ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,025, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN (Clermont-Ferrand, France).
"Rapid warm-up tire" was invented by Romain Favrot (Clermont-Ferrand, France) and Florian Mora (Clermont-Ferrand, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tire for use on an asphalted surface comprises a tread surface (16) comprising a continuously-smooth part (20). The or each continuously-smooth part (20) comprises a plurality of recessed portions (26) and a plurality of raised portions (28). The recessed portions (26) and the raised portions (28) are arranged in such a way that, when the continuously-smooth part (20) r...