Patents by Inventor Emannuel Lafaye

Emannuel Lafaye 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).

  • Polarized gearchange lever, in particular for a motor vehicle gearbox
    Patent number: 5228361
    Abstract: A polarised manual gearchange lever for a motor vehicle gearbox or the like comprises an upstream part having a knob and carried by a downstream part of the lever, with a slight misalignment between the two parts occurring on manipulation of the knob, together with a force threshold detector which includes electrical sensor means. The force threshold detector comprises a resiliently deformable, or elastic, bar having a head portion, which is fixed with respect to the knob, and a foot portion which is fixed against deflection in a female element that is itself fixed to the downstream part of the lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1993
    Assignee: Valeo
    Inventors: Frank Chazot, Emannuel Lafaye, Giovanni Grieco