Patents by Inventor Laurent Cloarec

Laurent Cloarec 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).

  • Ball-and-socket joint for multiarticulate arm
    Patent number: 4338038
    Abstract: A ball-and-socket joint for a multiarticulate arm includes two cylindrical bodies forming phalanges each ending in a pair of jaws which contact a hollow sphere limited by two parallel planes essentially equidistant from the center of the sphere, with the hollow central part of the cylindrical bodies and of the sphere serving as a passage for the device for synchronizing the movements of the phalanges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1982
    Assignee: Regie Nationale des Usines Renault
    Inventor: Laurent Cloarec