Patents by Inventor Alexandre BAUDU

Alexandre BAUDU 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: 12617232
    Abstract: A motor vehicle drive wheel assembly includes a fixed subassembly that includes two outer raceways; a rotating subassembly that includes a wheel hub, two inner raceways and two rows of rolling bodies that are arranged in two pitch planes PP1 and PP2. One of the inner raceways is formed on a rolling bearing ring bearing against a shoulder of the wheel hub along a bearing interface having an outer circumference of large diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: NTN EUROPE
    Inventors: Alexandre Baudu, Vincent Pourroy-Solari
  • Patent number: 12523571
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for determining a torque applied between two rotating members. The system includes a test body with a deformable structure arranged to transmit the torque while enabling an angular displacement according to the applied torque. The system includes two encoders each on a different rotating member and each capable of emitting a periodic signal representative of the rotational displacement of the corresponding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: NTN Europe
    Inventor: Alexandre Baudu
  • Publication number: 20250277683
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for determining information about the rotation of a member (1) about an axis (R) by means of a device comprising an encoder (11, 12) carried by a body (50) connected in rotation to said member, said encoder having a track (11a, 12a) capable of emitting a periodic signal representative of the rotational displacement of said member; a sensor comprising a sensitive pattern (15, 16) arranged at a reading distance (d) from the track (11a, 12a) to deliver the information as a function of said displacement; said system comprising a casing (17) in which said member is rotatably mounted by means of a bearing (18) and, fixed in the casing (17), a module (19) on which the sensor is associated, the guide bearing (18) being carried by the module (19), a spacer (26) for adjusting the reading distance (d) being disposed between the body (50) and the guide bearing (18). FIG.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2025
    Publication date: September 4, 2025
    Inventors: Alexandre BAUDU, Siegfried RUHLAN
  • Patent number: 12366265
    Abstract: A wheel bearing is provided with a sealing device comprising in-cluding at least an outer structure and an inner structure together de-limiting a chicane passage having an inlet. The outer structure forms an annular gutter which is open radially outwards. The inlet of the chicane passage and the shrink-fitting portion of the outer structure are situated axially on either side of the gutter. The shrink-fitting portion of the outer structure is situated on one side of a reference plane of the outer ring, perpendicular to the axis of revolution and tangential to the end wall of the outer ring opposite to the chicane passage and to the gutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: NTN EUROPE
    Inventors: Alexandre Baudu, Vincent Pourroy-Solari, Siegfried Ruhland
  • Patent number: 12338861
    Abstract: A bearing includes an inner ring, an outer ring and a sealing device. The sealing device includes at least an outer structure secured to the outer ring, and an inner structure secured to the inner ring. The inner structure includes a shrink-fitting portion shrink-fitted onto a shrink-fitting bearing surface of the inner ring and at least one seal seat. The outer structure includes at least one seal lip in sliding contact against the seal seat. The seal seat is located axially at a distance from an end wall of the inner ring, and is closer to the axis of revolution than the shrink-fitting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: NTN EUROPE
    Inventors: Alexandre Baudu, Vincent Pourroy-Solari, Siegfried Ruhland
  • Publication number: 20250153524
    Abstract: The invention relates to a filter sub-assembly (10) comprising: a filter block (20); a lower support (30) having a central portion (31) and a peripheral portion (32) surrounding the central portion (31); and a cover (40) comprising a central portion (41) bearing against an upper face (23) of the filter block (20), and a peripheral portion (42) surrounding the central portion (41) and bearing against the peripheral portion (32) of the lower support (30), the filter sub-assembly (10) comprising a locking washer (90), a first element from among the lower support (30) and the cover (40) being located between the locking washer (90) and a second element from among the lower support (30) and the cover (40), flaps (50) and associated notches (96) being formed on the locking washer (90) and the second element to allow them to be fixed together in the manner of a bayonet fixing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Applicant: NTN EUROPE
    Inventors: Alexandre BAUDU, Vincent POURROY-SOLARI
  • Patent number: 12196265
    Abstract: A motor vehicle drive wheel assembly comprising a fixed subassembly comprising two outer raceways; and, a rotating subassembly comprising a first inner race, a second inner race and two rows of balls arranged in two pitch planes PP1 and PP2. The second inner bearing race has an outer diameter, measured in a section plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation and located between the first pitch plane and the second pitch plane, at a measurement distance DM of the first pitch plane, which is greater than a given threshold value VS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: NTN-SNR ROULEMENTS
    Inventors: Alexandre Baudu, Vincent Pourroy-Solari, Siegfried Ruhland
  • Publication number: 20240426343
    Abstract: A wheel bearing (10) is provided with a sealing device (66) comprising at least an outer structure (76) and an inner structure (78) together delimiting a chicane passage(S) having an inlet (E). The outer structure (76) forms an annular gutter (82) which is open radially outwards. The inlet (E) of the chicane passage (S) and the shrink-fitting portion (80) of the outer structure (76) are situated axially on either side of the gutter (82). The shrink-fitting portion (80) of the outer structure (76) is situated on one side of a reference plane (PE) of the outer ring (20), perpendicular to the axis of revolution (XX) and tangential to the end wall (70) of the outer ring (20) opposite to the chicane passage (S) and to the gutter (82).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: NTN EUROPE
