% of the thickness PMU, an internal part forming the bottom of the cut, this internal part having the shape of a channel of mean width Le and mean height He, this channel being intended to form a new continuous groove when the part wear of the tread reaches at most 80% of the thickness PMU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignees: Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Michelin Recherche Et Technique, S.A.
    Inventors: Stephanie Cambon, Jonathan Lejeune, Damien Bardin
  • Publication number: 20180345736
    Abstract: A tire (1) comprising a tread (8), this tread comprising at least one channel (2), at least one wear indicator (3) disposed on the bottom of the channel (2), the wear indicator comprising a contact face (7) intended to come into contact with a road surface when the tire reaches a wear limit, the channel (2) comprising a texture (4) surrounding the wear indicator (3) and contrasting with the contact face (7) of the wear indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Stéphanie CAMBON, Olivier MUHLHOFF
  • Publication number: 20180312012
    Abstract: A tire comprising a tread, this tread comprising at least one channel and at least one wear indicator that is disposed on the bottom of the channel The wear indicator has a contact face which is intended to come into contact with a road surface when the tire reaches a wear limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Stéphanie CAMBON, Olivier HOFF
  • Publication number: 20170291456
    Abstract: The device for monitoring the wear of a tread during running comprises at least one internal cavity intended to form a void opening on to a tread surface after predefined partial wearing of the tread, this tread comprising a wear limit corresponding to a maximum thickness of wearable material, this device comprising a measurement well opening on to the tread surface, this measurement well having a bottom formed of a first part and of a second part which are offset from one another in the depth, these two parts of the bottom being situated at different distances with respect to the tread surface when new.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicants: Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Michelin Recherche et Technique, S.A.
    Inventors: Benjamin QUANTINET, Damien BARDIN, Stéphanie CAMBON, Jonathan LEJEUNE
  • Publication number: 20170072749
    Abstract: A tire made of rubber material, comprising a tread (2), said tread (2) having a plurality of grooves (21), each groove (21, 23) having a groove bottom, walls flanking the groove bottom and transition regions between the walls and the groove bottom. The tire is characterized in that all or some of the grooves (21, 23) comprise a texture (3) extending only over the groove bottom and over at least a part of the transition regions associated with this groove bottom, said texture (3) contrasting with the rest of the tire (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicants: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Olivier MUHLHOFF, Stéphanie CAMBON, Hélène EMORINE, Arnaud LARREGAIN
  • Patent number: 9593226
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rubber composition based on one or more specific functionalized diene elastomers and on one or more carbon blacks with a CTAB specific surface varying from 100 to 200 m2/g, the functionalized diene elastomer or elastomers being composed of a specific diene elastomer functionalized, at the chain end or in the middle of the chain, by a tin functional group and of a content of less than 15% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the functionalized diene elastomer, of a non-tin functional elastomer. The diene elastomer exhibits a monomodal distribution of molecular weights before functionalization and a polydispersity index before functionalization of less than or equal to 1.3. This composition makes it possible to obtain tires having an improved wear resistance and which are characterized by decrease in rolling resistance, without damaging the processing and the wet grip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignees: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A.
    Inventors: Stéphanie Cambon, Damien Thomasson
  • Publication number: 20170066292
    Abstract: A tread (2), said tread having a tread surface (20) and a plurality of grooves (21), at least one groove having, in cross section, an undulating overall shape with entirely open groove parts (210) at the tread surface (20) and completely or partially closed groove parts (211) at said tread surface (20). The tire is characterized in that the open groove parts (210) comprise a contrasting texture (3) in the tread, the texture (3) having a plurality of elements that protrude from or are recessed into the surface of the groove. The texture (3) is absent from the closed groove parts (211).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Stéphanie CAMBON, Jonathan LEJEUNE
  • Publication number: 20160318348
    Abstract: A tread for a heavy vehicle tire of total thickness PMU this tread when new having a tread surface is provided and disclosed herein. The tread includes at least one cut opening in the initial condition onto the tread surface, this cut being such that it includes an external part having the form of a groove in the main direction, this groove having a mean depth Pe less than 80% of the thickness PMU, an internal part forming the bottom of the cut, this internal part having the shape of a channel of mean width Le and mean height He, this channel being intended to form a new continuous groove when the part wear of the tread reaches at most 80% of the thickness PMU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicants: Compagie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Michelin Recherche Et Technique, S.A.
