Patents by Inventor Arnard VILLENEUVE

Arnard VILLENEUVE has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Hybrid transmission with offset electric machine and method for controlling gear changes
    Patent number: 10479188
    Abstract: A hybrid transmission is for a motor vehicle provided with a heat engine and a main drive electric machine. The transmission includes two concentric input shafts connected to a crankshaft of the heat engine and to the electric machine with no disconnect clutch, an output shaft connected to wheels of the vehicle by a differential, and a shaft for transferring movement from an input shaft to the output shaft and for coupling the input shafts. The electric machine is arranged at the end opposite the input shafts relative to the heat engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignees: RENAULT s.a.s., NISSAN MOTOR Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nicolas Fremau, Arnard Villeneuve, Ahmed Ketfi-Cherif, Antoine Vignon
  • HYBRID TRANSMISSION WITH OFFSET ELECTRIC MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING GEAR CHANGES
    Publication number: 20170129323
    Abstract: A hybrid transmission is for a motor vehicle provided with a heat engine and a main drive electric machine. The transmission includes two concentric input shafts connected to a crankshaft of the heat engine and to the electric machine with no disconnect clutch, an output shaft connected to wheels of the vehicle by a differential, and a shaft for transferring movement from an input shaft to the output shaft and for coupling the input shafts. The electric machine is arranged at the end opposite the input shafts relative to the heat engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicants: RENAULT s.a.s., NISSAN MOTOR CO., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nicolas FREMAU, Arnard VILLENEUVE, Ahmed KETFI-CHERIF, Antoine VIGNON