Patents by Inventor Fran.cedilla.ois Moulinet

Fran.cedilla.ois Moulinet 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).

  • Bellows device, its application to a transmission joint, and ring for a device of this kind
    Patent number: 6093108
    Abstract: The invention concerns a bellows device (17) including an elastic bellows (19) adapted to be connected at a first end to a first rotary member (9) and the second end of which has a portion (24) turned back axially outwards, the free end of this turned back portion being adapted to be fixed to a second rotary member (11). The device includes a rigid member (21) for stabilizing the bellows (19) including a radially external connecting part adapted to assure axial retention of said member (21) relative to the second rotary member (11) and a radially internal part (33) adapted to extend axially towards the turned back portion (24), inside the latter, and to have an annular surface facing the bellows (19) that is free of sharp edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Assignee: GKN Automotive AG
    Inventor: Fran.cedilla.ois Moulinet