Patents by Inventor Benjamin Lheriau

Benjamin Lheriau 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).

  • Supercharger arrangements for engine assemblies
    Patent number: 6915634
    Abstract: A supercharger arrangement for an engine assembly 10 is disclosed, the arrangement including first and second superchargers 22A, 22B that are mounted on the engine assembly by means of separate first and second mounting members 46, 48 respectively. Each mounting member defines an integrated supercharger lubrication conduit 62A, 62B, 64A, 64B and the present invention is characterized in that the superchargers 22A, 22B are of substantially identical construction and are separable from the first and second mounting members 46, 48. The integrated lubrication conduits 62A, 62B, 64A, 64B are routed through their respective said mounting members in such a manner as to enable the first and second superchargers to be mounted on the engine assembly 10 in substantially mirror image orientations thereabout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: Renault S.A.S.
    Inventors: Eric Dumas, Pierre Gonzalez, Pascal Hottebart, Benjamin Lheriau
  • Supercharger arrangements for engine assemblies
    Publication number: 20040168441
    Abstract: A supercharger arrangement for an engine assembly 10 is disclosed, the arrangement including first and second superchargers 22A, 22B that are mounted on the engine assembly by means of separate first and second mounting members 46, 48 respectively. Each mounting member defines an integrated supercharger lubrication conduit 62A, 62B, 64A, 64B and the present invention is characterized in that the superchargers 22A, 22B are of substantially identical construction and are separable from the first and second mounting members 46, 48.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Applicant: RENAULT S.A.S.
    Inventors: Eric Dumas, Piorre Gonzalez, Pascal Hottebart, Benjamin Lheriau