Patents Assigned to Bureau Mertens
  • Patent number: 8038134
    Abstract: The inventive compression spring comprises a cylinder (6) which is made of thermoplastic elastomer and is surrounded with an composite assembly comprising n alternating sleeves (4?, 5, 17, 18, 19) made of thermoplastic elastomer and (n?1) substantially nondeformable collars (3, 14, 15, 16), wherein each nondeformable collar is sandwiched between two sleeves and encompasses said cylinder and the sleeves are embodied in the form of rings whose lateral faces centered inside the spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Bureau Mertens
    Inventor: Rudy Mertens
  • Publication number: 20090085267
    Abstract: The inventive compression spring comprises a cylinder (6) which is made of thermoplastic elastomer and is surrounded with an composite assembly comprising n alternating sleeves (4?, 5, 17, 18, 19) made of thermoplastic elastomer and (n?1) substantially nondeformable collars (3, 14, 15, 16), wherein each nondeformable collar is sandwiched between two sleeves and encompasses said cylinder and the sleeves are embodied in the form of rings whose lateral faces centred inside the spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2005
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: Bureau Mertens
    Inventor: Rudy Mertens