Patents by Inventor Thomas LESCUR

Thomas LESCUR 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).

  • SURFACE TEXTURE FOR A TIRE TREAD
    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
  • TIRE CURING MOLD HAVING A SEALING ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20230391033
    Abstract: Tyre curing mould (20) comprising two shells (21) that are each intended to mould a sidewall of the tyre and a ring of sectors (22) that are intended to mould a tread of the tyre, each sector (22) having a lining (23) and two arc-shaped segments (27). According to the invention, each segment (27) is arranged so as to fill a clearance at an interface between the lining (23) and a shell (21), and so as to not be coincident with a moulding surface (24) of the curing mould.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventor: THOMAS LESCUR
  • Vulcanizing mould with enhanced sealing
    Patent number: 10532497
    Abstract: A mould (10) for a tire, comprising two shells (30) that are each intended to mould a lateral sidewall of the tire, a ring of sectors (20) intended to mould a tread of the tire, each sector (20) of the ring of sectors comprising a radially inner face (21) having a moulding lining (22). The mould (10) has microstructures (50) that are designed to fill a clearance between two moulding linings (22) of adjacent sectors (20) and/or between a moulding lining (22) of one sector (20) and a shell (30), when the mould is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Etienne Blanchet, Thomas Lescur
  • Vulcanizing Mould With Enhanced Sealing
    Publication number: 20190009434
    Abstract: A mould (10) for a tire, comprising two shells (30) that are each intended to mould a lateral sidewall of the tire, a ring of sectors (20) intended to mould a tread of the tire, each sector (20) of the ring of sectors comprising a radially inner face (21) having a moulding lining (22). The mould (10) has microstructures (50) that are designed to fill a clearance between two moulding linings (22) of adjacent sectors (20) and/or between a moulding lining (22) of one sector (20) and a shell (30), when the mould is closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Etienne BLANCHET, Thomas LESCUR