Patents by Inventor Marc Pradet

Marc Pradet 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).

  • Cable tensioner
    Patent number: 7472515
    Abstract: A cable tensioner for a vehicle window regulator includes a screw and nut assembly with an irreversible thread lead angle, a first spring designed to actuate the screw and nut assembly when there is slack in a cable and a second spring designed to block the screw and nut assembly when there is excessive tension in the cable. The cable tensioner ensures that compensation for the elongation of the cable is irreversible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: ArvinMeritor Light Vehicle Systems—France
    Inventors: Mustapha Mazouzi, Marc Pradet, Pascal Bonduel
  • Cable tensioner
    Publication number: 20050194580
    Abstract: A cable tensioner for a vehicle window regulator includes a screw and nut assembly with an irreversible thread lead angle, a first spring designed to actuate the screw and nut assembly when there is slack in a cable and a second spring designed to block the screw and nut assembly when there is excessive tension in the cable. The cable tensioner ensures that compensation for the elongation of the cable is irreversible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2004
    Publication date: September 8, 2005
    Inventors: Mustapha Mazouzi, Marc Pradet, Pascal Bonduel