Patents by Inventor GWENN LELIEVRE

GWENN LELIEVRE 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).

  • Wheel rim equipped with an inflation valve and method of installation of such a valve
    Patent number: 9290070
    Abstract: A wheel rim is equipped with an inflation valve (10) that is capable of elastic deformation adapted to be positioned in an opening (30) in the wheel rim (31) of a wheel of a motor vehicle. The valve (10) exhibits a valve body (12) made from an elastically deformable material surrounding a valve core (11) adapted to form an air passageway (15). The valve body (12) is provided with a sealing groove (21) adapted to receive the wheel rim, and with an intermediate part (22) having a diameter greater than the opening in the wheel rim. The inflation valve (10) is provided in addition with an element for the distribution (40) of shear forces pre-installed on the valve body (12). A method of installation of the inflation valve is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignees: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE FRANCE, CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Gwenn Lelievre, Frederic Gaugain, Pascal Petitjean
  • WHEEL RIM EQUIPPED WITH AN INFLATION VALVE AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION OF SUCH A VALVE
    Publication number: 20150059948
    Abstract: A wheel rim is equipped with an inflation valve (10) that is capable of elastic deformation adapted to be positioned in an opening (30) in the wheel rim (31) of a wheel of a motor vehicle. The valve (10) exhibits a valve body (12) made from an elastically deformable material surrounding a valve core (11) adapted to form an air passageway (15). The valve body (12) is provided with a sealing groove (21) adapted to receive the wheel rim, and with an intermediate part (22) having a diameter greater than the opening in the wheel rim. The inflation valve (10) is provided in addition with an element for the distribution (40) of shear forces pre-installed on the valve body (12). A method of installation of the inflation valve is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicants: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH, CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE FRANCE
    Inventors: Gwenn LELIEVRE, Frederic GAUGAIN, Pascal PETITJEAN
  • VALVE BODY FOR A SNAP-IN VALVE AND SNAP-IN VALVE
    Publication number: 20150000763
    Abstract: A valve body for a snap-in valve of a vehicle wheel includes a valve stem having a valve core and a jacket-shaped body connected fixedly to the valve stem having the valve core. The body is formed of a rubber mixture containing chloroprene rubber. A snap-in valve having the valve body is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: CARLA RECKER, GWENN LELIEVRE, VOLKER HAERTEL, KONSTANTIN EFIMOV