Patents by Inventor Thomas Babin

Thomas Babin 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: 9044908
    Abstract: The device for assembling a green blank form of the crown of a tire comprises: a support having a shape that exhibits symmetry of revolution (4), —members (8) for shaping the green tire, and for each member, means (20, 35) for removable attachment to the support, comprising at least one bolt (20) and able to fix the member to the support as soon as the member (8) is in a reception position on the support. The bolt (20) has a face able to collaborate with at least one face of the member or of the support in order to place the member in the reception position, the faces being arranged so that the face of the member or of the support cannot move the bolt. The members, when they are in the reception position, are juxtaposed to form a reception surface for components that form the crown of the tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignees: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventor: Thomas Babin
  • Publication number: 20130168023
    Abstract: The device for assembling a green blank form of the crown of a tire comprises: a support having a shape that exhibits symmetry of revolution (4), members (8) for shaping the green tire, and for each member, means (20, 35) for removable attachment to the support, comprising at least one bolt (20) and able to fix the member to the support as soon as the member (8) is in a reception position on the support. The bolt (20) has a face able to collaborate with at least one face of the member or of the support in order to place the member in the reception position, the faces being arranged so that the face of the member or of the support cannot move the bolt. The members, when they are in the reception position, are juxtaposed to form a reception surface for components that form the crown of the tire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicants: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., COMPAGNIE GENRALE DES ESTABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventor: Thomas Babin
  • Publication number: 20070156491
    Abstract: A method and a decentralized system for processing an order request for a resource are provided. An order request is processed in a decentralized system device (202) of the decentralized system (108). The decentralized system includes at least one operator device, and at least one pallet with an associated wireless pallet device. The method includes receiving (302) the order request for a set of resources. The method further includes obtaining (304) resource information pertaining to the set of resources from a resource information database. Further, a pallet configuration is optimized (306) based on the resource information and the pallet configuration is wirelessly communicated (308) to the at least one pallet device and/or the at least one operator device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Francesca Schuler, Thomas Babin
  • Publication number: 20070091858
    Abstract: A network (100) will receive requests from unauthorized nodes that wish to join/access the network. While access may be denied for the unauthorized nodes, the network will continue to monitor these nodes for location information. The unauthorized nodes will be located, and their location will be monitored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Xiaohua Wu, Thomas Babin, Guoshu Song, Joseph Tomase, Yinyan Wang, Chuntao Zhang