Patents by Inventor Jean-Louis Ligier

Jean-Louis Ligier 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: 5765666
    Abstract: A suspension strut comprises inner and outer tubes and incorporates an end closure constituted by a moulded plastic insert containing a sleeve bearing in the form of a metal bush, the insert being a press fit into the outer tube of the strut and the press fit region of the insert including a portion adapted to engage with and locate in a radial direction the inner tube of the strut, together with at least two circumferential ribs which extend radially from the insert to engage the inner surface of the outer tube, the material of said ribs being in compression, with said ribs being spaced apart axially of the strut to confer a degree of resilience onto the assembly and a fluid seal being provided at or adjacent the outer face of the end closure to minimize fluid losses from the strut along the relatively movable rod thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: Glacier Vandervell SA
    Inventors: Marc Provence, Jean-Louis Ligier