Patents by Inventor Frederice Laure

Frederice Laure 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).

  • Steering device, in particular for a rear wheel steering system
    Patent number: 8607920
    Abstract: A steering device for adjusting a wheel turning angle of a wheel of a motor vehicle, in particular of a rear wheel, includes a wheel guide member via which a wheel carrier of the wheel is connected to a vehicle body, the wheel carrier being swivellable about an axis of rotation disposed parallel to the wheel plane and the wheel guide member being articulated to the wheel carrier at a distance from the axis of rotation and being adjustable in length by an electromechanical drive unit, the electromechanical drive unit being connected, on the one hand, via a push rod to a joint at the wheel carrier end in order to form a swivel bearing to establish a connection to the wheel carrier, and, on the other hand, to a joint at the vehicle body end to form a further swivel bearing to establish a connection to the vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Johann Jungbecker, Marco Besier, Steffen Linkenbach, Roland Dutoya, Pierre-Philippe Thomy, Frederice Laure
  • STEERING DEVICE, IN PARTICULAR FOR A REAR WHEEL STEERING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110284313
    Abstract: A steering device for adjusting a wheel turning angle of a wheel of a motor vehicle, in particular of a rear wheel, includes a wheel guide member via which a wheel carrier of the wheel is connected to a vehicle body, the wheel carrier being swivellable about an axis of rotation disposed parallel to the wheel plane and the wheel guide member being articulated to the wheel carrier at a distance from the axis of rotation and being adjustable in length by an electromechanical drive unit, the electromechanical drive unit being connected, on the one hand, via a push rod to a joint at the wheel carrier end in order to form a swivel bearing to establish a connection to the wheel carrier, and, on the other hand, to a joint at the vehicle body end to form a further swivel bearing to establish a connection to the vehicle body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Johann Jungbecker, Marco Besier, Steffen Linkenbach, Roland Dutoya, Pierre-Philippe Thomy, Frederice Laure