Patents by Inventor Mirca Barbu

Mirca Barbu 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).

  • Aircraft wheel with a universal drive dog
    Patent number: 9211949
    Abstract: An aircraft wheel comprising a rim adapted to receive a tire, and a hub connected to the rim (2) in order to receive bearings for guiding the wheel in rotation about an axis of rotation (X) on an axle of the aircraft. The wheel includes at least one dog (10) that projects laterally from the rim in order to present two parallel faces (11). The dog is pierced by an orifice (12) extending from one face to the other along a generally orthoradial direction (Y).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: MESSIER-BUGATTI-DOWTY
    Inventors: Mirca Barbu, Sébastien Remond
  • AIRCRAFT WHEEL WITH A UNIVERSAL DRIVE DOG
    Publication number: 20140091173
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aircraft wheel comprising a rim adapted to receive a tire, and a hub connected to the rim (2) in order to receive bearings for guiding the wheel in rotation about an axis of rotation (X) on an axle of the aircraft, the wheel including at least one dog (10) that projects laterally from the rim in order to present two parallel faces (11) and that is pierced by an orifice (12) extending from one face to the other along a generally orthoradial direction (Y).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: MESSIER-BUGATTI-DOWTY
    Inventors: Mirca BARBU, Sébastien REMOND
  • Hinge assembly for a swinging door of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 6594859
    Abstract: A hinge assembly for a motor vehicle door with a built-in door stop includes a fixed knuckle having a first part which has a drilling allowing the fixed knuckle to be attached to the bodywork of the vehicle, and a second part perpendicular to the first part having a drilling to accommodate a pin about which the hinge pivots. The hinge assembly also includes a moving knuckle having a drilling allowing the moving knuckle to be attached to the door and having two approximately horizontal flat zones, each provided with a drilling to take the pin and each having a notched cam. The hinge assembly further includes two pressing rollers kept in contact with a cam of the moving knuckle and a spring held in the fixed knuckle and having two vertical branches inserted in the rollers and working in bending, causing the rollers to exert pressure on the cams. The pin articulates the moving knuckle to the fixed knuckle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: Oxford Automotive Mecanismes et Decoupage Fin
    Inventors: Fabrice Barthelemy, Mirca Barbu
  • Hinge assembly for a swinging door of a motor vehicle
    Publication number: 20010013155
    Abstract: Hinge assembly for a swinging door of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a hinge assembly for a motor vehicle door (12) with a built-in door stop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2001
    Publication date: August 16, 2001
    Applicant: OXFORD AUTOMOTIVE MECANISMES ET DECOUPAGE FIN
    Inventors: Fabrice Barthelemy, Mirca Barbu