ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,697,794, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN (Clermont-Ferrand, France).
"Tire curing mold having a sealing element" was invented by Thomas Lescur (Clermont-Ferrand, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tire curing mold (20) comprises two shells (21) that are each intended to mold a sidewall of the tire and a ring of sectors (22) that are intended to mold a tread of the tire, each sector (22) having a lining (23) and two arc-shaped segments (27). Each segment (27) is arranged so as to fill a clearance at an interface between the lining (23) and a shell (21), and so as to not be coincident wi...