Patents by Inventor Florence Crenn

Florence Crenn 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: 8840316
    Abstract: A suspension thrust bearing device having a lower cover, an upper cover and a rolling bearing disposed between the lower cover and the upper cover. The rolling bearing providing a lower ring mounted on the lower cover and an upper ring mounted on the upper cover. The rolling bearing further providing rolling elements disposed between the two rings. The lower cover has a body formed of a rigid material part and a flexible material part forming a seal of the device. The flexible part of the lower cover includes at least one labyrinth sealing lip that cooperates with the upper cover to leave a narrow passage forming a labyrinth seal between one edge of the labyrinth sealing lip and the upper cover and at least one rubbing sealing lip in contact with the upper cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Bruno Montboeuf, Désiré Vidot, Florence Crenn, Richard Corbett
  • Patent number: 8783967
    Abstract: This motor vehicle suspension stop comprises a first ring, a second ring, balls (26) bearing against two raceways (226, 246) respectively defined by the first ring and by the second ring, and a cage (30) for holding the balls between the raceways. The cage (30) is provided with abutment pins (50), each for bearing against one of the raceways (226, 246), thereby avoiding direct contact between the cage (30) and the adjacent edges (225, 227, 245, 247) of the rings. These pins (50) are distributed on either side of a radial midplane (P30) of the cage (30) that contains the centers of cells in the cage. The axial distance (d50) between the ends (52) of the abutment pins (50) is strictly less than the minimum distance (D28) between the raceways (226, 246).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Bruno Montboeuf, Florence Crenn, Richard Corbett
  • Publication number: 20120189237
    Abstract: Suspension thrust bearing device comprising a lower cover, a upper cover and a rolling bearing disposed between the lower and upper covers, the rolling bearing comprising a lower ring mounted on the lower cover and a upper ring mounted on the upper cover, and rolling elements disposed between the two rings, the lower cover having a body formed of a rigid material part and a flexible material part forming a device seal, attachment means provided on the lower and upper covers to prevent axial separation of the covers. The flexible part of the lower cover includes at least one labyrinth sealing lip cooperating with the upper cover to leave a narrow passage forming a labyrinth seal between one edge of said labyrinth sealing lip and the upper cover and at least one rubbing sealing lip in contact with the upper cover, the sealing lips being separate from the attachment means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Bruno MONTBOEUF, Désiré VIDOT, Florence CRENN, Richard CORBETT
  • Publication number: 20120141061
    Abstract: This motor vehicle suspension stop comprises a first ring, a second ring, balls (26) bearing against two raceways (226, 246) respectively defined by the first ring and by the second ring, and a cage (30) for holding the balls between the raceways. The cage (30) is provided with abutment pins (50), each for bearing against one of the raceways (226, 246), thereby avoiding direct contact between the cage (30) and the adjacent edges (225, 227, 245, 247) of the rings. These pins (50) are distributed on either side of a radial midplane (P30) of the cage (30) that contains the centers of cells in the cage. The axial distance (d50) between the ends (52) of the abutment pins (50) is strictly less than the minimum distance (D28) between the raceways (226, 246).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Bruno Montboeuf, Florence Crenn, Richard Corbett
  • Publication number: 20110049829
    Abstract: Suspension thrust bearing device (5), particularly for a motor vehicle, comprising a rolling bearing forming an axial thrust bearing and an annular end plate (18) provided with means of axial retention of the rolling bearing, the rolling bearing comprising an upper ring (15), a lower ring (16) and a plurality of rolling elements (17) positioned between the upper ring and the lower ring. The device comprises both a dynamic seal (19b) between the end plate (18) and the lower ring (16), and a static seal (19a) between the end plate (18) and the upper ring (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Jean-Sylvain Migliore, Samuel Viault, Florence Crenn