Patents by Inventor Jean-Michel Berthome

Jean-Michel Berthome 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).

  • Housing for mechanical device, mechanical assembly, gear motor and associated attachment method
    Patent number: 11927259
    Abstract: A method for attaching a plastic barrel configured to guide an output shaft of a mechanical device to a housing for the mechanical device is disclosed. The housing includes a chimney delimited by an upper edge and a base, the chimney being arranged to partially surround the output shaft, the plastic barrel having a lateral protuberance. The method involves at least the following steps: inserting a first end of the plastic barrel into the chimney of the housing until the lateral protuberance axially abuts against the upper edge of the chimney, and at least partially deforming the first end of the plastic barrel in order to form an axial counter-abutment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: VALEO SYSTÈMES D'ESSUYAGE
    Inventors: Alain Servin, Jean-Michel Berthome, Quentin Aubugeau
  • HOUSING FOR MECHANICAL DEVICE, MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY, GEAR MOTOR AND ASSOCIATED ATTACHMENT METHOD
    Publication number: 20230146572
    Abstract: A method for attaching a plastic barrel configured to guide an output shaft of a mechanical device to a housing for the mechanical device is disclosed. The housing includes a chimney delimited by an upper edge and a base, the chimney being arranged to partially surround the output shaft, the plastic barrel having a lateral protuberance. The method involves at least the following steps: inserting a first end of the plastic barrel into the chimney of the housing until the lateral protuberance axially abuts against the upper edge of the chimney, and at least partially deforming the first end of the plastic barrel in order to form an axial counter-abutment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Alain Servin, Jean-Michel Berthome, Quentin Aubugeau