Patents by Inventor Michel M. Clerc

Michel M. Clerc 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).

  • Telescopic sub-assembly for a steering column
    Patent number: 4693136
    Abstract: This sub-assembly is formed by two shafts (1, 2), an inner and an outer shaft respectively, of which the surfaces facing one another are in contact locally in the vicinity of diametrically opposite points (16, 18), a space (22) being provided between them between the contact zones. These contact zones (8, 10, 12, 14) are pressed together as a result of force-fitting and elastic deformation, the inner shaft (1) initially having extra thicknesses, while the cavity of the outer shaft has portions narrower than these extra thicknesses. The shafts can, however, shift axially under the effect of a substantial shock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1987
    Assignee: Cycles Peugeot
    Inventors: Michel M. Clerc, Frederic M. Mouhot, Jean-Pierre Barnabe