Patents by Inventor Cédric Brulard

Cédric Brulard 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).

  • Patent number: 9010741
    Abstract: The suspension bump stop device comprises a rolling bearing (44) that forms an axial bump stop, equipped with an upper ring (46), with a lower ring (48) and with a plurality of rolling elements positioned between the rings, the upper and lower rings being supported respectively by an upper cup (40) and a lower cup (42), the lower cup forming a bearing means for a suspension spring (18), at least one sealing lip being provided on one of the cups so that it bears against a bearing surface portion of the other cup. The bearing surface portion is substantially cylindrical, the sealing lip being directed downwards away from the rolling bearing and bearing with radial interference against the said surface portion, the said substantially cylindrical surface portion being connected towards the top to a shoulder against which the lip can bear if the two cups become radially eccentric relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Samuel Viault, Yves-André Liverato, Cédric Brulard, Guy Heck
  • Publication number: 20110187071
    Abstract: A rolling bearing includes a bottom ring, a top ring having a skirt with at least one radial protrusion, and a plurality of rolling elements disposed between the rings. A seal is radially disposed between the top and bottom rings and includes an annular radial rib, the rib being positioned axially above the radial protrusion of the top ring skirt so as to interfere diametrically with the radial protrusion and configured to frictionally contact the skirt to attach the seal to the top ring, and a retainer configured to axially retain the bottom ring relative to the top ring. A suspension thrust bearing device includes the rolling bearing and a support element for the rolling bearing forming bearing means for a spring, and a suspension strut for a motor vehicle includes the suspension thrust bearing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Richard Corbett, Chrstophe Houdayer, Désiré Vidot, Cédric Brulard, Jacques Charpentier
  • Publication number: 20110133379
    Abstract: The suspension bump stop device comprises a rolling bearing (44) that forms an axial bump stop, equipped with an upper ring (46), with a lower ring (48) and with a plurality of rolling elements positioned between the rings, the upper and lower rings being supported respectively by an upper cup (40) and a lower cup (42), the lower cup forming a bearing means for a suspension spring (18), at least one sealing lip being provided on one of the cups so that it bears against a bearing surface portion of the other cup. The bearing surface portion is substantially cylindrical, the sealing lip being directed downwards away from the rolling bearing and bearing with radial interference against the said surface portion, the said substantially cylindrical surface portion being connected towards the top to a shoulder against which the lip can bear if the two cups become radially eccentric relative to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: Samuel Viault, Yves-André Liverato, Cédric Brulard, Guy Heck