US Patent Issued to Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin on Feb. 25 for "Tire sensor install tool" (South Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,233,615, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin (Clermont-Ferrand, France).

"Tire sensor install tool" was invented by Raymond Cotton (Travelers Rest, S.C.) and Philippe Barreaud (Greenville, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for installing a sensor into a tire is provided that has a housing with a housing base that defines a housing base opening with an axis. A first finger extends from the housing base so as to extend both away from the housing base in the axial direction and towards the axis upon initial extension from the housing base and is located towards the axis without ex...