Patents by Inventor Bruno Cornuault

Bruno Cornuault 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).

  • Assembly comprising at least one drive wheel and a fairing for a heavy goods vehicle, and the corresponding heavy goods vehicle
    Patent number: 7651108
    Abstract: Drive wheel (6) is designed to pivot around a first axis (X-X?), which in particular is horizontal, for the purpose of advance of the vehicle, and around a second axis (Y-Y?), which in particular is vertical, for the purpose of steering of the vehicle, while fairing (8) extends laterally to the vicinity of wheel (6) when the vehicle is in operation, so that it at least partly covers an outer side of said wheel. Fairing (8) is not linked in rotation to wheel (6) around the first axis, with the result that it is not constrained to rotate around said axis during the advance of the vehicle, whereas said fairing is linked in rotation to said wheel around the second axis, so that it follows the steering movements of said wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Irisbus France S.A.
    Inventors: Bernard Bonnaud, Bruno Cornuault
  • Fairing for wheel of heavy goods vehicle, and the corresponding heavy goods vehicle
    Patent number: 7458595
    Abstract: This fairing comprises a cowl (14) and means (26, 42) for connecting said fairing to the vehicle body (16),said connecting means are designed to allow the release of the fairing from the vehicle body, according to a release movement, when said fairing is subjected to a force exceeding a preset value, in particular when the tyre of said wheel bursts, and said fairing also includes means that enable it to be retained to vehicle body (16) during said release movement, to prevent said fairing from forming projectile material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Irisbus France S.A.
    Inventors: Bernard Bonnaud, Bruno Cornuault
  • Fairing for wheel of heavy goods vehicle, and the corresponding heavy goods vehicle
    Publication number: 20060157952
    Abstract: This fairing comprises a cowl (14) and means (26, 42) for connecting said fairing to the vehicle body (16),said connecting means are designed to allow the release of the fairing from the vehicle body, according to a release movement, when said fairing is subjected to a force exceeding a preset value, in particular when the tyre of said wheel bursts, and said fairing also includes means that enable it to be retained to vehicle body (16) during said release movement, to prevent said fairing from forming projectile material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Bernard Bonnaud, Bruno Cornuault
  • Assembly comprising at least one drive wheel and a fairing for a heavy goods vehicle, and the corresponding heavy goods vehicle
    Publication number: 20060131087
    Abstract: Drive wheel (6) is designed to pivot around a first axis (X-X?), which in particular is horizontal, for the purpose of advance of the vehicle, and around a second axis (Y-Y?), which in particular is vertical, for the purpose of steering of the vehicle, while fairing (8) extends laterally to the vicinity of wheel (6) when the vehicle is in operation, so that it at least partly covers an outer side of said wheel. Fairing (8) is not linked in rotation to wheel (6) around the first axis, with the result that it is not constrained to rotate around said axis during the advance of the vehicle, whereas said fairing is linked in rotation to said wheel around the second axis, so that it follows the steering movements of said wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Bernard Bonnaud, Bruno Cornuault