Patents by Inventor Albert Planas Girona

Albert Planas Girona 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 adjusting the tension of a pulling element
    Patent number: 8967018
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for the automatic adjustment of the pretension of a pulling element (10, 11) in particular a cable, comprising an elasticity element (50) acting on a first mounting means (20) for a first section (10) of the pulling element for increasing the pre-tension, a second mounting means (30) for a second section (11) of the pulling element, threads (70, 70?, 71) arranged at the first mounting means which interact with a spindle (40, 40?) so that a change of the distance between the first mounting means (20) and the second mounting means (30) causes a rotation of the spindle (40) or the threads (70), and blocking elements (36, 45; 236, 245), which are arranged such that they block a rotation of the spindle or the threads (70), respectively, when the pulling element is under pulling load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Fico Cables, S.A.
    Inventors: Jaume Prat Terrades, Jordi Jornet Vidal, Albert Planas Girona
  • Actuation system for a parking brake
    Patent number: 8215462
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an actuation system for a parking brake of a motor vehicle, comprising a foot or a hand-actuated manual actuation means (10) for tightening of the parking brake, wherein the parking brake is purely mechanically tightened via the actuation means, a locking mechanism (20) for tightening and releasing of the parking brake, wherein the actuation means (10) and the locking mechanism (20) are arranged at different positions of the motor vehicle, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Fico Cables, S.A
    Inventors: Albert Planas Girona, Jordi Jornet Vidal, Jaume Prat Terradas
  • ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR A PARKING BRAKE
    Publication number: 20090107778
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an actuation system for a parking brake of a motor vehicle, comprising a foot or a hand-actuated manual actuation means (10) for tightening of the parking brake, wherein the parking brake is purely mechanically tightened via the actuation means, a locking mechanism (20) for tightening and releasing of the parking brake, wherein the actuation means (10) and the locking mechanism (20) are arranged at different positions of the motor vehicle, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Albert Planas Girona, Jordi Jornet Vidal, Jaume Prat Terradas
  • Device for Adjusting the Tension of a Pulling Element
    Publication number: 20080257099
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for the automatic adjustment of the pretension of a pulling element (10, 11) in particular a cable, comprising an elasticity element (50) acting on a first mounting means (20) for a first section (10) of the pulling element for increasing the pre-tension, a second mounting means (30) for a second section (11) of the pulling element, threads (70, 70?, 71) arranged at the first mounting means which interact with a spindle (40, 40?) so that a change of the distance between the first mounting means (20) and the second mounting means (30) causes a rotation of the spindle (40) or the threads (70), and blocking elements (36, 45; 236, 245), which are arranged such that they block a rotation of the spindle or the threads (70), respectively, when the pulling element is under pulling load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: FICO CABLES, S.A.
    Inventors: Jaume Prat Terrades, Jordi Jornet Vidal, Albert Planas Girona