Patents by Inventor Laurent Foucault

Laurent Foucault 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).

  • Slide rail for vehicle seat and seat comprising such a slide rail
    Patent number: 6227596
    Abstract: A slide rail for a vehicle seat, comprising a fixed section, a mobile section, a memory retaining runner sliding along the fixed section and defining a memorized position of the mobile section, a runner catch, a first control to simultaneously unlock the slide rail and clip the runner to the mobile section, and a second control to only unlock the slide rail. The runner catch is brought resiliently to its unlocked position, and it is moved into its locked position by engagement with a cam surface integral with the mobile section, only when this mobile section leaves its memorized position or returns into said memorized position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Bertrand Faure Equipements SA
    Inventors: Laurent Foucault, Hervé Calor