Patents by Inventor Didier Gamonal, legal representative

Didier Gamonal, legal representative 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).

  • Torsion damper including a pre-damper having a housing with hooked tongues, in particular for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 5240458
    Abstract: A torsion damper comprises a main damper plate surrounding a hub, and a pre-damper mounted on one side of the main damper plate and having a housing which is coupled to the main damper plate for rotation with the latter, by coupling fingers each of which is engaged in a complementary aperture formed in the main damper plate. Guide rings of the pre-damper are retained axially between a first shoulder formed on a set of resiliently deformable hooked tongues, and a second shoulder, with both these shoulders being carried by the housing.Each hooked tongue extends radially inside a corresponding coupling finger and is also arranged to penetrate into the aperture corresponding to the associated coupling finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1993
    Assignee: VALEO
    Inventors: Frederic Linglain, Philippe Lhermite, deceased, Didier Gamonal, legal representative