Patents by Inventor Nicolas Savagner

Nicolas Savagner 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: 8196718
    Abstract: A combined service brake and the stored-energy brake cylinder is provided, in which a ventilation valve which forms or shuts off a flow connection between the spring chamber and the service brake chamber of the brake cylinder ensures that disruptive noise is avoided while also preventing loss of air volume for building up the service brake force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Nicolas Savagner, Antony Schodrowski
  • Publication number: 20090134697
    Abstract: A combined service brake and the stored-energy brake cylinder is provided, in which a ventilation valve which forms or shuts off a flow connection between the spring chamber and the service brake chamber of the brake cylinder ensures that disruptive noise is avoided while also preventing loss of air volume for building up the service brake force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Applicant: Knorr-Bremse Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Nicolas Savagner, Antony Schodrowski
  • Patent number: 7510057
    Abstract: A parking brake for a commercial vehicle equipped with an air-operated service brake is configured in such a way that the actuating energy for the brake is reduced in comparison to a configuration with a spring brake cylinder, while the installation space in the wheel area is minimized. Primary functional parts of the parking brake include an inner race and an outer race, which delimit an annular gap. Displaceable tapered-roller bearings are located in the annular gap. To adopt a release position in opposition to the action of a compression spring, the tapered roller bearings are disengaged from the conical surfaces of the inner race and the outer race.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Knorr-Bremse Systeme Fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Kiener, Stephan Lange, Johann Baumgartner, Eduard Gerum, Michael Herges, Dirk Ganzhorn, Bence Csàk, Nicolas Savagner, Uwe Neumann, Matthias Gradl, Matthias Schaefer
  • Patent number: 7451689
    Abstract: A combined service brake and spring brake cylinder for the braking system of a motor vehicle, in particular for utility vehicles, includes service and spring brake pistons guided inside a casing which is common for the two brake cylinders. The spring brake piston is loaded by at least one storage spring and has an external diameter greater than that of the service brake piston. The spring brake piston is in the form of an annular piston, and at least a part of the rod thereof is constructed in the form of a piston tube, which surrounds the service brake piston and forms an external radial running and sealing surface therefor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Knorr-Bremse Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Nicolas Savagner, Thierry Maille, Alain Fantazi
  • Publication number: 20070246309
    Abstract: A parking brake for a commercial vehicle equipped with an air-operated service brake is configured in such a way that the actuating energy for the brake is reduced in comparison to a configuration with a spring brake cylinder, while the installation space in the wheel area is minimized. Primary functional parts of the parking brake include an inner race and an outer race, which delimit an annular gap. Displaceable tapered-roller bearings are located in the annular gap. To adopt a release position in opposition to the action of a compression spring, the tapered roller bearings are disengaged from the conical surfaces of the inner race and the outer race.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicant: Knorr-Bremse Systeme Fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Kiener, Stephan Lange, Johann Baumgartner, Eduard Gerum, Michael Herges, Dirk Ganzhorn, Bence Csak, Nicolas Savagner, Uwe Neumann, Matthias Gradl, Matthias Schaefer
  • Publication number: 20070214953
    Abstract: A combined service brake and spring brake cylinder for the braking system of a motor vehicle, in particular for utility vehicles, includes service and spring brake pistons guided inside a casing which is common for the two brake cylinders. The spring brake piston is loaded by at least one storage spring and has an external diameter greater than that of the service brake piston. The spring brake piston is in the form of an annular piston, and at least a part of the rod thereof is constructed in the form of a piston tube, which surrounds the service brake piston and forms an external radial running and sealing surface therefor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicant: Knorr-Bremse Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Nicolas Savagner, Thierry Maille, Alain Fantazi