Patents by Inventor Franck Chalvet

Franck Chalvet 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).

  • Publication number: 20240141947
    Abstract: A generally T-shaped connecting element adapted to connect a first component to a second component with lateral tolerance compensation, which are arranged in a distance with respect to each other, comprises a hollow shaft having a through-hole, a laterally, which may be radially, outwardly extending collar at a first axial end of the hollow shaft and an inner thread in the hollow shaft for engagement with a connecting screw, a plurality of flexible webs extending laterally, which may be radially, outwardly from the hollow shaft, and being flexible in the lateral, which may be radial, direction, and a tolerance gap for receiving an intermediate support of the first component is formed between a bottom side of the collar facing the flexible webs and the sides of the flexible webs facing the collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventor: Franck Chalvet
  • Publication number: 20240035511
    Abstract: A thread bolt with a threaded shaft and a bolt head, and an assembly locking device positionable on the shaft in a loss-proof manner and the thread bolt is arrangeable in a pull-out-proof manner inserted into a component opening with the help of the assembly locking device. The assembly locking device includes a wire coil having a first end and a second end, a holding turn, a clamping coil portion, and a positioning turn, having a smaller or no pitch compared with the clamping coil portion. An end of the shaft, facing away from the head, of the thread bolt is receivable in the positioning turn and the thread bolt is aligned in the component opening in a clamping manner with the help of the holding turn and the positioning turn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventor: Franck Chalvet
  • Patent number: 9790981
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a connection insert, in particular a threaded insert, which is embeddable into a formed plastic component. This connection insert comprises a cylindrical main body having a radially outer side, a radially inner side as well as a first and a second axial end, at least one circumferential collar arranged at the radially outer side of the main body which has the largest outer diameter compared to the remaining main body and which is arranged spaced with respect to the first and the second axial end of the main body, and a radially protruding structure arranged at the radially outer side of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Böllhoff Verbindungstechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Michael Stumpf, Franck Chalvet, Mohamed-Tahar Rahal, Norbert Perroud
  • Publication number: 20160195124
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a connection insert, in particular a threaded insert, which is embeddable into a formed plastic component. This connection insert comprises a cylindrical main body having a radially outer side, a radially inner side as well as a first and a second axial end, at least one circumferential collar arranged at the radially outer side of the main body which has the largest outer diameter compared to the remaining main body and which is arranged spaced with respect to the first and the second axial end of the main body, and a radially protruding structure arranged at the radially outer side of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Stumpf, Franck Chalvet, Mohamed-Tahar Rahal, Norbert Perroud