    Inventors: Alexandre BAUDU, Vincent POURROY-SOLARI, Siegfried RUHLAND
  • Publication number: 20240392835
    Abstract: A bearing (10) comprises an inner ring (36), an outer ring (20) and a sealing device (66). The sealing device (66) includes at least an outer structure (76) secured to the outer ring (20), and an inner structure (78) secured to the inner ring (36). The inner structure (78) includes a shrink-fitting portion (88) shrink-fitted onto a shrink-fitting bearing surface (72) of the inner ring (36) and at least one seal seat (90). The outer structure (76) includes at least one seal lip (86) in sliding contact against the seal seat (90). The seal seat (90) is located axially at a distance from an end wall (74) of the inner ring (36), and is closer to the axis of revolution (XX) than the shrink-fitting portion (72).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: NTN EUROPE
    Inventors: Alexandre BAUDU, Vincent POURROY-SOLARI, Siegfried RUHLAND
  • Patent number: 12078205
    Abstract: A motor vehicle drive wheel assembly comprising a fixed subassembly comprising two outer raceways; a rotating subassembly comprising a wheel hub, two inner raceways and two rows of rolling bodies that are arranged in two pitch planes PP1 and PP2. One of the inner raceways is formed on a rolling bearing ring that bears against a transmission bowl at an annular contact interface situated between the two pitch planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: NTN-SNR ROULEMENTS
    Inventors: Alexandre Baudu, Vincent Pourroy-Solari
  • Publication number: 20240272025
    Abstract: A system for determining a torque applied between two rotating members, including a test body having an inner bushing and an outer bushing concentrically connected by a deformable structure, and a device for determining an angle between the bushings which is a function of the applied torque, the deformable structure comprising a set of branches angularly distributed between the bushings, each of said branches extending in a direction between an inner end and an outer end, said direction forming an angle with the diametral direction passing through said inner end, each of the branches having a foot section extending from the inner end to said direction and a head section extending from the direction to the outer end, the sections forming a convex bend for the foot section and a concave bend for the head section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventors: Alexandre Baudu, Siegfried Ruhland
  • Publication number: 20240255028
    Abstract: A motor vehicle drive wheel assembly includes a fixed subassembly that includes two outer raceways; a rotating subassembly that includes a wheel hub, two inner raceways and two rows of rolling bodies that are arranged in two pitch planes PP1 and PP2. One of the inner raceways is formed on a rolling bearing ring bearing against a shoulder of the wheel hub along a bearing interface having an outer circumference of large diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: NTN EUROPE
    Inventors: Alexandre BAUDU, Vincent POURROY-SOLARI
  • Publication number: 20240118168
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for determining a torque applied between two rotating members. The system includes a test body with a deformable structure arranged to transmit the torque while enabling an angular displacement according to the applied torque. The system includes two encoders each on a different rotating member and each capable of emitting a periodic signal representative of the rotational displacement of the corresponding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventor: Alexandre BAUDU
  • Publication number: 20240010040
    Abstract: The invention relates to a top mount assembly of a suspension strut, the assembly comprising: a bearing and a filtering sub-assembly abutting the bearing, which includes: a filter block; a lower support having a central portion abutting a lower face of the filter block and a peripheral portion; a cover including a central portion abutting an upper face of the filter block and a peripheral portion abutting the annular peripheral portion of the lower support. The peripheral portion of the cover is provided with fastening openings arranged radially outside the bearing to secure the filtering sub-assembly to a body element of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: NTN EUROPE
    Inventors: Alexandre BAUDU, Vincent POURROY-SOLARI
  • Publication number: 20230148290
    Abstract: A motor vehicle drive wheel assembly comprising a fixed subassembly comprising two outer raceways; and, a rotating subassembly comprising a first inner race, a second inner race and two rows of balls arranged in two pitch planes PP1 and PP2. The second inner bearing race has an outer diameter, measured in a section plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation and located between the first pitch plane and the second pitch plane, at a measurement distance DM of the first pitch plane, which is greater than a given threshold value VS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: NTN-SNR ROULEMENTS
    Inventors: Alexandre BAUDU, Vincent POURROY-SOLARI, Siegfried RUHLAND
  • Publication number: 20230100010
    Abstract: A rotary suspension stop for a suspension strut comprises a bearing, a lower support forming a bearing surface for an upper turn of a helical spring and an annular shrink-fitting surface turned radially in a radial reference direction, a cover comprising an annular skirt extending axially facing and at a distance from the shrink-fitting surface and a seal having a body, at least one annular sealing lip in sliding contact against the annular skirt of the cover and at least a first set of one or more elastic first shrink-fit lips projecting toward the shrink-fitting surface and shrunk to the shrink-fitting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: NTN-SNR ROULEMENTS
    Inventors: Alexandre BAUDU, Aurélien BONNAUDET, Anthony CAMPART, Vincent POURROY-SOLARI
  • Publication number: 20230063439
    Abstract: A motor vehicle drive wheel assembly comprising a fixed subassembly comprising two outer raceways; a rotating subassembly comprising a wheel hub, two inner raceways and two rows of rolling bodies that are arranged in two pitch planes PP1 and PP2. One of the inner raceways is formed on a rolling bearing ring that bears against a transmission bowl at an annular contact interface situated between the two pitch planes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: NTN-SNR ROULEMENTS
    Inventors: Alexandre BAUDU, Vincent POURROY-SOLARI