Patents by Inventor Eric Tranchand

Eric Tranchand 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).

  • Variable torque braking device
    Patent number: 6129184
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a variable-torque braking device. The device is characterized in that it includes a secondary control (14, 17) which allows exertion on a friction-lining pad (9) of an additional moving-system braking torque as a function of a variable command parameter which exerts on the friction-lining pad (9) a movable-system braking force or torque capable of linear variation, in addition to the constant braking torque or force furnished by a main control, as a function of the variable control parameter. The invention finds an application notably to braking forklifts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Dana Corporation
    Inventors: Gilles Ferrand, Eric Tranchand