Patents by Inventor Olivier Message

Olivier Message 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: 11619265
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing of a target holder 26 for a sensor bearing unit. The target holder providing at least an axial fixing portion secured to a ring of the sensor bearing unit, and a radial portion extending at least radially with respect to the axial fixing portion, a curved linking portion being formed between the axial fixing portion and the radial portion. The method further providing a step of shot peening at least on the internal surface of the curved linking portion of the target holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Olivier Message, Eric Robert
  • Publication number: 20220196071
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing of a target holder 26 for a sensor bearing unit. The target holder providing at least an axial fixing portion secured to a ring of the sensor bearing unit, and a radial portion extending at least radially with respect to the axial fixing portion, a curved linking portion being formed between the axial fixing portion and the radial portion. The method further providing a step of shot peening at least on the internal surface of the curved linking portion of the target holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Olivier Message, Eric Robert
  • Patent number: 8258659
    Abstract: A shaft support system 7 for an electric motor 1, comprising a rolling bearing 17 provided with an inner race 33 and an outer race 34, at least one angular position sensor 20 for detecting the angular position of the inner race, an encoder 19 mounted on the inner race, a flange 16 for supporting the outer race of the bearing, and a processing module 18 supported by the flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Franck Debrailly, Domenico Restaino, Olivier Message, Franck Landrieve
  • Patent number: 7699732
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device for tensioning belts or chains that may include a fixed support; a moving element that may move relative to the fixed support and designed to be in contact with the belt or the chain; and an actuator designed to exert a permanent tensioning force between the mobile equipment and the fixed support. The device may also include a sensor unit to monitor parameters of angular displacement of the moving element relative to the fixed support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Olivier Message, Frédéric Ponson
  • Publication number: 20090261693
    Abstract: A shaft support system 7 for an electric motor 1, comprising a rolling bearing 17 provided with an inner race 33 and an outer race 34, at least one angular position sensor 20 for detecting the angular position of the inner race, an encoder 19 mounted on the inner race, a flange 16 for supporting the outer race of the bearing, and a processing module 18 supported by the flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Franck Debraillly, Domenico Restaino, Olivier Message, Franck Landrieve
  • Patent number: 7241052
    Abstract: The invention relates to a monitored roller bearing device, comprising a non-rotating race (10), a rotating race (12), at least one row of rolling elements (14) arranged between two rolling tracks (11, 13) on the rotating race (12) and non-rotating race (10) and an information detection module, which comprises a non-rotating sensor unit (29) and a rotating (12) encoder (28). Said device comprises a means for fixing the sensor unit (29) relative to a support (3), by generating an axial force between a support surface (34b) on the sensor unit (29) and a support surface (7) on the support (3), while permitting an axial displacement of the sensor unit (29) relative to the support (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignees: Technologies M4 Inc., SKF France
    Inventors: Olivier Message, Carole Girardin, Stephane Reiher, Alain Forcione
  • Publication number: 20050218736
    Abstract: The invention relates to a monitored roller bearing device, comprising a non-rotating race (10), a rotating race (12), at least one row of rolling elements (14) arranged between two rolling tracks (11, 13) on the rotating race (12) and non-rotating race (10) and an information detection module, which comprises a non-rotating sensor unit (29) and a rotating (12) encoder (28). Said device comprises a means for fixing the sensor unit (29) relative to a support (3), by generating an axial force between a support surface (34b) on the sensor unit (29) and a support surface (7) on the support (3), whilst permitting an axial displacement of the sensor unit (29) relative to the support (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2003
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: Olivier Message, Carole Girardin, Stephane Reiher, Alain Forcione
  • Publication number: 20050124447
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device for tensioning belts or chains comprising a fixed support (4), an equipment (2) mobile relative to the fixed support (4) and designed to be in contact with the belt or the chain, and an actuator (14) designed to exert a permanent tensioning force between the mobile equipment and the fixed support. The device further comprises an assembly sensing (16, 28) parameters of angular displacement of the mobile equipment relative to the fixed support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Olivier Message, Frederic Ponson
