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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2020
Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Heloise Debordeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Jean-Claude Desvignes, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Alain Baptiste, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Abstract
A mold () for curing a tire comprises at least one body, such as a shell () or a lining, and at least one insert () mounted removably in a housing of the body, the molding surface () of the body having a first texture pattern (), the molding surface () of the insert having a marking pattern (). The molding surface of the insert also has a second texture pattern () chosen such that the surface molded by the second texture pattern contrasts with the surface molded by the marking pattern (), and contrasts barely, if at all, with the surface molded by the first texture pattern ().