Patents by Inventor Laurent Julien

Laurent Julien 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: 12060132
    Abstract: A foldable scooter includes a frame and a steering column provided with a front wheel and pivotably mounted on the frame, which has a first portion supporting a rear wheel and a footboard, and a second portion supporting the steering column. The first portion and the second portion are connected by a swivel joint along a folding axis, allowing movement between:—an unfolded configuration in which the steering column projects upwards with respect to the footboard by extending in a median plane; and—a folded configuration in which the steering column is on a first side face with respect to the median plane and extends away from the median plane, at least partially underneath the footboard, along a first side edge of the footboard and opposite a first side surface of the rear wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: ALLIGATOR INTERNATIONAL DESIGN SL
    Inventors: Laurent Julien Michel Vaney, Genis Batlle Besora
  • Patent number: 11801910
    Abstract: A scooter includes a frame which has a footboard and supports a rear wheel, a steering column provided with a front wheel pivotably mounted on the frame, and a motor provided with a drive shaft coupled to the rear wheel via a transmission system. The transmission system includes a rear transverse shaft having a first end portion and a second end portion rotatably coupled to the rear wheel; —a gear system having a sprocket coupled rotatably to the first end portion and in meshing engagement with a toothed gear rotatably coupled to the drive shaft; and —a rear structure attached to the frame, supporting the gear system and the rear transverse shaft, and extending laterally along one side only—right or left—of the rear wheel, such that the second end portion extends from the rear structure to support the rear wheel in a cantilevered fashion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: ALLIGATOR INTERNATIONAL DESIGN SL
    Inventors: Laurent Julien Michel Vaney, Genis Batlle Besora
  • Publication number: 20230150601
    Abstract: A foldable scooter includes a frame and a steering column provided with a front wheel and pivotably mounted on the frame, which has a first portion supporting a rear wheel and a footboard, and a second portion supporting the steering column. The first portion and the second portion are connected by a swivel joint along a folding axis, allowing movement between: —an unfolded configuration in which the steering column projects upwards with respect to the footboard by extending in a median plane; and —a folded configuration in which the steering column is on a first side face with respect to the median plane and extends away from the median plane, at least partially underneath the footboard, along a first side edge of the footboard and opposite a first side surface of the rear wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Laurent Julien Michel VANEY, Genis BATLLE BESORA
  • Publication number: 20220169331
    Abstract: A scooter includes a frame which has a footboard and supports a rear wheel, a steering column provided with a front wheel pivotably mounted on the frame, and a motor provided with a drive shaft coupled to the rear wheel via a transmission system. The transmission system includes a rear transverse shaft having a first end portion and a second end portion rotatably coupled to the rear wheel; —a gear system having a sprocket coupled rotatably to the first end portion and in meshing engagement with a toothed gear rotatably coupled to the drive shaft; and—a rear structure attached to the frame, supporting the gear system and the rear transverse shaft, and extending laterally along one side only—right or left—of the rear wheel, such that the second end portion extends from the rear structure to support the rear wheel in a cantilevered fashion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Laurent Julien Michel VANEY, Genis BATLLE BESORA
  • Patent number: 10988114
    Abstract: A method for the activation by a user with a portable device of at least one function of a piece of motor vehicle equipment. The vehicle having a plurality of predefined areas (around and/or inside the vehicle) and including a plurality of pieces of equipment, each capable of implementing at least one function, and a management system for controlling the pieces of equipment. The method includes the user performing a predefined movement of the device in at least one predefined vehicle area, the management system determining the movement performed by the user with the device and the area or areas in which the movement is performed, associating the movement performed and the area or areas in which the movement is performed with at least one function of at least one of the vehicle's pieces of equipment, and activation by the management system of the at least one associated function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Inventors: Christophe Grisey, Laurent Julien, Xavier Bressan
  • Publication number: 20200377056
    Abstract: A method for the activation by a user with a portable device of at least one function of a piece of motor vehicle equipment. The vehicle having a plurality of predefined areas (around and/or inside the vehicle) and including a plurality of pieces of equipment, each capable of implementing at least one function, and a management system for controlling the pieces of equipment. The method includes the user performing a predefined movement of the device in at least one predefined vehicle area, the management system determining the movement performed by the user with the device and the area or areas in which the movement is performed, associating the movement performed and the area or areas in which the movement is performed with at least one function of at least one of the vehicle's pieces of equipment, and activation by the management system of the at least one associated function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Christophe Grisey, Laurent Julien, Xavier Bressan
  • Patent number: D1040243
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Inventors: Laurent-Julien Vaney, Genis Battle