US Patent Issued to Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin on Sept. 30 for "End-of-line winding for tire component" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,737, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin (Clermont-Ferrand, France).

"End-of-line winding for tire component" was invented by Baptiste Forichon (Clermont-Ferrand, France) and Benjamin Dault (Clermont-Ferrand, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus is provided that has a bobbin and a tire component. The apparatus also has a pivot arm that pivots about a pivot arm axis to move the bobbin from a ready position to a winding position and to an unloading position. The pivot arm rotates the bobbin to effect winding of the tire component onto the bobbin when the bobbin is located in...