Patents by Inventor Luis Gras Tous

Luis Gras Tous 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: 6592142
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly module intended for a steering wheel in a vehicle comprising a console intended to be fitted in a steering wheel hub of the steering wheel. The console is provided with a number of notches for fastening with an airbag module provided with a corresponding number of fastening elements. One or more operating control modules are fastened to the console in connection with the airbag module, and are detachable joined to the airbag module. The invention also relates to a method for assembling the said modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Volvo Personvagnor AB
    Inventors: Joakim Landén, Luis Gras Tous
  • Publication number: 20020027343
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly module intended for a steering wheel in a vehicle comprising a console intended to be fitted in a steering wheel hub of the steering wheel. The console is provided with a number of notches for fastening with an airbag module provided with a corresponding number of fastening elements. One or more operating control modules are fastened to the console in connection with the airbag module and are detachably joined to the airbag module. The invention also relates to a method for assembling the said modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Inventors: Joakim Landen, Luis Gras Tous
  • Patent number: 6012947
    Abstract: A system for fixing one of two plugs (3, 4) of an electrical connector to a mechanical device (1), the one plug (4) being designed to be connected thereto in a detachable manner, the other plug (3) being attached to an assembly (2) to which the device (1) has just been coupled mechanically along an axis parallel to the axis of the electrical coupling, characterized in that it includes means for assembling/disassembling the plug (4) to and from the said mechanical device (1), the assembly/disassembly being carried out parallel to the coupling axes, assembly being made simply by clipping, while disassembly is carried out simply by pulling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Olivier Zann, Henri Ullius, Jose Ramon Sanz Pinedo, Luis Gras Tous