Patents by Inventor Clement Chassagnette

Clement Chassagnette 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).

  • Continuous torque transmission with manual transmission and converter
    Patent number: 4583426
    Abstract: Continuous torque transmission, particularly for motor vehicles, comprising a manual transmission (3), driven by a combustion engine (1) by a torque converter (2). This torque transmission comprises a double clutch (4) whose movement inputs are connected to the turbine (9) of said torque converter (2), and whose first movement output is connected to the input of the transmission (3), and whose second movement output is connected to any point of the kinematic chain of said torque transmission, while remaining downstream from the input shaft of the transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1986
    Assignee: Renault Vehicules Industriels
    Inventors: Clement Chassagnette, Philippe Quemerais