Patents by Inventor Xavier Brouwers

Xavier Brouwers 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).

  • Optimized load-bearing structure for bearing support and optimized bearing support
    Patent number: 8434533
    Abstract: A load-bearing structure for a bearing support intended to be mounted on a rim inside a tire fitted on a vehicle to support the tread of the tire in the event of a loss of inflation pressure is provided. The load-bearing structure includes a base, a crown, and an annular body connecting the base and the crown. The body includes a plurality of partitions distributed regularly circumferentially, extending axially substantially from one side to the other of the body and radially from the base to the crown with a mean orientation relative to the radial direction of between 10 and 50 degrees, in that two circumferentially adjacent partitions exhibit contrary orientations relative to the radial direction and in that two adjacent partitions define with the base and/or the crown cavities in the form of triangles or trapezoids.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignees: Michelin Recherche et Technique, S.A., E.I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Loïc Albert, Xavier Brouwers, Guy Cagneaux, Fabien Mondini, Sébastien Rigo, Peter Szekely, Adam J. Van Der Lelij, Damien Van Der Zyppe
  • OPTIMIZED LOAD-BEARING STRUCTURE FOR BEARING SUPPORT AND OPTIMIZED BEARING SUPPORT
    Publication number: 20110017377
    Abstract: A load-bearing structure for a bearing support intended to be mounted on a rim inside a tire fitted on a vehicle to support the tread of the tire in the event of a loss of inflation pressure is provided. The load-bearing structure includes a base, a crown, and an annular body connecting the base and the crown. The body includes a plurality of partitions distributed regularly circumferentially, extending axially substantially from one side to the other of the body and radially from the base to the crown with a mean orientation relative to the radial direction of between 10 and 50 degrees, in that two circumferentially adjacent partitions exhibit contrary orientations relative to the radial direction and in that two adjacent partitions define with the base and/or the crown cavities in the form of triangles or trapezoids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicants: MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A., E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Loic Albert, Xavier Brouwers, Guy Cagneaux, Fabien Mondini, Sebastien Rigo, Peter Szekely, Adam J. Van Der Lelij, Damien Van Der Zyppe