Material with enhanced sliding friction

US12023961B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN · FR
• Lehigh University · US
• Cornell University · IT

Inventors

• Nichole Moyle · Allentown, US
• FLORIAN BREMOND · Peschadoires, FR
• Chung-Yuen Hui · Ithaca, US
• Haibin WU · Kunshan, CN
• Anand Jagota · Bethlehem, US
• Constantine KHRIPIN · Simpsonville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 28, 2021
• Grant date: Jul 2, 2024
• Expiry date: Jun 4, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B60C2011/142
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An article of manufacture comprising: (a) a body at least a portion of which is a multi-phase material (MPM) defining a traction surface; (b) the MPM comprising at least first and second zones comprising first and second materials, M1, M2, respectively, at or near the traction surface, the M1 and M2 having first and second Young moduli respectively, the first and second moduli differing by at least a factor of 3; and (c) wherein each of the second zones has a center, and wherein the second zones have a center-to-center radial distribution function having a peak at between 10 μm and 10 mm.