Patents by Inventor Benoft Duval

Benoft Duval 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).

  • Impact energy absorption modulating means
    Patent number: 6234528
    Abstract: A system for modulatable absorption of energy from an automobile vehicle steering column comprises a steering shaft mounted in a body-tube connected to a support assembly fixed to the chassis of the vehicle. The system for modulatable absorption of energy comprises a required number of windings with a particular section which are connected to a retaining pin device and to an anchor pin device. The anchor pin device comprises a holding rod which is moved along its axis by an electric actuator to select the number of windings concerned in the event of an impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Nacam France SA
    Inventors: Abdel Karim Ben-Rhouma, Benoft Duval, Laurent Gallou