Patents by Inventor Jean-Michel Durand

Jean-Michel Durand 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: 9599112
    Abstract: A automotive coolant pump includes a pulley wheel fixedly supported by a rotatable rotor shaft. A shaft sealing separates a dry pump section from a wet pump section. A pump wheel is supported in the wet pump section by the rotor shaft and is axially slidable between a pumping and a non-pumping position. An actuator is arranged in the dry pump section. A linear actuator rod is arranged in parallel to and eccentrically with respect to the rotor shaft. The linear actuator rod comprises a dry and a wet section. A rod sealing is actuated by the actuator and separates the dry from the wet of the linear actuator rod. A shift ring is arranged so as to be axially shiftable and rotatably fixed at the rotor shaft in the wet pump section. The shift ring is moved axially by the actuator rod and axially moves the pump wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: PIERBURG PUMP TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventor: Jean-Michel Durand
  • Patent number: 9046112
    Abstract: A mechanical coolant pump for an internal combustion engine includes a pump rotor wheel comprising a blocking ring and rotor blades. The rotor blades are configured to pump a coolant radially outwardly. Variable pump stator blades are pivotably supported by a static blade holding ring at a first axial blade end. The variable pump stator blades are arranged radially outwardly of the pump rotor wheel. The blocking ring is arranged to partially overlap a second axial blade end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: PIERBURG PUMP TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Laurent Finidori, Jean-Michel Durand, Arnaud Fournier
  • Patent number: 8967981
    Abstract: A mechanical combustion engine coolant pump for pumping a coolant for an internal combustion engine includes a stationary cylindrical support body. A rotatable driving wheel is supported by a driving wheel roller bearing at the stationary cylindrical support body. The rotatable driving wheel is configured to be driven by the internal combustion engine. A pump wheel is arranged at a rotatable rotor shaft. The pump wheel is supported by a shaft roller bearing at the stationary cylindrical supporting body. A switchable friction clutch is configured to couple the rotatable driving wheel with the pump wheel. The stationary cylindrical support body integrally comprises an inner ring of the driving wheel roller bearing. The stationary cylindrical support body integrally comprises an outer ring of the shaft roller bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Pierburg Pump Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Jean-Michel Durand, Pierre Reininger, Laurent Finidori
  • Patent number: 8967982
    Abstract: A mechanical coolant pump for an internal combustion engine includes a main pump body configured to be stationary. A pump wheel is rotatably supported by the main pump body. The pump wheel comprises a central axial inlet opening. The pump wheel is configured to pump a coolant from the central axial inlet opening radially outwardly. A valve disk configured to be axially shiftable is arranged in the pump wheel. An actuator is configured to actuate the valve disk so as to close the central axial inlet opening in a closed position of the valve disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Pierburg Pump Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Jean-Michel Durand, Achim Broemmel
  • Patent number: 8920141
    Abstract: A mechanical combustion engine coolant pump for pumping a coolant for an internal combustion engine includes a pump wheel. A rotor shaft is arranged at the pump wheel. The rotor shaft is rotatable and radially supported. A driving wheel is rotatable, radially supported is driven by the internal combustion engine. A connecting device is connects the rotor shaft with the driving wheel so as to be rotatably fixed. A first roller bearing comprises a separate outer bearing ring. The separate outer bearing is directly fixed to a pump frame body. The first roller bearing directly radially supports the rotor shaft or the driving wheel. A separate bearing fixation structure axially pushes the separate outer bearing ring of the first roller bearing so as to be clearance-free against the pump frame body so that the separate bearing fixation structure is directly fixed to the pump frame body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Pierburg Pump Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Jean-Michel Durand, Pierre Reininger, Laurent Finidori
  • Publication number: 20140322042
    Abstract: A automotive coolant pump incudes a pulley wheel fixedly supported by a rotatable rotor shaft. A shaft sealing separates a dry pump section from a wet pump section. A pump wheel is supported in the wet pump section by the rotor shaft and is axially slidable between a pumping and a non-pumping position. An actuator is arranged in the dry pump section. A linear actuator rod is arranged in parallel to and eccentrically with respect to the rotor shaft. The linear actuator rod comprises a dry and a wet section. A rod sealing is actuated by the actuator and separates the dry from the wet of the linear actuator rod. A shift ring is arranged so as to be axially shiftable and rotatably fixed at the rotor shaft in the wet pump section. The shift ring is moved axially by the actuator rod and axially moves the pump wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: PIERBURG PUMP TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventor: Jean-Michel Durand
  • Publication number: 20130233257
