Patents by Inventor Cyrille Benais

Cyrille Benais 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: 10746281
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gearbox including a first shaft, a second shaft, an intermediate shaft transmitting the movement from the first shaft to the second shaft and a casing delimiting a chamber, the first shaft and the second shaft each extending at least partially outside the casing, the intermediate shaft being accommodated in the chamber and comprising a first gearing element cooperating with the first shaft and a second gearing element cooperating with the second shaft. The first shaft and the intermediate shaft are arranged at a first height, the second shaft being arranged at a second height lower than the first height, and the gearbox includes a splash tub containing a lubricant, the first gearing element being at least partially submerged in the splash tub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventor: Cyrille Benais
  • Publication number: 20190011035
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gearbox including a first shaft, a second shaft, an intermediate shaft transmitting the movement from the first shaft to the second shaft and a casing delimiting a chamber, the first shaft and the second shaft each extending at least partially outside the casing, the intermediate shaft being accommodated in the chamber and comprising a first gearing element cooperating with the first shaft and a second gearing element cooperating with the second shaft. The first shaft and the intermediate shaft are arranged at a first height, the second shaft being arranged at a second height lower than the first height, and the gearbox includes a splash tub containing a lubricant, the first gearing element being at least partially submerged in the splash tub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventor: Cyrille BENAIS
  • Patent number: 7537539
    Abstract: The transmission device (1) comprises two power paths (8a, 8b) mounted in parallel, permanently connected to the upper shaft (2) of the engine (3) and the lower shaft (4) to control the differential (6). In each path (8a, 8b), each gear ratio Ia, IIa, IIIa or Ib, IIb, IIIb is obtained by activating a single activator capable of adapting the rotating speed between the two shafts 2 and 4 during gear ratio changes. A control device (17) synchronizes the activations/deactivations during gear ratio changes, whether the newly activated gear ratio is in the same path or a different path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Antonov Automotive Technologies B.V.
    Inventors: Roumen Antonov, Frédéric Toutain, Cyrille Benais
  • Publication number: 20070111840
    Abstract: The transmission device (1) comprises two power paths (8a, 8b) mounted in parallel, permanently connected to the upper shaft (2) of the engine (3) and the lower shaft (4) to control the differential (6). In each path (8a, 8b), each gear ratio Ia, IIa, IIIa or Ib, IIb, IIIb is obtained by activating a single activator capable of adapting the rotating speed between the two shafts 2 and 4 during gear ratio changes. A control device (17) synchronises the activations/deactivations during gear ratio changes, whether the newly activated gear ratio is in the same path or a different path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2004
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventors: Roumen Antonov, Frederic Toutain, Cyrille Benais