    Inventors: Stephanie CAMBON, Jonathan LEJEUNE, Damien BARDIN
  • Publication number: 20160318347
    Abstract: A tread for a heavy vehicle tire having a total thickness PMU corresponding to the thickness of material to be worn away during running is provided herein. This tread has a tread surface that comes into contact with a roadway when a tire provided with this tread is being driven on, this tread includes at least one cut opening in the initial condition onto the tread surface when new.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicants: COMPAGNE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A.
    Inventors: Damien BARDIN, Stephanie CAMBON
  • Publication number: 20160297252
    Abstract: A tread for a heavy vehicle tire which, when new, has a tread surface, this tread including over at least a first axial part (M) of the tread at least one wavy groove with waviness in the thickness of the tread and continuous in a first direction and a plurality of wavy grooves with waviness in the thickness of the tread and continuous in a second direction, the wavy grooves in the second direction being connected to at least one wavy groove in the first direction, and over at least a second axial part (B) of the tread at least one wavy groove with waviness in the thickness of the tread and continuous in a third direction and a plurality of wavy grooves with waviness in the thickness of the tread and continuous in a fourth direction, the wavy grooves of this second axial tread part (B) oriented in the fourth direction being connected to at least one wavy groove in the third direction, this tread being such that, when new, the open parts opening onto the tread surface of the first axial part (M) are connected
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicants: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A.
    Inventors: Stephanie CAMBON, Damien BARDIN, Jonathan LEJEUNE
  • Patent number: 9440496
    Abstract: Tread for a tire for a heavy goods vehicle of total thickness E and of total volume V, having at least one continuous groove comprising: at least two wearing layers in the thickness of the tread, each having a thickness at most equal to 75% of the total thickness E of the tread, a plurality of external cavities and a plurality of internal cavities positioned radially and entirely on the inside of the tread surface in the new state, each internal cavity being connected to an external cavity by a connecting channel, and having a total voids volume Vc at least equal to 7% and at most equal to 12% of a volume equal to the sum of the total volume V and of the total voids volume, and having an effective voids volume Ve for each wearing layer less than the total voids volume Vc, and satisfying the equation: 0.4 St<Ve<0.8 St, wherein 0.4 and 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignees: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Denis Hidrot, Stéphanie Cambon, Richard Audigier
  • Patent number: 9303148
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rubber composition devoid of or practically devoid of zinc or zinc derivative, usable in particular for the manufacture of tires or tire treads, comprising at least: a diene elastomer; an inorganic filler as reinforcing filler; optionally carbon black, in an amount less than 5 phr; a silane polysulfide of formula (I): in which: the symbols R1 and R2, which may be identical or different, each represent a monovalent hydrocarbon group selected from among alkyls, whether straight-chain or branched, having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and the phenyl radical; the symbols R3, which may be identical or different, each represent hydrogen or a monovalent hydrocarbon group selected from among alkyls, whether straight-chain or branched, having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms and alkoxyalkyls, whether straight-chain or branched, having from 2 to 8 carbon atoms; the symbols Z, which may be identical or different, are divalent bond groups comprising from 1 to 18 carbon atoms; x is an integer or
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignees: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS, MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A.
    Inventors: Stéphanie Cambon, Didier Vasseur
  • Patent number: D746219
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignees: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A.
    Inventors: Damien Bardin, Stephanie Cambon, Jonathan Lejeune, Frederic Honnorat
  • Patent number: D758289
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignees: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ESTABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A.
    Inventors: Guy Cagneaux, Stephanie Cambon, Arnaud Larregain