Patents by Inventor Gérald Thevenot

Gérald Thevenot 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).

  • Automobile vehicle seat with hinged back featuring means for blocking the seat back in the event of front crash
    Patent number: 7237839
    Abstract: The automobile vehicle seat features a seat back hinged on the seat pan and device for blocking the seat back with respect to the seat pan in the event of forward impact. The automobile vehicle seat features a height adjustment mechanism. The device for blocking the seat back includes a cam pivot-mounted on the shaft, and a weight joined to the cam, with the cam arranged so upon impact the cam, pivots by the inertia of the weight and the cam engages with a lower edge of the seat back frame, such that pivoting of the seat back is prevented by bracing of the cam against the lower edge and such that this produces a high radial force on the height adjustment shaft, thereby limiting the possibilities of rotation of the height adjustment shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Faurecia Sieges d'Automobile
    Inventors: Christophe Aufrere, Fabrice Charras, Slawomir Klukowski, Gérald Thevenot
  • Vehicle seat comprising a backrest that can be folded down forwards
    Patent number: 7152923
    Abstract: Vehicle seat comprising a cushion and a backrest pivoting with respect to the cushion about a horizontal pivot axis by means of an articulation between a range of erect positions of use, a folded-flat position and an intermediate folded-down position. This seat comprises a first, a second and a third control member connecting the cushion to the backrest, one of the first, second and third control members being distinct from the other two.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Faurecia Sieges d'automobile S.A.
    Inventors: Fabrice Charras, Jean-François Pierrey, Gérald Thevenot, Yann Reubeuze, Jean-Gabriel Saint Supery, David Panet, Emmanuel Lardais, Xavier Lelaure, Cédric Legras
  • Automobile vehicle seat with hinged back featuring means for blocking the seat back in the event of front crash
    Publication number: 20050023870
    Abstract: The automobile vehicle seat features a seat back hinged on the seat pan and means for blocking the seat back with respect to the seat pan in the event of forward impact. It features a height adjustment mechanism. The seat back blocking means comprise a cam pivot-mounted on the shaft, and a weight joined to the cam, with the cam arranged so upon impact, it is caused to pivot by the inertia of the weight, it engages with a lower edge of the seat back frame, such that pivoting of the seat back is prevented by bracing of the cam against the said lower edge and such that this produces a high radial force (F) on the height adjustment shaft, thereby limiting the possibilities of rotation of the said height adjustment shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventors: Christophe Aufrere, Fabrice Charras, Slawomir Klukowski, Gerald Thevenot
  • Vehicle seat comprising a backrest that can be folded down forwards
    Publication number: 20030080601
    Abstract: Vehicle seat comprising a cushion and a backrest pivoting with respect to the cushion about a horizontal pivot axis by means of an articulation between a range of erect positions of use, a folded-flat position and an intermediate folded-down position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: Fabrice Charras, Jean-Francois Pierrey, Gerald Thevenot, Yann Reubeuze, Jean-Gabriel Saint Supery, David Panet, Emmanuel Lardais, Xavier Lelaure, Cedric Legras