Patents by Inventor Maxime Pilote

Maxime Pilote 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).

  • Tandem suspension for steerable axles
    Patent number: 7850195
    Abstract: A tandem suspension for connecting a vehicle chassis to front and rear steerable axles is provided. The tandem suspension includes, on each side of the vehicle, a front leaf spring linking the chassis and the front axle, a rear leaf spring linking the chassis and the rear axle, an equalizer assembly mounted to the chassis for equalizing the front and rear axles, a front air spring disposed between the chassis and the front axle, a rear air spring disposed between the chassis and the rear axle, and a pneumatic control system pneumatically linked to the front and rear air springs for supplying pressurised gas thereto and operable to unload one of the front and rear air springs. A method of installing a tandem suspension in a vehicle having a first steerable axle and a front leaf spring is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Simard Suspensions Inc.
    Inventors: Andre-Marie Simard, Maxime Pilote, Michel Bosse, Patrice Gaudreault
  • TANDEM SUSPENSION FOR STEERABLE AXLES
    Publication number: 20070273072
    Abstract: A tandem suspension for connecting a vehicle chassis to front and rear steerable axles is provided. The tandem suspension includes, on each side of the vehicle, a front leaf spring linking the chassis and the front axle, a rear leaf spring linking the chassis and the rear axle, an equalizer assembly mounted to the chassis for equalizing the front and rear axles, a front air spring disposed between the chassis and the front axle, a rear air spring disposed between the chassis and the rear axle, and a pneumatic control system pneumatically linked to the front and rear air springs for supplying pressurised gas thereto and operable to unload one of the front and rear air springs. A method of installing a tandem suspension in a vehicle having a first steerable axle and a front leaf spring is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: SIMARD SUSPENSIONS INC.
    Inventors: Andr'e-Marie Simard, Maxime Pilote, Michel Bosse, Patrice Gaudreault