Patents by Inventor Patrick Mallard

Patrick Mallard 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).

  • Adjustment mechanism for a vehicle seat slide
    Patent number: 6971620
    Abstract: An adjustment mechanism for a slide of a motor vehicle seat, the adjustment mechanism comprising a worm screw, a first nut and a second nut rotatably receiving the worm screw, a support, and two resilient buffers received respectively between the first nut and the support, and between the second nut and the support. The adjustment mechanism further comprises a band forming a housing for receiving the two nuts and the two buffers and thereby forming a pre-assembled unit prior to being mounted on the support. The first and second nuts have tapped bores which have threads that start at different angular positions, so that screwing the worm screw into the nuts generates a gap between the first and second nuts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Faurecia Sieges d'automobile S.A.
    Inventors: Pierre Moradell, Patrick Mallard
  • Adjustment mechanism for a motor vehicle seat, and a seat equipped with such a mechanism
    Patent number: 6808233
    Abstract: An adjustment mechanism for adjusting a motor vehicle seat comprising a worm screw mounted in a nut which is carried by a rigid base, the worm screw being mounted to rotate relative to the base. A locking piece is mounted on the base so as to be pushed by the nut into an active position in which said locking piece comes into engagement with the worm screw, when a large axial force is transmitted to the worm screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Hutchinson
    Inventor: Patrick Mallard
  • Adjustment mechanism for a motor vehicle seat, and a seat equipped with such a mechanism
    Publication number: 20040012236
    Abstract: An adjustment mechanism for adjusting a motor vehicle seat, said adjustment mechanism comprising a worm screw mounted in a nut which is carried by a rigid base, the worm screw being mounted to rotate relative to the base. A locking piece is mounted on the base so as to be pushed by the nut into an active position in which said locking piece comes into engagement with the worm screw, when a large axial force is transmitted to the worm screw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventor: Patrick Mallard
  • Runner for a vehicle seat
    Patent number: 6676099
    Abstract: A vehicle seat runner comprising at least one stationary channel section bar whose rear end is engaged snugly in a reinforcing bar made by extruding a light alloy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Faurecia Sieges d'Automobile S.A.
    Inventors: Patrick Mallard, Michel Timon
  • Adjustment mechanism for a slide of a motor vehicle seat, and a slide and a seat equipped with such a mechanism
    Publication number: 20030173809
    Abstract: An adjustment mechanism for a slide of a motor vehicle seat, the adjustment mechanism comprising a worm screw, a first nut and a second nut rotatably receiving the worm screw, a support, and two resilient buffers received respectively between the first nut and the support, and between the second nut and the support. The adjustment mechanism further comprises a band forming a housing for receiving the two nuts and the two buffers and thereby forming a pre-assembled unit prior to being mounted on the support. The first and second nuts have tapped bores which have threads that start at different angular positions, so that screwing the worm screw into the nuts generates a gap between the first and second nuts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2003
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventors: Pierre Moradell, Patrick Mallard
  • Runner for a vehicle seat
    Publication number: 20020008183
    Abstract: A vehicle seat runner comprising at least one stationary channel section bar whose rear end is engaged snugly in a reinforcing bar made by extruding a light alloy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Publication date: January 24, 2002
    Inventors: Patrick Mallard, Michel Timon