Patents by Inventor Didier MONTEGU

Didier MONTEGU 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).

  • Disc brake comprising at least one resilient return spring of a brake pad, resilient return spring, guiding slide and replacement kit
    Patent number: 10746243
    Abstract: Disclosed is a disc brake including a stationary support arm which includes a C-shaped recess, a slide which fits closely to the walls of the recess, a brake pad including two lateral lugs, each of which is received in a recess with a slide inserted therebetween, and a spring for resiliently returning the brake pad to its inoperative position, including a portion for attachment to the stationary support. The attachment portion includes an attachment tab, at least one flange of the slide includes an attachment strip, and the attachment tab and the attachment strip include complementary element for connection by form-fitting interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: FOUNDATION BRAKES FRANCE
    Inventors: Alexandre Foucoin, Didier Montegu, Xavier Labarre
  • Disk brake comprising at least one spring for the elastic return of a brake pad, elastic return spring, and replacement kit
    Patent number: 10563716
    Abstract: Disclosed is a disc brake of a motor vehicle including a brake disc, a stationary holder, a brake pad mounted such that it slides axially in the stationary holder, and at least one elastic return spring for the elastic return of the brake pad towards the idle position thereof. The elastic return spring includes a portion for fixing the spring to the stationary holder, which includes a rigid fixing blade received in a complementary machined part of the stationary holder of the disc brake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: FOUNDATION BRAKES FRANCE
    Inventors: Alexandre Foucoin, Didier Montegu, Xavier Labarre
  • Return spring of a brake shoe including wear play compensation means, disk brake and replacement kit
    Patent number: 10030729
    Abstract: A spring (48) includes successively a portion (50) for fixing the spring to the disk brake, a rigid branch (B2) connected to the fixing portion (50) by a bend (P1) plastically deformable about a first deformation axis (A1), another rigid branch (B3) connected to the aforementioned rigid branch (B2) by a second plastically deformable bend (P2), and a further rigid branch (B4) connected to the aforementioned rigid branch (B3) by a third plastically deformable bend (P3) that cooperates directly or indirectly with an associated portion of the brake shoe, each rigid branch (B2, B3, B4) being a strip that lies in a plane parallel to the first deformation axis (A1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: CHASSIS BRAKES INTERNATIONAL B.V.
    Inventors: Alexandre Foucoin, Didier Montegu, Sandra Merrien
  • DISC BRAKE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE RESILIENT RETURN SPRING OF A BRAKE PAD, RESILIENT RETURN SPRING, GUIDING SLIDE AND REPLACEMENT KIT
    Publication number: 20180051760
    Abstract: Disclosed is a disc brake including a stationary support arm which includes a C-shaped recess, a slide which fits closely to the walls of the recess, a brake pad including two lateral lugs, each of which is received in a recess with a slide inserted therebetween, and a spring for resiliently returning the brake pad to its inoperative position, including a portion for attachment to the stationary support. The attachment portion includes an attachment tab, at least one flange of the slide includes an attachment strip, and the attachment tab and the attachment strip include complementary element for connection by form-fitting interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Alexandre FOUCOIN, Didier MONTEGU, Xavier LABARRE
  • DISK BRAKE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SPRING FOR THE ELASTIC RETURN OF A BRAKE PAD, ELASTIC RETURN SPRING, AND REPLACEMENT KIT
    Publication number: 20180023643
    Abstract: Disclosed is a disc brake of a motor vehicle including a brake disc, a stationary holder, a brake pad mounted such that it slides axially in the stationary holder, and at least one elastic return spring for the elastic return of the brake pad towards the idle position thereof. The elastic return spring includes a portion for fixing the spring to the stationary holder, which includes a rigid fixing blade received in a complementary machined part of the stationary holder of the disc brake.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Alexandre FOUCOIN, Didier MONTEGU, Xavier LABARRE
  • RETURN SPRING OF A BRAKE SHOE INCLUDING WEAR PLAY COMPENSATION MEANS, DISK BRAKE AND REPLACEMENT KIT
    Publication number: 20160102721
    Abstract: A spring (48) includes successively a portion (50) for fixing the spring to the disk brake, a rigid branch (B2) connected to the fixing portion (50) by a bend (P1) plastically deformable about a first deformation axis (A1), another rigid branch (B3) connected to the aforementioned rigid branch (B2) by a second plastically deformable bend (P2), and a further rigid branch (B4) connected to the aforementioned rigid branch (B3) by a third plastically deformable bend (P3) that cooperates directly or indirectly with an associated portion of the brake shoe, each rigid branch (B2, B3, B4) being a strip that lies in a plane parallel to the first deformation axis (A1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Alexandre FOUCOIN, Didier MONTEGU, Sandra MERRIEN