Patents by Inventor Anthony Laval

Anthony Laval 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).

  • Publication number: 20240400020
    Abstract: A pneumatic controlling device for a hydrodynamic brake comprises a working-pressure port, and further comprises at least one inlet valve via which a working-pressure line leading to the working-pressure port can be connected to an air feed line that is connected to a compressed-air source, and comprises at least one outlet valve via which the working-pressure line is connected to an air bleed line that is connected to an air bleed exit, wherein the working-pressure line is connected to the air bleed line via at least one quick air bleed valve, wherein a safety valve is arranged between the compressed-air source and the quick air bleed valve and is configured to actuate the quick air bleed valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2022
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Oliver Thode, Jörg Bürssner, Anthony Laval, Peter Sohnemann
  • Publication number: 20240047160
    Abstract: A fast-acting actuator device (68), in particular circuit-breaker device, is proposed, has a mechanical tensioning element (10), has an armature element (12) which can be preloaded by the mechanical tensioning element (10) and which, driven by tension release of the mechanical tensioning element (10), is movable from at least one first end position (14) into at least one second end position (16), further has a magnet unit (18) which is configured to hold the armature element (12) in the first end position (14) by means of a magnetic field generated by the magnet unit (18), and has a resetting unit (20) which is configured to move the armature element (12) back at least from the second end position (16) into the first end position (14) by means of a motor-drivable resetting element (22) and, in the process, to preload the mechanical tensioning element (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Jörg BÜRSSNER, Peter VINCON, Valerio RESCIGNO, Benedikt FENDRICH, Anthony LAVAL
  • Publication number: 20190112846
    Abstract: A handle for a vehicle door includes a grip member configured to cooperate with a latch mechanism to unlatch the door. The grip member includes a gripping part and is movable between a flushing position in which the gripping part extends flush to an external panel of the door, an active position in which the gripping part projects with respect to the external panel and becomes graspable, and an opening position in which the grip member cooperates with the latch mechanism to activate the latch mechanism and to unlatch the door. The handle further includes a driving mechanism moving in rotation according to a driving rotation axis and configured to drive an actuator lever cooperating with the grip member, and a motor cooperating with the driving mechanism for moving said driving mechanism according to the driving rotation axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: U-SHIN Deutschland Zugangssysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Anthony LAVAL, Régis GRENOUILLAT, Andreas JURACHEK, Anton LINDER
  • Patent number: 10017152
    Abstract: An electrical steering column lock for an automotive vehicle capable of locking and unlocking the steering column is disclosed. The electrical steering column lock includes a bolt intended to move for locking and for unlocking the steering column, a cam wheel intended to rotate according a first rotation axis and to cooperate with the bolt for controlling the bolt movement, a gear intended to rotate according to a second rotation axis and disposed so as to drive the rotation of the cam wheel, where the cam wheel and the gear are placed sensibly in a common plane have parallel rotation axes which are also parallel to the movement of the bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: U-Shin Deutschland Zugangssyteme GmbH
    Inventors: Anthony Laval, Norbert Lehmeier
  • Publication number: 20160023634
    Abstract: An anti-theft device for locking a steering column of a motor vehicle includes a locking bolt that is axially mobile between an unlocked position away from a steering column and a locked position in which it blocks the rotation of said column, a rotary cam for actuating the axial movement of the locking bolt, the rotary cam including a toothed wheel intended to be driven in rotation, where the rotary cam includes an elastic return means of which a first end is secured to the toothed wheel and a second free end projects radially from the toothed wheel and engages with a locking counter-form provided in the locking bolt to block the axial movement of the locking bolt against the elastic return of same to the locked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: U-Shin Deutschland Zugangssysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Anthony Laval, Norbert Lehmeier
  • Publication number: 20150266449
    Abstract: An electrical steering column lock for an automotive vehicle capable of locking and unlocking the steering column is disclosed. The electrical steering column lock includes a bolt intended to move for locking and for unlocking the steering column, a cam wheel intended to rotate according a first rotation axis and to cooperate with the bolt for controlling the bolt movement, a gear intended to rotate according to a second rotation axis and disposed so as to drive the rotation of the cam wheel, where the cam wheel and the gear are placed sensibly in a common plane have parallel rotation axes which are also parallel to the movement of the bolt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: U-SHIN DEUTSCHLAND ZUGANGSSYSTEME GMBH
    Inventors: Anthony Laval, Norbert Lehmeier
  • Patent number: 9085274
    Abstract: A motorized steering-column lock for a steering column of a motor vehicle, the lock includes a bolt configured to move between a locked position and an unlocked position of a steering column and an electric motor for driving the bolt between the unlocked position and the locked position. The bolt is mounted to be movable in a direction parallel to the steering column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Valeo Sicherheitssysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Anthony Laval, Lukas Kaliebe
  • Patent number: 8978811
    Abstract: An antitheft device for the steering column of a motor vehicle, in which a movable indexer includes a return spring for returning the movable indexer such that the indexer engages with at least one profile of a cam of the antitheft device, and in which the return spring of the indexer and a return spring of a bolt of the antitheft device are separate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Valeo Sicherheitssysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Anthony Laval, Lukas Kaliebe
  • Publication number: 20140124282
    Abstract: The invention relates to an antitheft device for the steering column of a motor vehicle, in which a movable indexer (60) includes a return spring (62) for returning the movable indexer (60) such that said indexer engages with at least one profile (23) of a cam of the antitheft device, and in which the return spring (62) of the indexer (60) and a return spring (40) of a bolt (30) of the antitheft device arc separate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: VALEO SICHERHEITSSYSTEME GMBH
    Inventors: Anthony Laval, Lukas Kaliebe
  • Publication number: 20140069155
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motorized steering column lock for a motor vehicle, comprising a bolt (30) that is able to move between a column locking position and a column unlocking position, and also an electric motor (10) for driving the bolt between the unlocking position and the locking position, characterized in that the bolt is mounted so as to approach the steering column in a direction parallel to the steering column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: VALEO SICHERHEITSSYSTEME GMBH
    Inventors: Anthony Laval, Lukas Kaliebe
  • Patent number: 7856858
    Abstract: A steering lock for locking the steering spindle of a motor vehicle steering system including a blocking element that pivots along a longitudinal axis from a locking to an unlocking position using an electromechanical drive and is maintained in the unlocking position by a spring-loaded lever. In order to enable the lever to maintain the blocking element in the unlocking position when a worm drive generates the displacement of the blocking element, a worm gear representing a first control contour is used. A first cam for pivoting the blocking element to the unlocking position and a second cam for actuating the lever are mounted on the worm gear. Prior to the pivoting of the blocking element from the unlocking to the locking position, the lever is pivoted from a rest into a release position and, only afterwards, the worm gear enables the blocking element to pivot to the locking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Valeo Sicherheitssysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Anthony Laval, Harald Starken
  • Publication number: 20090007612
    Abstract: The invention relates to a steering lock for locking the steering spindle (2) of a motor vehicle steering system comprising a blocking element (5) displaceable in the direction of the longitudinal axis (3) thereof from a locking to an unlocking position by means of an electromechanical drive (6) and is maintainable in said unlocking position by a spring-loaded securing element (7) in the form of a lever. In order to enable the securing element (7) to maintain the blocking element (5) in the unlocking position thereof in a simple manner even when the electromechanical drive (6) generating the displacement of said blocking element (5) is embodied in the form of a worm drive, a worm gear (10) representing a first control contour (12) is used and a first cam (11) for displacing the blocking element to the unlocking position is mounted on said worm gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2005
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: Valeo Sicherheitssysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Anthony Laval, Harald Starken