Patents by Inventor Michel Nouillant

Michel Nouillant 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).

  • Arrangement for damping through wire-drawing of a fluid and suspension system in particular of an automotive vehicle fitted with such a damping arrangement
    Patent number: 5842688
    Abstract: An arrangement for damping movement of a mass with respect to a support to which the mass is connected by a suspension device. The suspension device is provided with one or more springs and a hydraulic damping system through which a hydraulic fluid flows. One or more devices are present for wire-drawing this fluid through a respective aperture. Each wire-drawing device is arranged to continuously vary the damping characteristics by controlling the extent of opening of the aperture(s) and thus regulate the flow of the fluid through the hydraulic damping system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Automobiles Peugeot-Automobiles Citroen
    Inventors: Jacques Dore, Alain Oustaloup, Michel Nouillant, Xavier Moreau