Patents by Inventor Olivier Piffard

Olivier Piffard 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: 6467783
    Abstract: A motor vehicle fitted with a system for controlling the camber (&thgr;) of the wheels of the vehicle on a bend, including, for each wheel of at least one front axle and/or rear axle of the vehicle, a suspension having a pair of suspension upper and lower arms, articulated at their outboard ends to a hub carrier and attached at their inboard ends to the body of the vehicle. The lower and upper arms of each pair are articulated at their respective inboard ends to a pivot transfer lever which is, in turn, mounted on the body by an articulation, the axis of rotation of which is contained in a longitudinal and vertical plane of the vehicle, the pivot transfer lever being capable of pivoting in such a way as to incline the wheels on the appropriate side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Compagnie Generale des et Establissements Michelin-Michelin & Cie
    Inventors: Michel Blondelet, Gregore Gogu, Olivier Piffard, Loïc Serra, Davy Vernier