Patents by Inventor Alain Pasgrimaud

Alain Pasgrimaud 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).

  • Sliding device including sliding bearing
    Patent number: 9109627
    Abstract: A sliding device includes a sliding bearing, and a shaft which is rotatable and in slidable contact with the sliding bearing in presence of a lubricating oil. The sliding bearing has a surface hardness smaller than a surface hardness of the shaft. Additionally, the sliding bearing has a surface roughness Ra of not larger than 0.2 micrometer, and the shaft has a surface roughness of not larger than 0.05 micrometer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Higuchi, Yutaka Mabuchi, Benjamin Duffau, Alain Pasgrimaud, Carmelo Gugliotta
  • SLIDING DEVICE INCLUDING SLIDING BEARING
    Publication number: 20100266227
    Abstract: A sliding device includes a sliding bearing, and a shaft which is rotatable and in slidable contact with the sliding bearing in presence of a lubricating oil. The sliding bearing has a surface hardness smaller than a surface hardness of the shaft. Additionally, the sliding bearing has a surface roughness Ra of not larger than 0.2 micrometer, and the shaft has a surface roughness of not larger than 0.05 micrometer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Higuchi, Yutaka Mabuchi, Benjamin Duffau, Alain Pasgrimaud, Carmelo Gugliotta