Patents by Inventor Etienne Rocheteau

Etienne Rocheteau 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: 6439011
    Abstract: A device (1) for locking the steering spindle (2) of a steering gear of a vehicle, having a blocking pin (6) which is arranged in a housing (3) and can be displaced from a release position into a locking position and vice versa. In order to prevent manipulation of the device (1) by an unauthorized third party if the housing (3) of the device (1) has been forcibly opened and the blocking pin (6) is located in its locking position, a spring-actuated securing element (17; 17′) is arranged in a guide part (12; 12′) of the blocking pin (6), said securing element being fixed in its position by a closure element (20) which is fastened on the inside of the housing (3). If the housing (3) is opened by an unauthorized third party, then the closure element (20) is also removed together with the corresponding housing region and the securing element (17; 17′) is at least partially displaced into a recess (21) of the blocking pin (6) and secures the latter in its locking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Valeo Deutschland GmbH & Co. Sicherheitssysteme
    Inventors: Alexander Frick, Mario Pieh, Etienne Rocheteau, Harald Starken, Kurt Lieb
  • Publication number: 20020023468
    Abstract: Device for locking the steering spindle of a vehicle The invention relates to a device (1) for locking the steering spindle (2) of a steering gear of a vehicle, having a blocking pin (6) which is arranged in a housing (3) and can be displaced from a release position into a locking position and vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Inventors: Alexander Frick, Mario Pieh, Etienne Rocheteau, Harald Starken, Kurt Lieb