Patents by Inventor Christophe Cottard

Christophe Cottard 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).

  • Method for Power Transmission Between a Heat Engine and the Wheels of a Motor Vehicle and Related Device
    Publication number: 20080146406
    Abstract: The invention essentially concerns a device (1.1) for a motor vehicle power transmission. Said device (1.1) comprises a traction chain consisting of a heat engine (2), a clutch (3) including first and second clutch disks (8, 9), an electrical machine (4), and wheels (6). The shaft (10) of the machine (4) is further connected to a shaft (12) of the wheels (6). The invention is characterized in that said transmission device (1.1) comprises a starter system (7) mechanically independent of the electrical machine (4). Said starter system (7) is connected to the heat engine (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: PEUGEOT CITROEN AUTOMOBILES SA
    Inventors: Christophe Cottard, Yvan Le Neindre, Gaetan Rocq