Patents by Inventor Patrick Le Moal

Patrick Le Moal 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).

  • Double-flywheel damper with epicyclic gear train
    Patent number: 8608613
    Abstract: Double shock-absorbing steering wheel, in particular for automobile vehicles, comprising a primary inertia mass connected to an engine shaft (12), a secondary inertia mass (14) connected by clutch E to a gearbox BV, and a torsion damper (18) rotatably connecting the two inertia masses (10, 14), this torsion damper including an epicycloidal gear train whose outer crown wheel (22) engages with a spring (28) for absorption of vibrations and rotation acyclisms, said spring being mounted around the crown wheel (22) in a fixed frame (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Valeo Embrayages
    Inventor: Patrick Le Moal
  • DOUBLE-FLYWHEEL DAMPER WITH EPICYCLIC GEAR TRAIN
    Publication number: 20130269475
    Abstract: Double shock-absorbing steering wheel, in particular for automobile vehicles, comprising a primary inertia mass connected to an engine shaft (12), a secondary inertia mass (14) connected by clutch E to a gearbox BV, and a torsion damper (18) rotatably connecting the two inertia masses (10, 14), this torsion damper including an epicycloidal gear train whose outer crown wheel (22) engages with a spring (28) for absorption of vibrations and rotation acyclisms, said spring being mounted around the crown wheel (22) in a fixed frame (26).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventor: Patrick LE MOAL
  • Double-fly wheel damper with epicyclic gear train
    Patent number: 8523732
    Abstract: A double shock-absorbing steering wheel, in particular for automobile vehicles, including a primary inertia mass connected to an engine shaft (12), a secondary inertia mass (14) connected by clutch E to a gearbox BV, and a torsion damper (18) rotatably connecting the two inertia masses (10, 14). The torsion damper includes an epicycloidal gear train whose outer crown wheel (22) engages with a spring (28) for absorption of vibrations and rotation acyclisms. The spring is mounted around the crown wheel (22) in a fixed frame (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Valeo Embrayages
    Inventor: Patrick Le Moal
  • DOUBLE SHOCK-ABSORBING STEERING WHEEL WITH EPICYCLOIDAL GEAR TRAIN
    Publication number: 20100216555
    Abstract: A double shock-absorbing steering wheel, in particular for automobile vehicles, including a primary inertia mass connected to an engine shaft (12), a secondary inertia mass (14) connected by clutch E to a gearbox BV, and a torsion damper (18) rotatably connecting the two inertia masses (10, 14). The torsion damper includes an epicycloidal gear train whose outer crown wheel (22) engages with a spring (28) for absorption of vibrations and rotation acyclisms. The spring is mounted around the crown wheel (22) in a fixed frame (26).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventor: Patrick Le Moal