Patents by Inventor Pierre Fillion

Pierre Fillion 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: 5730041
    Abstract: A hydrostatic bridge including two hydraulic motors each having two distinct operating cylinder capacities, both motors sharing an overall casing. The bridge has four main ducts of a first type (feed or exhaust) and two main ducts of a second type (exhaust or feed). The overall casing has three upstream ducts respectively connected to the first and second main ducts of the first type themselves connected to distribution ducts of the first motor, to third and fourth main ducts of the first type, themselves connected to distribution ducts of the second motor, and to first and second main ducts of the second type, themselves connected to distribution ducts of both motors. The bridge includes an anti-spin device capable of selectively reducing the flow rate in the first upstream duct and in the second upstream duct for selectively correcting spin of the first and second motors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1998
    Assignee: Poclain Hydraulics
    Inventors: Pierre Fillion, Bernard Nicolas
  • Patent number: 5224411
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic circuit for supplying at least one motor incorporating "disengageable" pistons, comprising a fluid distributor valve obturating, in one of its positions, the supply and exhaust conduits of said motor.According to the invention, the fluid distributor valve comprises a shuttle valve presenting two inlet connections and one outlet connection, and, in said position, establishes communications of the supply conduit with one of the inlet connections, of the exhaust conduit with the other inlet connection, and of a conduit evacuating fluid towards a reservoir with said outlet connection of the shuttle valve.One application of the invention is the production of a vehicle translation circuit comprising a "disengageable" assistant motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1993
    Assignee: Poclain Hydraulics
    Inventor: Pierre Fillion
  • Patent number: 5201570
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a vehicle equipped with wheels coupled to fluid motors, restrictions being placed on supply or exhaust conduits of the motors. According to the invention, the vehicle comprises front and rear wheels, each coupled to one of the motors, each motor being of a reversible type, while a restriction is placed on the supply conduit of each motor coupled to the rear wheels, another restriction being placed on the exhaust conduit of each motor coupled to the front wheels. One application of the invention is the production of a wheeled vehicle equipped with a simple and efficient anti-skid system for its wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1993
    Assignee: Societe Anonyme: Poclain Hydraulics
    Inventors: Jean A. Heren, Jacques P. Fontaine, Pierre Fillion
  • Patent number: 4411348
    Abstract: This control device for an electric motor-reduction unit is designed to permit the accurate adjustment of the point at which it is desired to stop the rotation of the unit. For this purpose, it comprises a slide controlling during its movement in one direction and during a first time period the movement of beaks of a rocker in a direction in order to open the motor control switch when said beaks are engaged in notches of cam means. In a second time period, the slide causes a two-armed sliding lever supporting the notched-cam shaft to pivot in a direction, each notched cam being rigidly associated with a heart-shaped cam and with a toothed wheel adapted, when inoperative, to mesh with toothed drive pinions. In a third time period, the slide causes the beaks of the aligning lever to bear against the heart-shaped cams in order to align the notches with the beaks. The pinions remain radially fixed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1983
    Assignee: Somfy
    Inventor: Pierre Fillion
  • Patent number: 4322589
    Abstract: This control device for electric motor-reduction units comprises two cams rotating at different speeds about a common shaft, each cam having only one notch formed in its outer periphery, the cam notches being adapted to cooperate with catch-forming portions of a rocker controlling the motor switch. The first cam is rigid and coaxial with a toothed wheel meshing with a driving toothed pinion pivoted on a shaft parallel to the cam shaft, and comprises two drive teeth adapted, during each revolution, to mesh with a reversing pinion pivoted to the driving pinion shaft and rigid with another pinion meshing with a second toothed wheel rigid with the second cam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1982
    Assignee: Etablissements Carpano & Pons
    Inventors: Alain Pommat, Pierre Fillion
  • Patent number: 4314119
    Abstract: This control device for electric motor-reduction unit intended for driving rolling shutters, roller-blinds or the like, and permitting an accidental overstepping of the electrical stop point without causing any damage in, or putting out of order, the control device, comprises a cam having a notch formed in its contour, adapted to be engaged by a follower portion of a lever so as to open a switch controlling the supply of drive current to the motor-reduction unit. The notch has a rear portion inclined laterally and rearwardly which opens into an extension of the cam contour which is level with the bottom of the notch, or located at a lower level than this bottom. When the cam rotating in a given direction oversteps the normal electrical stop point the inclined portion moves the follower laterally and the lever is moved laterally along its pivot axis against the force of spring means, but held at the same level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1980
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1982
    Assignee: Etablissements Carpano & Pons
    Inventor: Pierre Fillion