Patents by Inventor Daniel Rocca

Daniel Rocca 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).

  • Elastic return device for ski binding
    Patent number: 6286856
    Abstract: An elastic return device for a safety ski binding comprising a coil spring (10) and having a stiffness which varies as a function of the stress rate. A deformable plastic (11) is interposed between the turns of the spring, so that the stiffness of the spring increases with the rate at which it is compressed. This elastic element makes it possible to avoid premature release of the binding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Look Fixations S.A.
    Inventor: Daniel Rocca
  • Bearing plate for safety binding
    Patent number: 6045149
    Abstract: A bearing plate for a front binding, equipped with a member (8) for retaining the boot via a part of the sole (10) resting on the bearing plate (1), this bearing plate being compressible so as to adapt to the variations in thickness of the sole. The bearing plate forms a nonlinear system comprising an elastic body (12) which is precompressed on a rigid base (11) and opposes the deformation of the elastic body beyond a certain degree of deformation, so as to form a nonlinear system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Look Fixations S.A.
    Inventors: Frederic Chonier, Daniel Rocca