Patents by Inventor Daniel Grech

Daniel Grech 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).

  • Patent number: 9908517
    Abstract: A primary piston of a tandem master cylinder includes: a body provided with a skirt, having in the rear thereof a cavity for the plunger and the push rod connected to the brake pedal and in the front a cavity defining the primary chamber. The piston is made of a plastic material and at least one magnet is built into the body of the piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Marc Rodriguez, Daniel Grech, Laurent Lhuillier
  • Patent number: 9643579
    Abstract: A primary piston composed of a skirt and an intermediate back wall having a rear face receiving the servobrake thrust rod and a forward face for the telescoping rod and the spring pushing the secondary piston. The front of the skirt has longitudinal grooves open in front and closed in the rear. The thickness of the skirt beneath the grooves and the part of the skirt between two successive grooves in the peripheral direction form a front face enabling the principal piston to push the secondary piston. The principal piston is made of a single piece of plastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Marc Rodriguez, Olivier Bernadat, Laurent Lhuillier, Marc Noblet, Julien Gateau, Daniel Grech, Carole Charpentier
  • Patent number: 9581241
    Abstract: A primary piston of molded plastic material equipped with a metallic insert and having grooves, mounted in a master cylinder comprising at least a primary piston and a secondary piston mounted in the bore hole of the master cylinder. These pistons can create pressure, respectively, in a primary pressure chamber and in a secondary pressure chamber due to the action of a push rod on the primary piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Laurent Lhuillier, Daniel Grech, Olivier Bernadat, Marc Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 9528605
    Abstract: A master cylinder includes at least one primary piston and one secondary piston installed in the bore hole of the master cylinder, which pistons are used to create pressure. The primary piston has a body of molded plastic material and is equipped with a functional metallic insert which has the shape of a spherical cap capable of accommodating a push rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GMBH
    Inventors: Laurent Lhuillier, Daniel Grech, Olivier Bernadat, Marc Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 9409263
    Abstract: A method is described for detecting an incorrectly installed seal in a master-cylinder having a seal. The master cylinder is subjected to a pressure comprised between approximately 0.3 and 0.6 MPa at the conclusion of master-cylinder assembly and, if there is a drop in the pressure, the seal is considered to have been installed in reverse in the groove of the master cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Antony Auguste, Laurent Lhuillier, Nicolas Quiniou, Daniel Grech, Carole Charpentier
  • Publication number: 20160169386
    Abstract: A tandem master cylinder primary piston, includes a tandem master cylinder primary piston arrangement formed from a body equipped with a skirt and separating the rear of the primary piston on the pushrod side from the front, turned toward the primary chamber, this front cavity housing the return spring and its telescopic guide, one extremity of the spring resting against the back of the front cavity and, the other extremity, against an exterior flange of the telescopic guide, in which the piston is of plastic material, and in which the guide of the return spring is formed of a retention sleeve equipped with a flange for support of the front of the return spring, and a headed rod passing through the sleeve and, when extended, retained by its head against the back of the sleeve, the rod being screwed to the back of the front cavity of the primary piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Marc Rodriguez, Daniel Grech, Laurent Lhuillier
  • Publication number: 20160137180
    Abstract: A primary piston of a tandem master cylinder includes: a body provided with a skirt, having in the rear thereof a cavity for the plunger and the push rod connected to the brake pedal and in the front a cavity defining the primary chamber. The piston is made of a plastic material and at least one magnet is built into the body of the piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Marc Rodriguez, Daniel Grech, Laurent Lhuillier
  • Patent number: 9341265
    Abstract: A primary piston is described of molded plastic and equipped with a functional metallic insert and at least one groove. The primary piston is installed in a master cylinder comprising at least the primary piston and a secondary piston, these being mounted in the bore hole of a master cylinder. These pistons can create pressure in a primary pressure chamber and a secondary pressure chamber, respectively, due to the action of a push rod on the primary piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Olivier Bernadat, Laurent Lhuillier, Daniel Grech, Marc Rodriguez
  • Publication number: 20140165553
    Abstract: A primary piston composed of a skirt and an intermediate back wall having a rear face receiving the servobrake thrustrod and a forward face for the telescoping rod and the spring pushing the secondary piston. The front of the skirt has longitudinal grooves open in front and closed in the rear. The thickness of the skirt beneath the grooves and the part of the skirt between two successive grooves in the peripheral direction foam a front face enabling the principal piston to push the secondary piston. The principal piston is made of a single piece of plastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Inventors: Marc Rodriguez, Olivier Bernadat, Laurent Lhuillier, Marc Noblet, Julien Gateau, Daniel Grech, Carole Charpentier
  • Publication number: 20140150645
