Patents by Inventor Etienne Bocard

Etienne Bocard 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 for a vehicle and method for assembling the components thereof
    Patent number: 9416833
    Abstract: Disc brake incorporating an assembly of a crown (11) and a brake bowl (12), with the brake bowl (12) incorporating a circular base (12a), extended radially and externally by lugs (12b), with the crown accommodating a number of fingers (13) protruding externally into the interior volume of the crown (11). The lugs (12b) have a staged configuration with, at the end, a hood form (12d) internally establishing a housing for each of the fingers (13); the lugs have an access opening in unclosed ‘U’ form; the lugs (12b) are oriented in the same direction, with their opening part on the same side. After assembly of the brake bowl and the crown, the lugs are closed around the fingers, by distortion and flowage of the material around the finger, leaving them a capability for axial movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Saint Jean Industries
    Inventors: Veronique Bouvier, Romain Epale, Etienne Bocard, Richard Visee
  • DISC BRAKE FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING THE COMPONENTS THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140174864
    Abstract: Disc brake incorporating an assembly of a crown (11) and a brake bowl (12), with the brake bowl (12) incorporating a circular base (12a), extended radially and externally by lugs (12b), with the crown accommodating a number of fingers (13) protruding externally into the interior volume of the crown (11). The lugs (12b) have a staged configuration with, at the end, a hood form (12d) internally establishing a housing for each of the fingers (13); the lugs have an access opening in unclosed ‘U’ form; the lugs (12b) are oriented in the same direction, with their opening part on the same side. After assembly of the brake bowl and the crown, the lugs are closed around the fingers, by distortion and flowage of the material around the finger, leaving them a capability for axial movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: SAINT JEAN INDUSTRIES
    Inventors: Veronique Bouvier, Romain Epale, Etienne Bocard, Richard Visee