Patents by Inventor Jean-Pierre Collognat

Jean-Pierre Collognat 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: 20110194800
    Abstract: Clutch release bearing device, including an operating element, a rolling bearing furnished with rolling elements, with a non-rotating ring provided with a radial portion facing inwards and having a central opening, and with a rotating ring, the said rolling bearing being mounted on the operating element with which it may move axially, and a self-alignment sleeve placed between the non-rotating ring and the operating element and provided with a plurality of elastic ribs facing inwards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Benoît Arnault, Jean-Pierre Collognat
  • Patent number: 7878714
    Abstract: Clutch release bearing device, including an operating element, a rolling bearing furnished with rolling elements, with a non-rotating ring provided with a radial portion facing inwards and having a central opening, and with a rotating ring, the said rolling bearing being mounted on the operating element with which it may move axially, and a self-alignment sleeve placed between the non-rotating ring and the operating element and provided with a plurality of elastic ribs facing inwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Benoît Arnault, Jean-Pierre Collognat
  • Publication number: 20050265646
    Abstract: Clutch release bearing device, including an operating element, a rolling bearing furnished with rolling elements, with a non-rotating ring provided with a radial portion facing inwards and having a central opening, and with a rotating ring, the said rolling bearing being mounted on the operating element with which it may move axially, and a self-alignment sleeve placed between the non-rotating ring and the operating element and provided with a plurality of elastic ribs facing inwards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventors: Benoit Arnault, Jean-Pierre Collognat
  • Patent number: 6524013
    Abstract: A suspension thrust bearing includes a first race, a second race, a row of rolling members disposed between the two races, a cap fastened to the first race and a sealing member that is fastened to a rotary or non-rotary member and cooperates with a respectively non-rotary or rotary surface. The sealing member includes a seal that is initially separate from the cap. The seal is mounted on the cap. It has a bead which is force-fitted in an annular groove in the cap. The seal is disposed axially between the cap and the second race or another cap fastened to the second race and has a lip that comes into rubbing contact with a bearing surface formed by a surface of the second race or of the other cap fastened to the second race.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: SKF France
    Inventors: Eric Beghini, Christophe Houdayer, Jean-Pierre Collognat
  • Publication number: 20020009249
    Abstract: A suspension thrust bearing includes a first race, a second race, a row of rolling members disposed between the two races, a cap fastened to the first race and a sealing member that is fastened to a rotary or non-rotary member and cooperates with a respectively non-rotary or rotary surface. The sealing member includes a seal that is initially separate from the cap. The seal is mounted on the cap. It has a bead which is force-fitted in an annular groove in the cap. The seal is disposed axially between the cap and the second race or another cap fastened to the second race and has a lip that comes into rubbing contact with a bearing surface formed by a surface of the second race or of the other cap fastened to the second race.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Eric Beghnini, Christophe Houdayer, Jean-Pierre Collognat