Patents by Inventor Donatien Frot

Donatien Frot 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).

  • Antitheft device for the steering column of a vehicle having super-lockout provided by a rocker arm
    Patent number: 9032769
    Abstract: The invention relates to an antitheft device (2) for the steering column of a vehicle, comprising: a locking portion (6) including a bolt for locking the steering column, and a mobile member (22) capable of controlling the locking-in-position of the bolt; and an access portion (4) including a latch and carrying a pivoting rocker arm (34) bearing against the mobile member (22) and against the locking portion (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: VALEO SECURITE HABITACLE
    Inventors: Victor Villagrasa, Donatien Frot, Christophe Perrin, Guillaume Lesueur
  • Steering lock antitheft device for motor vehicle
    Patent number: 8857231
    Abstract: The invention relates to a steering lock antitheft device for a motor vehicle comprising: an antitheft body (3) intended to house a lock (2) capable of turning between a neutral position (STOP) and a start position (DEM) via an intermediate position (MARCHE), a cam (4) intended to rotate as one with the lock (2) to actuate locking means of the antitheft device (1) according to the position of the lock (2), a nonreturn means to prevent the said cam (4) from turning in the opposite direction towards the start position (DEM) once it has reached the intermediate position (MARCHE) when moving from the start position (DEM) towards the neutral position (STOP) without first of all moving via the neutral position (STOP), characterized in that a cam profile (5) is formed in a radial wall of the said cam (4) and in that the said antitheft device (1) further comprises a control finger (6) and a means of elastically returning the said control finger (6) against the action of the said cam profile (5), the said cam profile
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Valeo Securite Habitacle
    Inventors: Christophe Perrin, Donatien Frot
  • STEERING LOCK ANTITHEFT DEVICE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20140047876
    Abstract: The invention relates to a steering lock antitheft device for a motor vehicle comprising: an antitheft body (3) intended to house a lock (2) capable of turning between a neutral position (STOP) and a start position (DEM) via an intermediate position (MARCHE), a cam (4) intended to rotate as one with the lock (2) to actuate locking means of the antitheft device (1) according to the position of the lock (2), a nonreturn means to prevent the said cam (4) from turning in the opposite direction towards the start position (DEM) once it has reached the intermediate position (MARCHE) when moving from the start position (DEM) towards the neutral position (STOP) without first of all moving via the neutral position (STOP), characterized in that a cam profile (5) is formed in a radial wall of the said cam (4) and in that the said antitheft device (1) further comprises a control finger (6) and a means of elastically returning the said control finger (6) against the action of the said cam profile (5), the said cam profile
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2011
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: VALEO SECURITE HABITACLE
    Inventors: Christophe Perrin, Donatien Frot
  • ANTITHEFT DEVICE FOR THE STEERING COLUMN OF A VEHICLE HAVING SUPER-LOCKOUT PROVIDED BY A ROCKER ARM
    Publication number: 20130047685
    Abstract: The invention relates to an antitheft device (2) for the steering column of a vehicle, comprising: a locking portion (6) including a bolt for locking the steering column, and a mobile member (22) capable of controlling the locking-in-position of the bolt; and an access portion (4) including a latch and carrying a pivoting rocker arm (34) bearing against the mobile member (22) and against the locking portion (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: VALEO SECURITE HABITACLE
    Inventors: Victor Villagrasa, Donatien Frot, Christophe Perrin, Guillaume Lesueur