US Patent Issued to COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN on July 15 for "System for cutting strips using helical knives and corresponding cutting method" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,249, issued on July 15, was assigned to COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN (Clermont-Ferrand, France).

"System for cutting strips using helical knives and corresponding cutting method" was invented by Frederic Pialot (Clermont-Ferrand, France), Christophe Bessac (Clermont-Ferrand, France), Clement Dubois (Clermont-Ferrand, France) and Olivier Fuchs (Clermont-Ferrand, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The cutting system is configured to cut a continuous strip which extends lengthwise in a longitudinal direction and widthwise between a first edge and a second edge into strips. The cutting system includes a drive device ...