Patents by Inventor Frederic Pichot

Frederic Pichot 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).

  • Internal combustion engine with bearing cap dampening
    Patent number: 8499737
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine has an engine block including a crankshaft which is mounted on the engine block by at least a first and a second main bearings, wherein the main bearings each include a first bearing portion and a second bearing portion, the second bearing portion being part of a bearing cap, wherein at least the first bearing cap is connected to the engine block or to the second bearing cap by at least one dampening structure, the structure including a first support portion fixed on the bearing cap, a second support portion fixed on the engine block or on an adjacent bearing cap, and a dampening portion including an elastomeric material which connects the two support portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Renault Trucks
    Inventors: Amaury Sicre, Frederic Pichot
  • Internal combustion engine with bearing cap dampening
    Patent number: 8281762
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine has an engine block including a crankshaft which is mounted on the engine block by at least a first and a second main bearings, wherein the main bearings each include a first bearing portion and a second bearing portion, the second bearing portion being part of a bearing cap, wherein at least the first bearing cap is connected to the engine block or to the second bearing cap by at least one dampening structure, the structure including a first support portion fixed on the bearing cap, a second support portion fixed on the engine block or on an adjacent bearing cap, and a dampening portion including an elastomeric material which connects the two support portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Renault Trucks
    Inventors: Amaury Sicre, Frederic Pichot
  • INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH BEARING CAP DAMPENING
    Publication number: 20120247417
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine has an engine block including a crankshaft which is mounted on the engine block by at least a first and a second main bearings, wherein the main bearings each include a first bearing portion and a second bearing portion, the second bearing portion being part of a bearing cap, wherein at least the first bearing cap is connected to the engine block or to the second bearing cap by at least one dampening structure, the structure including a first support portion fixed on the bearing cap, a second support portion fixed on the engine block or on an adjacent bearing cap, and a dampening portion including an elastomeric material which connects the two support portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: Renault Trucks
    Inventors: Amaury Sicre, Frederic Pichot
  • IMPROVED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH BEARING CAP DAMPENING
    Publication number: 20100059014
    Abstract: An internal combustion engine has an engine block including a crankshaft which is mounted on the engine block by at least a first and a second main bearings, wherein the main bearings each include a first bearing portion and a second bearing portion, the second bearing portion being part of a bearing cap, wherein at least the first bearing cap is connected to the engine block or to the second bearing cap by at least one dampening structure, the structure including a first support portion fixed on the bearing cap, a second support portion fixed on the engine block or on an adjacent bearing cap, and a dampening portion including an elastomeric material which connects the two support portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: RENAULT TRUCKS
    Inventors: Amaury Sicre, Frederic Pichot