Patents by Inventor Yvan Gerard

Yvan Gerard 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).

  • Device for closing off an opening formed in the bodywork of a vehicle, with a guide element and slide forming a shuttle, and corresponding vehicle
    Patent number: 8562063
    Abstract: A device is provided for closing off an opening formed in the bodywork of a motor vehicle, which includes a fixed structure in which an aperture is defined, and at least one sliding panel exhibiting a surround bearing at least two guide pegs. The device has at least one slide having a groove to accept each of the two guide pegs, the grooves being substantially identical and having an inclined portion forming an angle of between 1 and 89 DEG with the said axis of sliding; a guide element secured to the sliding panel, guided in one of the guide rails; and a return, which controls a relative movement of the slide or slides with respect to the guide element along the said axis of sliding. The sliding panel moves in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the fixed structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Advanced Comfort Systems France SAS—ACS France
    Inventors: Frédéric Giret, Serge Gerbeau, Jean-Claude Neaux, Yvan Gerard
  • DEVICE FOR CLOSING OFF AN OPENING FORMED IN THE BODYWORK OF A VEHICLE, WITH A GUIDE ELEMENT AND SLIDE FORMING A SHUTTLE, AND CORRESPONDING VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20110006558
    Abstract: A device is provided for closing off an opening formed in the bodywork of a motor vehicle, which includes a fixed structure in which an aperture is defined, and at least one sliding panel exhibiting a surround bearing at least two guide pegs. The device has at least one slide having a groove to accept each of the two guide pegs, the grooves being substantially identical and having an inclined portion forming an angle of between 1 and 89 DEG with the said axis of sliding; a guide element secured to the sliding panel, guided in one of the guide rails; and a return, which controls a relative movement of the slide or slides with respect to the guide element along the said axis of sliding. The sliding panel moves in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the fixed structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: ADVANCED COMFORT SYSTEMS FRANCE SAS - ACS FRANCE
    Inventors: Frederic Giret, Serge Gerbeau, Jean-Claude Neaux, Yvan Gerard