Patents by Inventor Marc Michel Le Calve

Marc Michel Le Calve 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).

  • One-way clutch
    Patent number: 6691848
    Abstract: A one-way clutch including at least two concentric rings one of the rings carrying at least one ratchet pawl, and the other of the rings including ratchet teeth which engage the at least one ratchet pawl so as to allow relative rotational movement of the at least two rings in one rotational direction, and to provide a clutch between those rings in the operate rotational direction. At least one of the rings includes two identical half rings which are connected to each other and which at least partly enclose the other rings at axially opposite ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: SKF Engineering & Research Centre B.V.
    Inventors: Emmanuel Jacques Eyraud, Hendrikus Jan Kapaan, Marc Michel Le Calve