Patents by Inventor Ludovic Ribay

Ludovic Ribay 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).

  • EQUIPMENT FOR PRODUCING A CLOSED-SECTION CROSS-MEMBER, COMPRISING AN ADAPTABLE-LENGTH PUNCH AND/OR MATRIX, AND CORRESPONDING PRODUCTION METHOD
    Publication number: 20090071220
    Abstract: A piece of equipment for production of a closed-section cross-member configured to connect two longitudinal arms of a flexible axle of a motor vehicle. The equipment includes at least one matrix configured to cooperate with a punch to form a torsion area of a certain length on the closed section of the cross-member and a mechanism to maintain the cross-member in position. The length of the matrix and/or the punch can be adapted to adapt the length of the torsion area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: AUTO CHASSIS INTERNATIONAL SNC
    Inventors: Vincent Gillet, Julien Berson, Ludovic Ribay