Patents by Inventor Michel Bessard

Michel Bessard 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: 5934324
    Abstract: Manually operated remote control device comprising a body (1) enclosing at least one movable member generating a signal associated with an axially movable pushrod (2) projecting upwards from the body (1); a fixing plate (3) closing the top of the body and provided with at least one drilling (5) through which the abovementioned pushrod passes; a rocking cam (6) fixed to the top of the body (1) so as to cooperate with the projecting end of the pushrod (2) and control the movement of the latter; a grip (9, 10) secured to the cam (6) and incorporating at least one electric control member (11) to which is connected an electrical cable (12) passing through the abovementioned fixing plate (3) via an opening (13) in the latter; the opening (13) is elongate and runs transversely from one edge of the plate (3), opening out into the said edge, by virtue of which the electrical cable, preassembled and pre-equipped, can be put in place in the device by being inserted into the opening transversely from the edge of the plat
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Mannesmann Rexroth S.A.
    Inventor: Michel Bessard
  • Patent number: 4566492
    Abstract: The fluid distributing device, more especially for remote control, comprises a body (2) having bores (3) with parallel axes in which are slidably mounted slide valves (4) associated in pairs and controlled by push-rods (5) actuated by an oscillating cam (6). Each slide valve bore (3) has a groove (8) connected to the pressurized fluid intake, each slide valve being combined with a chamber (9) limited by at least one transverse annular surface (b) of the slide valve and connected to the reservoir by a constriction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1986
    Assignee: Rexroth Sigma
    Inventor: Michel Bessard