Patents by Inventor Philippe Bruandet

Philippe Bruandet 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).

  • Patent number: 8544514
    Abstract: A spoked wheel rim for a wheeled vehicle, a mounted assembly incorporating this rim for such a vehicle and a method for assembling this mounted assembly is provided. This rim has two rim edges and a rim bottom covered by an annular ribbon that is flexible and sealed against the inflation gas that is intended to receive a tire and that is fitted with an inflation valve for inflating this tire. The ribbon includes a central portion conforming to the shape of this rim bottom and two lateral portions protruding axially from these rim edges. The lateral portions are capable of having a portion of their axial width cut off by the detachment of two respective peripheral sections of these lateral portions, so that this ribbon extends from one of the said edges to the other following this detachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Hutchinson
    Inventors: Norbert Gangloff, Philippe Bruandet
  • Publication number: 20110121637
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a spoked wheel rim for a wheeled vehicle, a mounted assembly incorporating this rim for such a vehicle and a method for assembling this mounted assembly. The invention applies in particular to the mounted assemblies for bicycles. This rim (1) has two rim edges (5 and 6) and a rim bottom (2) covered by an annular ribbon (10) that is flexible and sealed against the inflation gas that is intended to receive a tire and that is fitted with an inflation valve for inflating this tire, this ribbon having a central portion (12) conforming to the shape of this rim bottom and two lateral portions (15 and 16) protruding axially from these rim edges. According to the invention, these lateral portions are capable of having a portion of their axial width cut off by the detachment of two respective peripheral sections (15a and 16a) of these lateral portions, so that this ribbon extends from one of the said edges to the other following this detachment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Norbert Gangloff, Philippe Bruandet