Patents by Inventor Joel Crave

Joel Crave 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: 6038859
    Abstract: This invention relates to a hydraulic fluid circuit comprising a reversible hydraulic motor, a braking device, two principal conduits respectively connected to the two principal supply and exhaust ports of the motor, a principal selector adapted to occupy a position of rest and two active positions in order to select the circulation of the fluid between the principal ports of the motor and the principal conduits to which they are connected. The circuit also comprises an intermediate system of selection capable of occupying a first configuration in which the principal selector is maintained in its position of rest and a second configuration in which the principal selector is allowed to leave its position of rest. The control means of the intermediate system of selection are connected to the braking device so that this intermediate system can pass from its first to its second configuration only when the brake is de-activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: Poclain Hydraulics Industrie
    Inventors: Alain Mangano, Bernard Allart, Louis Bigo, Michel Garczarek, Yannick Ethet, Joel Crave, Philippe Peignon