    Abstract: A mechanical coolant pump for an internal combustion engine includes a pump housing configured to be stationary. The pump housing comprises an internal pneumatic actuator supplied by a pneumatic supply device. A pump wheel comprises a pump wheel shaft. The pump wheel shaft is rotatably supported by the pump housing. A driven shaft is directly connected to a pulley-wheel. An internal pneumatic clutch unit comprises a fixed clutch disk attached to the driven shaft or to the pump wheel shaft, and an axially slidable clutch disk. The slidable clutch disk is arranged at the pump wheel shaft or at the driven shaft and is rotatably fixed to the pump wheel shaft or to the driven shaft. The internal pneumatic actuator axially actuates the slidable clutch disk. The driven shaft is connectable to the pump wheel shaft via the internal pneumatic clutch unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2010
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: Pierburg Pump Technology GmbH
    Inventor: Jean-Michel Durand
  • Publication number: 20130019821
    Abstract: A mechanical combustion engine coolant pump for pumping a coolant for an internal combustion engine includes a stationary cylindrical support body. A rotatable driving wheel is supported by a driving wheel roller bearing at the stationary cylindrical support body. The rotatable driving wheel is configured to be driven by the internal combustion engine. A pump wheel is arranged at a rotatable rotor shaft. The pump wheel is supported by a shaft roller bearing at the stationary cylindrical supporting body. A switchable friction clutch is configured to couple the rotatable driving wheel with the pump wheel. The stationary cylindrical support body integrally comprises an inner ring of the driving wheel roller bearing. The stationary cylindrical support body integrally comprises an outer ring of the shaft roller bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: PIERBURG PUMP TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Jean-Michel Durand, Pierre Reininger, Laurent Finidori
  • Publication number: 20120321487
    Abstract: A mechanical combustion engine coolant pump for pumping a coolant for an internal combustion engine includes a pump wheel. A rotor shaft is arranged at the pump wheel. The rotor shaft is rotatable and radially supported. A driving wheel is rotatable, radially supported is driven by the internal combustion engine. A connecting device is connects the rotor shaft with the driving wheel so as to be rotatably fixed. A first roller bearing comprises a separate outer bearing ring. The separate outer bearing is directly fixed to a pump frame body. The first roller bearing directly radially supports the rotor shaft or the driving wheel. A separate bearing fixation structure axially pushes the separate outer bearing ring of the first roller bearing so as to be clearance-free against the pump frame body so that the separate bearing fixation structure is directly fixed to the pump frame body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: PIERBURG PUMP TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Jean-Michel Durand, Pierre Reininger, Laurent Finidori
  • Publication number: 20120315160
    Abstract: A mechanical coolant pump for an internal combustion engine includes a main pump body configured to be stationary. A pump wheel is rotatably supported by the main pump body. The pump wheel comprises a central axial inlet opening. The pump wheel is configured to pump a coolant from the central axial inlet opening radially outwardly. A valve disk configured to be axially shiftable is arranged in the pump wheel. An actuator is configured to actuate the valve disk so as to close the central axial inlet opening in a closed position of the valve disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: PIERBURG PUMP TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Jean-Michel Durand, Achim Broemmel
  • Publication number: 20120243974
    Abstract: A mechanical coolant pump for an internal combustion engine includes a pump rotor wheel comprising a blocking ring and rotor blades. The rotor blades are configured to pump a coolant radially outwardly. Variable pump stator blades are pivotably supported by a static blade holding ring at a first axial blade end. The variable pump stator blades are arranged radially outwardly of the pump rotor wheel. The blocking ring is arranged to partially overlap a second axial blade end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: Laurent Finidori, Jean-Michel Durand, Arnaud Fournier
  • Patent number: 4199729
    Abstract: A signal peak detector which can be used for echo suppressors, has a memory in which is written a value which is variable as a function of the incident signal and represents the peak sought, an attenuator of the memorized value; four comparators; three of which compare the instantaneous value of the incident signal with, respectively the memorized value, the attenuated memorized value and a fixed threshold, and the fourth of which compares the attenuated memorized value with the fixed threshold; and a control unit which modifies the memorized value as a function of the result of those comparisons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1980
    Assignee: Compagnie Industrielle des Telecommunications Cit-Aicatel
    Inventors: Jean-Michel Durand, Etienne Penicaud
  • Patent number: 3985979
    Abstract: The invention comes within the field of four-wire telephony. To avoid the closing of a loop between the two unidirectional channels, a half-echo suppressor is provided for each terminal, which comprises mainly a speech detector for the emitting channel, said speech detector having two operational modes: the first sends out a speech indicator signal based on the characteristics of amplitude and sign change on the emitting channel whereas the second compares the amplitude on the emitting channel and the amplitude on the receiving channel and is effective when the receiving channel is active. The invention applies more particularly to a PCM network in combination with a concentrator which uses the inactivity periods of the circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1974
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1976
    Assignee: Compagnie Industrielle des Telecommunications Cit-Alcatel
    Inventors: Jean-Michel Durand, Etienne Penicaud