Patents by Inventor David Guetet

David Guetet 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).

  • Device for locking a retractable roof, and vehicle equipped with such a system
    Patent number: 8167355
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (9) for locking a retractable roof of a motor vehicle (2), comprising: a strike (11) fixed to a lateral roof element (7a, 7b); a locking finger (12) pivotally mounted on a support (13) fixed to the front roof element (3) between an unlocked position and a locked position in which said finger (12) exerts on the strike (11) a force along a substantially vertical axis Z so as to press the lateral roof element (7a, 7b) towards its covering position in which it bears on the central element (6) and/or on the front element (3). The invention also relates to a locking system, a retractable roof and a vehicle equipped with such a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Heuliez SAS
    Inventor: David Guetet
  • DEVICE FOR LOCKING A RETRACTABLE ROOF, AND VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090261625
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (9) for locking a retractable roof of a motor vehicle (2), comprising: a strike (11) fixed to a lateral roof element (7a, 7b); a locking finger (12) pivotally mounted on a support (13) fixed to the front roof element (3) between an unlocked position and a locked position in which said finger (12) exerts on the strike (11) a force along a substantially vertical axis Z so as to press the lateral roof element (7a, 7b) towards its covering position in which it bears on the central element (6) and/or on the front element (3). The invention also relates to a locking system, a retractable roof and a vehicle equipped with such a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicants: Heuliez, Renault S.A.S.
    Inventor: David Guetet