Patents by Inventor Herve Focoqueur

Herve Focoqueur 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: 20070213163
    Abstract: The invention relates to a double-clutch transmission element for a hybrid pull chain of a motor vehicle, a method of mounting same and a motor vehicle equipped with one such element. The inventive element (25) consists of a motion input shaft (37), a motion output shaft (39), an electrical machine (31) comprising a stator (61) and a rotor (63), a first clutch (33) providing a connection between the input shaft (37) and an intermediate member (73), and a second clutch (35) providing a connection between the intermediate member (73) and the output shaft (39), said intermediate member (73) being coupled in rotation to the rotor (63). The transmission element is also equipped with a casing comprising a first half-shell (51) which supports the input shaft (37) in rotation and a second half-shell (52) which supports the output shaft (39) in rotation, said two half-shells (51, 52) defining a housing in which the two clutches (33, 35) and the electrical machine (31) are mounted in a co-axial manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventors: Emmanuel Combes, Herve Focoqueur