Patents by Inventor Franck Georges Larmande

Franck Georges Larmande 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: 5971346
    Abstract: A suspension for a motor vehicle exhaust pipe, the suspension comprising an upper strength member 3 suitable for securing to the body 5 of the vehicle, and a lower strength member 4 suitable for securing to an exhaust pipe 6, the two strength members being interconnected by a resilient system. Such a suspension is characterized in that said resilient system comprises two crossed resilient loops 1, 2 each incorporating a ring B of material having a high modulus of elasticity that is coated in rubber C, the loops 1, 2 being fixed to each of the strength members 3, 4 at two diametrically-opposite locations of their respective circumferences. The invention also relates to an assembly of such a suspension, the vehicle body, and the exhaust pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Hutchinson
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Julien Monneau, Franck Georges Larmande, Sylvain Sauvage