Patents by Inventor Elie AUPETITGENDRE

Elie AUPETITGENDRE 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).

  • Patent number: 9810265
    Abstract: The bearing provides an outer ring, an inner ring, at least one seal to one of the rings and cooperating with the other ring, and at least one sealing flange. The sealing flange includes a fixing portion to fix the flange to the other ring, an end portion and a connecting portion to connect the fixing portion and end portion. The end portion of the flange is curved and disposed axially facing the connecting portion. The curved end portion and connecting portion define an annular space that open radially towards the other ring. The curved end portion is mounted axially in contact against an outer lateral face of the seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Elie Aupetitgendre, Benoit Arnault, Laurent Varnoux
  • Patent number: 9644680
    Abstract: A rolling bearing comprising an outer ring, an inner ring, at least one row of rolling elements disposed radially between the rings, at least one sealing flange mounted in a manner to bear axially against a front surface of one of the rings, and a feature for fixing the sealing flange to the ring. The fixing feature at least locally covers a region of the front surface of the ring that is left free by the sealing flange and a part of the flange that is adjacent to the region. The fixing feature is annular.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Elie Aupetitgendre, Laurent Varnoux
  • Patent number: 9638252
    Abstract: The bearing provides an outer ring, an inner ring, at least one seal fixed to one of the rings and cooperating with the other ring, and at least one sealing flange fixed on the other ring. Flange is at least partly elastically deformable in the axial direction. Flange is axially mounted in contact against an outer lateral face of the seal. At least one local deformation is provided to the sealing flange to support elastically deformation of the flange. The sealing flange further provides at least one protrusion that axially extends beyond the local deformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Elie Aupetitgendre, Benoit Arnault, Laurent Varnoux
  • Patent number: 9546686
    Abstract: A rolling bearing comprising an outer ring, an inner ring, at least one row of rolling elements that are disposed radially between the rings, at least one seal forming a first sealing component that is fixed to one of the rings and engages with the other ring, and at least one flange forming a second sealing component that is fixed to the other ring and is offset axially with respect to the seal on the outer side of the bearing. At least one of the first and second sealing components comprises at least two annular ribs, the other sealing component being mounted axially in contact therewith. At least one closed annular space is delimited by the ribs and by the other sealing component. At least one lubricant is disposed inside the space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Elie Aupetitgendre, Stellario Barbera, Michel Organisciak, Laurent Varnoux
  • Publication number: 20160327095
    Abstract: The bearing provides an outer ring, an inner ring, at least one seal to one of the rings and cooperating with the other ring, and at least one sealing flange. The sealing flange includes a fixing portion to fix the flange to the other ring, an end portion and a connecting portion to connect the fixing portion and end portion. The end portion of the flange is curved and disposed axially facing the connecting portion. The curved end portion and connecting portion define an annular space that open radially towards the other ring. The curved end portion is mounted axially in contact against an outer lateral face of the seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Elie Aupetitgendre, Benoit Arnault, Laurent Varnoux
  • Publication number: 20160327096
    Abstract: The bearing provides an outer ring, an inner ring, at least one seal fixed to one of the rings and cooperating with the other ring, and at least one sealing flange fixed on the other ring. Flange is at least partly elastically deformable in the axial direction. Flange is axially mounted in contact against an outer lateral face of the seal. At least one local deformation is provided to the sealing flange to support elastically deformation of the flange. The sealing flange further provides at least one protrusion that axially extends beyond the local deformation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Elie Aupetitgendre, Benoit Arnault, Laurent Varnoux
  • Publication number: 20160169286
    Abstract: A rolling bearing comprising an outer ring, an inner ring, at least one row of rolling elements disposed radially between the rings, at least one sealing flange mounted in a manner to bear axially against a front surface of one of the rings, and a feature for fixing the sealing flange to the ring. The fixing feature at least locally covers a region of the front surface of the ring that is left free by the sealing flange and a part of the flange that is adjacent to the region. The fixing feature is annular.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Elie AUPETITGENDRE, Laurent VARNOUX
  • Publication number: 20160169287
    Abstract: A rolling bearing comprising an outer ring, an inner ring, at least one row of rolling elements that are disposed radially between the rings, at least one seal forming a first sealing component that is fixed to one of the rings and engages with the other ring, and at least one flange forming a second sealing component that is fixed to the other ring and is offset axially with respect to the seal on the outer side of the bearing. At least one of the first and second sealing components comprises at least two annular ribs, the other sealing component being mounted axially in contact therewith. At least one closed annular space is delimited by the ribs and by the other sealing component. At least one lubricant is disposed inside the space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Elie AUPETITGENDRE, Stellario BARBERA, Michel ORGANISCIAK, Laurent VARNOUX