Patents by Inventor Gérald Garotte

Gérald Garotte 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: 11597302
    Abstract: A method of welding a support on a slide profile, which comprises: a) providing a support having a wall with an inner face, and providing a profile having a wall with an outer face, b) positioning the interface support with the inner face of its wall against the outer face of the wall of the profile, c) creating a welding joint between the wall of the support and the wall of the profile by moving a laser beam relative to the wall of the profile, while keeping the laser beam in a position such that it successively passes through, from an emitting source: the wall of the profile, then the wall of the support, while remaining within the material of the wall of the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: FAURECIA Sièges d'Automobile
    Inventors: Bertrand Touzet, Gérald Garotte
  • Patent number: 11338707
    Abstract: A vehicle seat having a pivoting function about a vertical axis, the seat comprising a pivoting assembly) with a base, a rotating ring mounted on the base by means of a hinge mechanism interposed between the base and the rotating ring, a seating portion frame connected to the rotating ring, directly or via a raising mechanism and/or longitudinal rails, the hinge mechanism allowing rotation, about a vertical main axis, of the rotating ring relative to the base and blocking any substantial movement in the other degrees of freedom, namely the other two rotations and the three translations in an orthogonal reference system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: FAURECIA Sièges d'Automobile
    Inventors: Gérald Garotte, Bertrand Touzet
  • Publication number: 20210387551
    Abstract: A method of welding a support on a slide profile, which comprises: a) providing a support having a wall with an inner face, and providing a profile having a wall with an outer face, b) positioning the interface support with the inner face of its wall against the outer face of the wall of the profile, c) creating a welding joint between the wall of the support and the wall of the profile by moving a laser beam relative to the wall of the profile, while keeping the laser beam in a position such that it successively passes through, from an emitting source: the wall of the profile, then the wall of the support, while remaining within the material of the wall of the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Bertrand TOUZET, Gérald GAROTTE
  • Patent number: 11110829
    Abstract: A pivoting system comprising a first hinge mechanism comprising a first frame and a second frame connected together by a first hypocycloidal gear, the first gear comprising a first eccentric cam, a first set of teeth, and a second set of teeth, the first eccentric cam having a first eccentricity, a second hinge mechanism comprising a first frame and a second frame connected together by a second hypocycloidal gear, the second gear comprising a second eccentric cam, a first set of teeth, and a second set of teeth, the second eccentric cam having a second eccentricity equal to the first eccentricity, a control shaft configured to drive the first eccentric cam and the second eccentric cam in rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: FAURECIA Sièges d'Automobile
    Inventors: Gérald Garotte, Bertrand Touzet
  • Publication number: 20210061142
    Abstract: A pivoting system comprising a first hinge mechanism comprising a first frame and a second frame connected together by a first hypocycloidal gear, the first gear comprising a first eccentric cam, a first set of teeth, and a second set of teeth, the first eccentric cam having a first eccentricity, a second hinge mechanism comprising a first frame and a second frame connected together by a second hypocycloidal gear, the second gear comprising a second eccentric cam, a first set of teeth, and a second set of teeth, the second eccentric cam having a second eccentricity equal to the first eccentricity, a control shaft configured to drive the first eccentric cam and the second eccentric cam in rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Gérald GAROTTE, Bertrand TOUZET
  • Publication number: 20200101871
    Abstract: A vehicle seat having a pivoting function about a vertical axis, the seat comprising a pivoting assembly) with a base, a rotating ring mounted on the base by means of a hinge mechanism interposed between the base and the rotating ring, a seating portion frame connected to the rotating ring, directly or via a raising mechanism and/or longitudinal rails, the hinge mechanism allowing rotation, about a vertical main axis, of the rotating ring relative to the base and blocking any substantial movement in the other degrees of freedom, namely the other two rotations and the three translations in an orthogonal reference system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Gérald GAROTTE, Bertrand TOUZET
  • Patent number: 9511686
    Abstract: Reinforced section piece comprising a metal section piece and a reinforcing spacer piece, said section piece having a generally U-shaped cross-section with a base portion, said section piece comprising side wings extending perpendicularly on each side from the transverse ends of the base portion, with inner surfaces facing each other at an inside distance, the reinforcing spacer piece comprising a body having a width that is slightly less than the inner distance, and being configured to prevent the lessening of the distance between the two side wings, the reinforcing spacer piece additionally comprising protuberances projecting outwards from the body in the transverse direction, facing the curved surfaces of the male section piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: FAURECIA SIEGES D'AUTOMOBILE
    Inventor: Gérald Garotte
  • Patent number: 8763975
    Abstract: A set of slides for vehicle seats including two slide locks actuated by a cross-bar assembly pivotally mounted on the two slides by means of bearings. The bearings each include an indentation and the ends of the cross-bar assembly each include a tooth enabling nesting of the cross-bar assembly in the bearing parallel to the pivot axis. The tooth retains the end of the cross-bar assembly in the bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Faurecia Sièges d'Automobile
    Inventor: Gérald Garotte
  • Publication number: 20120256074
    Abstract: Reinforced section piece comprising a metal section piece and a reinforcing spacer piece, said section piece having a generally U-shaped cross-section with a base portion, said section piece comprising side wings extending perpendicularly on each side from the transverse ends of the base portion, with inner surfaces facing each other at an inside distance, the reinforcing spacer piece comprising a body having a width that is slightly less than the inner distance, and being configured to prevent the lessening of the distance between the two side wings, the reinforcing spacer piece additionally comprising protuberances projecting outwards from the body in the transverse direction, facing the curved surfaces of the male section piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: Faurecia Sièges d'Automobile
    Inventor: Gérald Garotte
  • Publication number: 20120153696
    Abstract: A set of slides for vehicle seats including two slide locks actuated by a cross-bar assembly pivotally mounted on the two slides by means of bearings. The bearings each include an indentation and the ends of the cross-bar assembly each include a tooth enabling nesting of the cross-bar assembly in the bearing parallel to the pivot axis. The tooth retains the end of the cross-bar assembly in the bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Faurecia Sieges d'Automobile
    Inventor: Gérald Garotte
  • Patent number: 7594634
    Abstract: A device is for enabling a motor vehicle seat to slide. The device includes a runner, locking device, control support, control rod, and torsion spring. The locking device locks the runner having an active state and an inactive state. The control support is mounted to pivot on the moving rail between an active position in which it constrains the locking device to be in its active state and a rest position in which it allows the locking device to return to its active state. The control rod is mounted to pivot on the control support between an in-use position and a retracted position. The torsion spring tends to bring the control rod into the in-use position and tends to bring the control support into the rest position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2009
    Assignee: Faurecia Sieges d'Automobile
    Inventors: Gérald Garotte, Fabrice Petit
  • Publication number: 20060214481
    Abstract: A device for enabling a motor vehicle seat to slide, said device comprising: a runner comprising a stationary rail and a moving rail; a locking device for locking the runner, which device has an active state and an inactive state; a control support mounted to pivot on the moving rail between an active position in which it constrains the locking device to be in its inactive state and a rest position in which it allows the locking device to return to its active state; a control rod mounted to pivot on the control support between an in-use position and a retracted position; and a torsion spring tending to bring the control rod into the in-use position and tending to bring the control support into the rest position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Applicant: Faurecia Sieges d'Automobile
    Inventors: Gerald Garotte, Fabrice Petit