ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,937, issued on June 23, was assigned to COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN (Clermont-Ferrand, France).

"Tire for vehicle comprising a stiffening structure" was invented by Mathieu Girard (Clermont-Ferrand, France), Henri Hinc (Clermont-Ferrand, France), Michel Deal (Clermont-Ferrand, France), Sebastien Rigo (Clermont-Ferrand, France), Antoine Ducloux (Clermont-Ferrand, France), Thomas Simonelli (Clermont-Ferrand, France), Stephane Callamand (Clermont-Ferrand, France) and David Hernandez (Clermont-Ferrand, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tire (1) has improved handling and comprises a stiffening structure (7) compri...