Patents by Inventor Jean M. Laurent

Jean M. Laurent 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).

  • Free wheel device
    Patent number: 5526910
    Abstract: Free wheel device designed to be inserted between the outer cylindrical surface of a shaft and the cylindrical bore of a housing, of the type comprising a plurality of catching cams (1) retained solely by a spring strip of annular shape (11) having apertures (12) for the cams and return tabs (13) acting on the cams, wherein the lateral edges (14) of the spring (11) are locked axially with lateral retention components (16, 17) giving the spring (11) its final annular shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1996
    Assignee: SKF France
    Inventor: Jean M. Laurent
  • Self-centering freewheel mechanism
    Patent number: 4928801
    Abstract: A self-centering freewheel mechanism comprises at least one cage containing wedging cams and U-shaped bearings with inner and outer branches facing towards the cage. Radial protuberances on the cage cooperate elastically with at least one of the surfaces of the branches of each bearing facing towards the inside of the U-shape to fasten the cage and the bearings together in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1990
    Assignee: SKF France
    Inventor: Jean M. Laurent