Patents by Inventor Loïc BONNARD

Loïc BONNARD 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: 12704160
    Abstract: The hydraulic machine comprises: —a fixed part, —a part mounted so as to rotate about an axis (O-O) with respect to the fixed part, —a stack (50) of discs (53, 54) forming a brake or clutch, the discs being able to be in abutment against one another by way of friction surfaces (88) having a mean friction radius (Rf) with respect to the axis, —a push rod (80) that is able to push the discs into abutment against one another, in a direction parallel to the axis, over a thrust surface (4), the thrust surface having a mean thrust radius (Rp) with respect to the axis which extends to within or beyond the mean friction radius (Rf). The push rod (80) has a radial annular notch (90) indenting the push rod from an opposite side of the push rod from the axis (O-O) when the mean thrust radius (Rp) extends beyond the mean friction radius (Rf), and otherwise from the side of the push rod closest to the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2026
    Assignee: POCLAIN HYDRAULICS INDUSTRIE
    Inventors: Gilles Grillon, Julien Engrand, Jérémy Gérard Respecte, Dominique Costaz, Loïc Bonnard
  • Publication number: 20250327437
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic machine (100) comprising:—a distribution cover (2.3);—a distributor (16);—a displacement selection drawer (35) mounted so as to slide between a first position in which the machine is configured to operate with a first displacement and a second position in which the machine is configured to operate with a second displacement different from the first displacement; and—a direction changing drawer (26) mounted so as to slide between a first position in which the machine is configured to exert a torque in a first direction about an axis of rotation (10) and a second position in which the machine is configured to exert a torque in a second direction, the direction changing drawer (26) being mounted so as to slide along an axis (42) at a distance from the axis of rotation (10), the direction changing drawer extending:—in a wall of the distributor (16); or—in a wall of the distribution cover and outside the displacement selection drawer (35).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2023
    Publication date: October 23, 2025
    Inventors: Loïc BONNARD, Dominique COSTAZ
  • Publication number: 20230147694
    Abstract: The hydraulic machine comprises: —a fixed part, —a part mounted so as to rotate about an axis (O-O) with respect to the fixed part, —a stack (50) of discs (53, 54) forming a brake or clutch, the discs being able to be in abutment against one another by way of friction surfaces (88) having a mean friction radius (Rf) with respect to the axis, —a push rod (80) that is able to push the discs into abutment against one another, in a direction parallel to the axis, over a thrust surface (4), the thrust surface having a mean thrust radius (Rp) with respect to the axis which extends to within or beyond the mean friction radius (Rf). The push rod (80) has a radial annular notch (90) indenting the push rod from an opposite side of the push rod from the axis (O-O) when the mean thrust radius (Rp) extends beyond the mean friction radius (Rf), and otherwise from the side of the push rod closest to the axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Gilles GRILLON, Julien ENGRAND, Jérémy Gérard RESPECTE, Dominique COSTAZ, Loïc BONNARD