Patents by Inventor Gerard Buvril

Gerard Buvril 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: 9546718
    Abstract: The system comprises a roller screw mechanism 12 which is provided with a screw 16 which comprises at least a first outer threaded portion 18, a nut 20 and a plurality of rollers 24 which cooperate with the first outer portion 18 and an inner thread of the nut. The system further comprises a roller thrust bearing 14 which is mounted on a second outer portion 52 of the screw and which is provided with a bushing 50 and a plurality of rollers 56 which comprise flanks which cooperate with flanks of the second outer portion 52 of the screw and the bushing 50. The flanks of the screw, the bushing and the rollers are configured so that, during a rotation of the screw, the rollers 56 are fixed axially relative to the screw 16 and relative to the bushing 50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Gerard Buvril, Christian Boch
  • Patent number: 9267588
    Abstract: The roller screw mechanism is provided with a screw including an external thread, with a nut arranged about and coaxial with said screw, the nut including an internal thread, and with a plurality of rollers inserted between the screw and the nut and each including an external thread engaging the external and internal threads of said screw and of said nut. The screw is axially moveable in relation to the rollers. The flanks of the thread of the screw have a concave profile in cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Gerard Buvril, Jean-Paul Giraudeau, Philipp Krebs, Sebastien Lecluse
  • Patent number: 8943920
    Abstract: The roller screw mechanism is provided with a screw comprising an external thread, with a nut arranged around and coaxial with the said screw, the nut comprising an internal thread, and with a plurality of rollers interposed between the screw and the nut and comprising flanks interacting with the said threads. The value of the opening angle ? of the flanks of the external thread of the screw is greater than the value of the opening angle of the flanks of the rollers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Gerard Buvril, Philipp Krebs, Jean-Paul Giraudeau, Sebastien Lecluse
  • Publication number: 20140165754
    Abstract: The system comprises a roller screw mechanism 12 which is provided with a screw 16 which comprises at least a first outer threaded portion 18, a nut 20 and a plurality of rollers 24 which cooperate with the first outer portion 18 and an inner thread of the nut. The system further comprises a roller thrust bearing 14 which is mounted on a second outer portion 52 of the screw and which is provided with a bushing 50 and a plurality of rollers 56 which comprise flanks which cooperate with flanks of the second outer portion 52 of the screw and the bushing 50. The flanks of the screw, the bushing and the rollers are configured so that, during a rotation of the screw, the rollers 56 are fixed axially relative to the screw 16 and relative to the bushing 50.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Gerard Buvril, Christian Boch
  • Publication number: 20130152716
    Abstract: The roller screw mechanism is provided with a screw including an external thread, with a nut arranged about and coaxial with said screw, the nut including an internal thread, and with a plurality of rollers inserted between the screw and the nut and each including an external thread engaging the external and internal threads of said screw and of said nut. The screw is axially moveable in relation to the rollers. The flanks of the thread of the screw have a concave profile in cross section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Gerard Buvril, Jean-Paul Giraudeau, Philipp Krebs, Sebastien Lecluse
  • Publication number: 20130074622
    Abstract: The roller screw mechanism is provided with a screw comprising an external thread, with a nut arranged around and coaxial with the said screw, the nut comprising an internal thread, and with a plurality of rollers interposed between the screw and the nut and comprising flanks interacting with the said threads. The value of the opening angle ? of the flanks of the external thread of the screw is greater than the value of the opening angle of the flanks of the rollers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Gerard Buvril, Philipp Krebs, Jean-Paul Giraudeau, Sebastien Lecluse