Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin

Michelin Recherche Et Technique S.a.

Craig M Jurs

Fang Zhu

Drew R Howlett

Victor Abarotin

Olivier Gerardin

A powered massaging assembly includes a handle and a massage head each having an enclosure that presents a chamber. The massage head includes a drive shaft that extends into and out of the chamber. The massage head also includes a driven massage element drivingly attached to the drive shaft and mounted outside the chamber to manipulate tissue. The enclosures include connectors rotatably attached to each other to provide a swivel joint that rotatably interconnects the handle and head.

Method of determining sidewall aggression performance parameters

Tire

A tire with improved resistance to sidewall damage such as splitting or puncture is provided. More particularly, the present invention provides a tire with tread features positioned along the sidewall in a manner that improves the protection of the sidewall against damage when contacting obstacles during operation of the tire.

Tire with improved resistance to sidewall damage

A method of improving the resistance of a tire sidewall to damage such as splitting or puncture is provided. More particularly, a method for determining the size and positioning of tread features along the sidewall of a tire so as to improve the protection of the sidewall against damage when contacting obstacles during operation of the tire is provided.

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Greenville, SC, United States of America

Craig M Jurs