Patents by Inventor Olivier Bouchez

Olivier Bouchez 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).

  • Torsion damping device having tiltable spring seats of composite structure, especially for motor vehicles
    Patent number: 5803442
    Abstract: A torsion damping device, in particular for inclusion in a clutch friction wheel of a motor vehicle clutch, includes springs which are in end thrust engagement on thrust inserts or spring seats which are mounted for pivoting movement in the friction wheel. The anterior part of each of these spring seats, on which the springs are in end thrust and/or centring engagement, is made at least partly of synthetic material, while the posterior part of the spring seat, by which the latter is pivotally mounted in the friction wheel, is made at least partly of metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Valeo
    Inventors: Dominique Despres, Olivier Bouchez