Patents by Inventor Jean-Marc Judic

Jean-Marc Judic 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: 8974000
    Abstract: A vehicle seat articulation mechanism comprising a first member intended to be connected to the seat part, a second member intended to be connected to the backrest, about an axis of articulation, reduction gearing arranged between an input member and the second member, a piezoelectric motor having a rotor connected to the reduction gearing to drive the rotation of the second member with respect to the first member through the reduction gearing, in which the reduction ratio of the reduction gearing is greater than or equal to 150, and in which the nominal rotational speed of the piezoelectric motor is less than 500 revolutions/min. Seat comprising such a mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Faurecia Sieges d'Automobile
    Inventors: Nicolas Navatte, Thierry Pera, Ignacio Alvarez, Jean-Marc Judic
  • Publication number: 20140075719
    Abstract: A vehicle seat articulation mechanism comprising a first member intended to be connected to the seat part, a second member intended to be connected to the backrest, about an axis of articulation, reduction gearing arranged between an input member and the second member, a piezoelectric motor having a rotor connected to the reduction gearing to drive the rotation of the second member with respect to the first member through the reduction gearing, in which the reduction ratio of the reduction gearing is greater than or equal to 150, and in which the nominal rotational speed of the piezoelectric motor is less than 500 revolutions/min. Seat comprising such a mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Faurecia Sieges d'Automobile
    Inventors: Nicolas Navatte, Thierry Pera, Ignacio Alvarez, Jean-Marc Judic
  • Patent number: 6129420
    Abstract: A vehicle seat comprises a base, a seat proper, and a seat back pivotally mounted on the base about an axis which is situated above the seat proper and in front of the seat back. The rear end of the seat proper is pivotally mounted on the seat back and the front end of the seat proper is mounted on the base via a linkage adapted to impose angular displacements on the seat proper that are less than half the angular displacements to which the seat back is subjected when the inclination of the seat back is adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: Bertrand Faure Equipments SA
    Inventor: Jean-Marc Judic
  • Patent number: 5812399
    Abstract: A vehicle seat adjustment device includes adjustment mechanisms, reversible electric motors associated with the mechanisms, and a control device for the motors that are easily actuated by the user. The motors are of a variable speed type and a computation and memory device are provided in which relationships are recorded associating the various parameters that are to be adjusted, which preprogrammed relationships are determined as a function of ergonomical standards relating to the human body. Also provided are a device for detecting at each instant the value of each of said parameters, and the control device for making each detected real value of at least one of the parameters, or of a given variation therein correspond to excitation of the motor allocated to adjusting one of the other parameters, respectively to cause the value of the other parameter to move towards its value that satisfies the preprogrammed relationships or to vary in compliance with the relationships.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: Bertrand Faure Automobile "BFA"
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Judic, Yannick Leroy
  • Patent number: 5358308
    Abstract: The vehicle front seat comprises a seat proper (12) mounted on a base (10) by means of two oblique rods (14 and 15) and a back (13) pivotally mounted firstly about an inclination adjusting axis (6) and secondly about an axis (7) for folding the back down forwards, which axis is secured to the base. The bottom axis (4) of the front rod is connected to an axis (5) secured to the base via the short side (16) of a rigid triangle (T), a long rod (20) is pivotally mounted firstly about an axle (8) secured to the triangle and secondly about an axis (9) secured to the back, and a fourth rod (19) interconnects the two hinge axes (6 and 7) of the back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1994
    Assignee: Bertrand Faure Automobile "BFA"
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Judic, Joel Canteleux
  • Patent number: 5098359
    Abstract: Backlash free articulation reducing mechanism, usable notably for the setting of the various portions of an automobile vehicle seat, characterized in that each satellite has a central axis with a cylindrical (inner or outer) bearing surface intended for centering itself and reacting on a complementary cylindrical bearing surface (respectively outer or inner) provided on a star-shaped satellite-holder having due to its material and design, a sufficient resiliency for constantly applying the toothings of the satellites in the toothing of their respective flange, thereby allowing taking up clearances inherent to manufacture of this type of mechanism and allowing also absorbing without deterioration any overload able for example to appear during use of the reducing mechanism as an articulation of an automobile vehicle seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1992
    Assignee: Etablissments Cousin Freres
    Inventors: Bernard Chales, Jean-Marc Judic