Patents by Inventor David Negre

David Negre 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).

  • Ventilation assembly having a collar for the radial clamping of the fan motor, corresponding cooling module for the front unit, and corresponding motor vehicle
    Patent number: 7771177
    Abstract: This ventilation assembly for a motor vehicle comprises a fan (3), a support (4) for mounting the fan (3) in a motor vehicle and a securement (24) of the fan to the mounting support (4), the fan comprising a helix (6) and a motor (8) for driving the helix (6) in rotation. The securement (24) comprising a collar (26) for the radial clamping of the motor (8). Application, for example, to the ventilation of the cooling radiators of the heat engines of motor vehicles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Faurecia Cooling Systems
    Inventors: Jérôme Maillard, Eric Texier, David Negre, Bruno Lucbernet
  • Set of equipment comprising an inflatable structure and a frangible fixing member, and corresponding vehicle
    Patent number: 7172215
    Abstract: This set of equipment for a motor vehicle includes an inflatable structure, an element acting as a support for the inflatable structure, an element forming a load-spreading plate and at least one frangible member for fixing the load-spreading plate to the support. The set includes a sheath, an open first end which is fixed to the support and an open second end which is fixed to the load-spreading plate to form the inflatable structure. The frangible member includes a thin web, a peripheral region which is fixed to a first element, either the load-spreading plate or the support, and a central region which is fixed to the other of these elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignees: Faurecia Industries, SNPE Materiaux Energetiques
    Inventors: Etienne Galmiche, David Negre, Jean-Paul Nadeau, Eric Laspesa
  • Ventilation assembly having a collar for the radial clamping of the fan motor, corresponding cooling module for the front unit, and corresponding motor vehicle
    Publication number: 20040208757
    Abstract: This ventilation assembly for a motor vehicle comprises a fan (3), a support (4) for mounting the fan (3) in a motor vehicle and means (24) for securing the fan to the mounting support (4), the fan comprising a helix (6) and a motor (8) for driving the helix (6) in rotation. The securing means (24) comprise a collar (26) for the radial clamping of the motor (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Jerome Maillard, Eric Texier, David Negre, Bruno Lucbernet
  • Set of equipment comprising an inflatable structure and a frangible fixing member, and corresponding motor vehicle
    Publication number: 20040108700
    Abstract: This set of equipment (1) for a motor vehicle comprises an inflatable structure (2), an element (4) acting as a support for the inflatable structure, an element (8) forming a load-spreading plate and at least one frangible member (10) for fixing the load-spreading plate to the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Applicants: FAURECIA INDUSTRIES, SNPE
    Inventors: Etienne Galmiche, David Negre, Jean-Paul Nadeau, Eric Laspesa
  • Arrangement for mounting a fan motor on a heat exchanger and automobile vehicle front assembly provided with that arrangement
    Publication number: 20020070009
    Abstract: In an arrangement for mounting a fan motor on a heat exchanger comprising a body extending between two heat-exchange fluid tanks connected together by tubes carrying cooling fins and in which a heat-exchange fluid flows, the motor is fixed to a support at least one portion of which is molded onto the body. The motor is preferably fixed to the support by at least one screw, for example a self-tapping screw, screwed into the support. The molded material is preferably a plastics material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2002
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Applicant: ECIA INDUSTRIE
    Inventors: Alain Vadrot, Alain Battel, David Negre
  • Arrangement for mounting a fan motor on a heat exchanger and automobile vehicle front assembly provided with that arrangement
    Patent number: 6360815
    Abstract: In an arrangement for mounting a fan motor on a heat exchanger comprising a body extending between two heat-exchange fluid tanks connected together by tubes carrying cooling fins and in which a heat-exchange fluid flows, the motor is fixed to a support at least one portion of which is molded onto the body. The motor is preferably fixed to the support by at least one screw, for example a self-tapping screw, screwed into the support. The molded material is preferably a plastics material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Ecia Industrie
    Inventors: Alain Vadrot, Alain Battel, David Negre