ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,325,169, issued on June 10, was assigned to COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN (Clermont-Ferrand, France).
"Complex forming device for producing a complex product from non-protruding rubber layers" was invented by Frederic Cottais (Clermont-Ferrand, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device (100) for forming a complex product of a profiled product produces a complex product from non-protruding rubber layers. There is also a process for forming a complex product of a profiled product from non-protruding rubber layers, performed by the disclosed device (100). A tire production line can include at least one installation (50...