    Abstract: A primary piston of molded plastic material equipped with a metallic insert and having grooves, mounted in a master cylinder comprising at least a primary piston and a secondary piston mounted in the bore hole of the master cylinder. These pistons can create pressure, respectively, in a primary pressure chamber and in a secondary pressure chamber due to the action of a push rod on the primary piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventors: Laurent Lhuillier, Daniel Grech, Olivier Bernadat, Marc Rodriguez
  • Publication number: 20140109765
    Abstract: A master cylinder includes at least one primary piston and one secondary piston installed in the bore hole of the master cylinder, which pistons are used to create pressure. The primary piston has a body of molded plastic material and is equipped with a functional metallic insert which has the shape of a spherical cap capable of accommodating a push rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GMBH
    Inventors: Laurent Lhuillier, Daniel Grech, Olivier Bernadat, Mare Rodgiguez
  • Publication number: 20140102292
    Abstract: A primary piston is described of molded plastic and equipped with a functional metallic insert and at least one groove. The primary piston is installed in a master cylinder comprising at least the primary piston and a secondary piston, these being mounted in the bore hole of a master cylinder. These pistons can create pressure in a primary pressure chamber and a secondary pressure chamber, respectively, due to the action of a push rod on the primary piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Inventors: Olivier Bernadat, Laurent Lhuillier, Daniel Grech, Marc Rodriguez
  • Publication number: 20140041221
    Abstract: A method is described for detecting an incorrectly installed seal in a master-cylinder having a seal. The master cylinder is subjected to a pressure comprised between approximately 0.3 and 0.6 MPa at the conclusion of master-cylinder assembly and, if there is a drop in the pressure, the seal is considered to have been installed in reverse in the groove of the master cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventors: Antony Auguste, Laurent Lhuillier, Nicolas Quiniou, Daniel Grech, Carole Charpentier
  • Patent number: 8109088
    Abstract: Our problem relates to a master cylinder with a U-shaped seal. Our goal is to avoid defective bleeding of hydraulic braking systems. The defects arise out of the fact that the vacuum causes the lips of the seal (21) to stick together and to stick against the wall (41). To achieve this, reliefs (42) will be created on one wall (44) of one lip (28) facing the other lip (27) and on the edge face (50) of this same lip. These reliefs will prevent the lips from sticking tightly to one another and to the wall facing the edge face of the lips. This lack of sticking will prevent a vacuum from being created between the two lips and between the edge face of the lips and the wall (41). As a result, the seal will be able to return to a position in which bleeding can be performed effectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Grech, Antony Auguste, Lionel Bourgois, Nicolas Quiniou, Marc Noblet, Stéphane Lacroix, Omar Brahmi
  • Publication number: 20090113891
    Abstract: Our problem relates to a master cylinder with a U-shaped seal. Our goal is to avoid defective bleeding of hydraulic braking systems. The defects arise out of the fact that the vacuum causes the lips of the seal (21) to stick together and to stick against the wall (41). To achieve this, reliefs (42) will be created on one wall (44) of one lip (28) facing the other lip (27) and on the edge face (50) of this same lip. These reliefs will prevent the lips from sticking tightly to one another and to the wall facing the edge face of the lips. This lack of sticking will prevent a vacuum from being created between the two lips and between the edge face of the lips and the wall (41). As a result, the seal will be able to return to a position in which bleeding can be performed effectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Daniel Grech, Antony Auguste, Lionel Bourgois, Nicolas Quiniou, Marc Noblet, Stephane Lacroix, Omar Brahmi
  • Patent number: 7441408
    Abstract: The invention relates to a brake fluid reservoir comprising at least two lateral mounting lugs (10, 11) designed to be placed either side of a central mounting lug (20) of a brake master cylinder. Collinear holes (12, 13, 21) traverse these lugs and are designed to receive a mounting pin (3). The said lugs include at least one device for the axial immobilization of the mounting pin (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Philippe Bourlon, Daniel Grech
  • Publication number: 20070125080
    Abstract: The invention relates to a brake fluid reservoir comprising at least two lateral mounting lugs (10, 11) designed to be placed either side of a central mounting lug (20) of a brake master cylinder. Collinear holes (12, 13, 21) traverse these lugs and are designed to receive a mounting pin (3). The said lugs include at least one device for the axial immobilization of the mounting pin (3). Applications: brake fluid reservoir mounting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicant: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Philippe Bourlon, Daniel Grech
  • Patent number: 6491355
    Abstract: A boosted braking device for a motor vehicle having a master cylinder (M) and a pneumatic booster (S). The booster (S) has a rigid casting (10) divided by a mobile partition (12) into at least a front chamber (14) and a rear chamber (16). A three-way valve (18) carried by the mobile partition (12) is actuated by a control rod (20) to control the pressure in the rear chamber (16) for operating the master cylinder (M). The casing (10) includes a front shell (24) and a rear shell (26) each of which comprises a radial shoulder (28,30) and being secured together by hooping (40) interconnecting with the shoulders (28,30) of the front shell (24) and rear shell (26). The hooping (40) comprises first (40A) and second (40B) part hoops. The first (40A) and second (40B) part hoops are joined together by at least one locking element (50) which is rendered non-functional when the master cylinder (M) is subjected to substantial stress as a result of a frontal or oblique impact of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ulysse Verbo, Cédric Leboisne, Daniel Grech