Patents by Inventor Gerard Leneveu

Gerard Leneveu 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).

  • Publication number: 20080234087
    Abstract: The present invention concerns essentially a power transmission device (1) between a shaft (2) of a thermal engine (3) and a shaft (4) of wheels (5). This transmission device (1) comprises a first and a second electric machine (6, 7), as well as a mechanical assembly (9). In a first mode of operation, the first machine (6) is connected to an element (27) of the assembly (9) and the second machine (7) is connected to a shaft (4) of the wheels (5). In a second mode of operation, the first machine (6) is connected to the element (27) of the assembly (9) and the second machine (7) is connected to another element (26) of the ensemble (9). In a third mode of operation, the shaft (10) of the first machine (6) is connected to the shaft (4) of the wheels (5) and the shaft (11) of the second machine (7) is connected to the other element (26).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicant: Peugeot Citroen Automobiles SA
    Inventors: Sebastien Besnard, Jacques Laeuffer, Gerard Leneveu