  • Patent number: 6821021
    Abstract: The invention concerns an instrumented antifriction bearing device, provided with a non-rotating part including a non-rotating ring and sensor element, a rotating part including a rotating ring and encoder, and at least a row of rolling bodies arranged between two raceways of the non-rotating and the rotating rings. The non-rotating sensing element and the rotating encoder form an assembly detecting rotation parameters. The device includes a maintenance device for temporarily maintaining the angular indexing of the encoder relative to the sensing element in an angular position, wherein the encoder generates in the sensing element a reference signal. The maintenance device temporarily maintains the angular indexing device in position until released, as for example, by the axial displacement of at least part of an element of the device towards the row of rolling bodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: SKF France
    Inventors: Olivier Message, Franck Landrieve, Samuel Gallion, Jean-François Maestrati
  • Patent number: 6655844
    Abstract: The invention concerns a roller bearing including an outer ring, an inner ring, at least a row of rolling elements arranged between two raceways of the outer and inner rings, a seal between the outer and inner rings, and a data sensor assembly comprising a non-rotatable sensor unit borne by one of the rings and a rotatable encoding element borne by the other ring. An seal is provided on the side of the data sensor assembly to isolate the assembly from the inside of the roller bearing by co-operation with the rotating ring in a zone axially located between the encoder active part and the rolling elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: SKF France
    Inventors: Olivier Message, Franck Landrieve, Michel Descombes
  • Publication number: 20030147572
    Abstract: The invention concerns an instrumented antifriction bearing device, provided with a non-rotating part comprising a non-rotating ring (2) and sensor means (14), a rotating part comprising a rotating ring (1) and encoding means (16), and at least a row or rolling bodies (6) arranged between two raceways of the non-rotating (2) and the rotating (4) rings. The non-rotating sensing means (14) and the rotating encoding means (16) form an assembly detecting rotation parameters. The device comprises means for temporarily maintaining the angular indexing of the encoding means (16) relative to the sensing means (14), in an angular position wherein said encoding means (16) generates in the sensing means (14) a reference signal, the means temporarily maintaining the angular indexing means being released by the axial dispalcement of at least part of an element of the device towards the row of rolling bodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Olivier Message, Franck Landrieve, Samuel Gallion, Jean-Francois Maestrati
  • Patent number: 6595693
    Abstract: The invention concerns an instrumented bearing (1) comprising an outer ring (2), an inner ring (4), at least a row of rolling elements (6) arranged between a raceway of the outer ring (2) and a raceway of the inner ring (4), an assembly detecting rotation parameters comprising a sensor unit (11) integral with the non-rotating ring and supporting a sensing element (14) and a rotating coding member (16) forming a rotating part with the rotating ring, the coding member comprising an active part moving in rotation in front of the sensing element, the sensing unit and the non-rotating ring forming a fixed part. The rotating part comprises indexing means external to the active part of the coding element and capable of positioning at an angle said rotating part relative to a reference of the fixed part in a position wherein the coder generates in the sensing element a reference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Assignee: SKF France
    Inventors: Olivier Message, Franck Landrieve
  • Patent number: 6338576
    Abstract: The present invention provides an instrumented rolling bearing device having an outer ring, an inner ring, at least one row of rolling bodies arranged between two raceways of the outer and inner rings, and an assembly for detecting rotation parameters, this assembly having a non-rotating sensor unit and a rotating encoder member. The device allows for angularly immobilizing a non-rotating part of the device on a support while at the same time allowing relative axial movement of the device with respect to the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Assignee: SKF France
    Inventors: Carole Girardin, Olivier Message
  • Patent number: 6227710
    Abstract: Rolling bearing comprising a stationary race 1, a rotating race 4, at least one row of rolling elements 3 placed between the stationary race 1 and the rotating race 4, an encoder 11 which is concentric with and is secured to the rotating race 4, and a sensor 14. A support 16 secures the sensor to the stationary race 1. The sensor faces and is a small gap 15 away from the encoder 11, the rotational travel of which is detected by the sensor 14. The sensor 14 bears directly on a reference surface 9b of the stationary race 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: SKF France
    Inventors: Olivier Message, Franck Landrieve
  • Patent number: 6181129
