Patents by Inventor Michel Barroso

Michel Barroso 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).

  • Device for adjusting the position of a steering column
    Patent number: 8726757
    Abstract: A device is provided for adjusting, in a vehicle cabin, the position of a steering wheel secured at the free end of a steering shaft. The device includes an adjusting arrangement for adjusting, in a preferred driving position, the position of the steering wheel in at least one direction, the adjusting arrangement being supported by a retracting arrangement capable of moving the steering wheel into a retracted position wherein the steering wheel does not protrude into the vehicle cabin while maintaining unaltered, with respect to the adjusting arrangement, the preferred driving position. The device makes it possible to maintain the individual adjustment carried by a driver when the steering wheel is moved into retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Renault Trucks
    Inventor: Michel Barroso
  • DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING THE POSITION OF A STEERING COLUMN
    Publication number: 20100218637
    Abstract: A device is provided for adjusting, in a vehicle cabin, the position of a steering wheel secured at the free end of a steering shaft. The device includes an adjusting arrangement for adjusting, in a preferred driving position, the position of the steering wheel in at least one direction, the adjusting arrangement being supported by a retracting arrangement capable of moving the steering wheel into a retracted position wherein the steering wheel does not protrude into the vehicle cabin while maintaining unaltered, with respect to the adjusting arrangement, the preferred driving position. The device makes it possible to maintain the individual adjustment carried by a driver when the steering wheel is moved into retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: RENAULT TRUCKS
    Inventor: Michel Barroso