Patents by Inventor Pierre-Luc Kovac

Pierre-Luc Kovac 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).

  • Compact belted strain wave gear apparatus and a vehicle lifting system including the compact belted strain wave gear apparatus
    Patent number: 11384825
    Abstract: A wave gear apparatus comprises a spline having top, bottom, exterior, and interior surfaces. A plurality of spline teeth extend from the interior surface toward a center axis. A wave generator is rotatably disposed in the spline. A belt extends about the wave generator. The belt includes a plurality of belt teeth extending radially outwardly from the belt whereby a total number of the belt teeth is less than a total number of the spline teeth. An output member defines a recess receiving the wave generator and the belt whereby, in response to a rotational movement from the wave generator, the output member rotates in a direction same or opposite of the wave generator. A vehicle lifting system including the wave gear apparatus is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: BEIJINGWEST INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dominique Fanelli, Pierre-Luc Kovac, Jocelyn Marchand
  • COMPACT BELTED STRAIN WAVE GEAR APPARATUS AND A VEHICLE LIFTING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE COMPACT BELTED STRAIN WAVE GEAR APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20200386303
    Abstract: A wave gear apparatus comprises a spline having top, bottom, exterior, and interior surfaces. A plurality of spline teeth extend from the interior surface toward a center axis. A wave generator is rotatably disposed in the spline. A belt extends about the wave generator. The belt includes a plurality of belt teeth extending radially outwardly from the belt whereby a total number of the belt teeth is less than a total number of the spline teeth. An output member defines a recess receiving the wave generator and the belt whereby, in response to a rotational movement from the wave generator, the output member rotates in a direction same or opposite of the wave generator. A vehicle lifting system including the wave gear apparatus is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Dominique Fanelli, Pierre-Luc Kovac, Jocelyn Marchand