    Abstract: Device for detecting parameters of the rotation of a shaft 1 that rotates with respect to a stationary element, there being at least one bearing between the shaft and the stationary element so that the shaft can be mounted to rotate with respect to the stationary element, the said device comprising an encoder means 15 rotated by the rotating shaft, and a sensor means 10 secured to a stationary element and arranged facing and a small air gap away from the encoder means whose passage during rotation is detected by the sensor means. The encoder means and the sensor means are supported by a removable unit 4 independent of the bearing, the said unit being capable of being mounted on the stationary element and having a stationary part 9 supporting the sensor means and a rotating part 13 supporting the encoder means, the rotation of the rotating part being connected to that of the rotating shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: SKF France
    Inventors: Olivier Message, Franck Landrieve, Jean-Luc Thoumieux, Pascal Lhote
  • Patent number: 6109624
    Abstract: Device for detecting the rotational speed of a wheel of an in-line skate, the wheel being supported by rotating rings of two rolling bearings with fixed rings 9 of the two rolling bearings being secured to an axle mounted on a plate. The detection device includes a sensor and an encoder which are arranged in a volume bounded axially by the two rolling bearings and radially by a cylindrical surface which is coaxial with the rolling bearings and has a diameter represented by the external diameters of the outer rings of the rolling bearings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: SKF France
    Inventors: Olivier Message, Franck Landrieve
  • Patent number: 6094046
    Abstract: Rolling bearing including a stationary race 1, a rotating race 6, at least one row of rolling bodies 3 placed between the stationary race 1 and the rotating race 6, an encoder 23 secured to the rotating race 6 and concentric therewith, and a sensor 14 supported by a sensor carrier block 15 secured to the stationary race 1 and arranged facing and a small gap away from the encoder 23, the travel of which, during rotation, is detected by the sensor 14. The sensor carrier block 15 is secured to the stationary race 1 by a metal retainer 16 positioned with respect to the stationary race 1. The retainer 16 is positioned on a radial face 5 of the stationary race 1 of the rolling bearing and welded to this race.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Assignee: SKF France
    Inventors: Olivier Message, Franck Landrieve
  • Patent number: 6043643
    Abstract: Encoder device for a sensor for detecting the rotational speed of a rotating member of a bearing 1 mounted on a non-rotating member of the said bearing 1, of the type comprising a sensor 7 secured to an element that is stationary with respect to the non-rotating member and past which an element forming a rotor rotates with a small air gap, which element is equipped with an encoder 8 capable of producing in the sensor 7 a periodic signal of frequency proportional to the rotational speed of the rotor element. The encoder 8 comprises an annular active part 14 made using a plasto-magnet and provided with an active region 16 arranged to travel past the sensor 7. The encoder 8 comprises a reinforcing part composed of two annular elements 15 arranged in contact with the active part 14, one on either side of the active region 16.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: SKF France
    Inventors: Olivier Message, Franck Landrieve
  • Patent number: 5873658
    Abstract: Rolling bearing comprising a stationary race 1, a rotating race 4, a row of rolling bodies 7 arranged between the stationary race and the rotating race, an encoder means 10 secured to the rotating race and concentric therewith and a sensor means 9 supported by a sensor carrier block 11 secured to the stationary race and arranged facing and a small gap away from the encoder means, the travel of which, during rotation, is detected by the sensor means 9. The rolling bearing comprises a means for trapping the sensor carrier block 11 against a surface 14 of the stationary race 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Assignee: SKF France
    Inventors: Olivier Message, Franck Landrieve
  • Patent number: 5503480
    Abstract: The sealing device (8) for the passage of a fluid between a rotating race and a non-rotating race of a bearing each penetrated by channels (6, 7) for the passage of the fluid, comprises a one-piece annular central body (9) of elastic material having a circular shoulder (10) for fixing to one of the races (1), and two main sealing lips (12) which mutually form an annular intermediate chamber (13) and which are in friction contact with the other race (2). The central body (9) is penetrated by at least one channel (15) communicating with the channels (6) of the race associated with the circular fixing shoulder, and also with the intermediate chamber, which communicates with the channels (7) of the other race, so that the fluid introduced into the channels of one of the races of the bearing passes through the central body in a leaktight manner and exits through the channels of the other race.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1996
    Assignee: SKF France
    Inventors: Claude Caillaut, Christophe Bonnin, Christophe Houdayer, Christian Rigaux, Martha Berges, Eric Bechini, Marc DeFossez, Olivier Message