Patents by Inventor Patrick TAPIN

Patrick TAPIN 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).

  • Anti-theft for a steering column of a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 10434983
    Abstract: A lock for an antitheft device for a motor vehicle steering column is provided and includes a stator having a stator head with an opening, a rotor rotatably mounted about an axis with respect to the stator having an annular flange, a cam to rotate as one with the rotor, and an elastic element arranged between the cam and the rotor in order to exert a thrust load axially on the rotor. The opening of the stator is designed to engage with the annular flange to prevent the rotor from rotating in a predetermined rotation direction from a predetermined angular position and allows the rotor to rotate beyond the predetermined angular position by prior depression of the rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: U-SHIN FRANCE
    Inventors: Christophe Perrin, Patrice Poggi, Philippe Demptos, Patrick Tapin
  • ANTI-THEFT FOR A STEERING COLUMN OF A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170203718
    Abstract: A lock for an antitheft device for a motor vehicle steering column is provided and includes a stator having a stator head with an opening, a rotor rotatably mounted about an axis with respect to the stator having an annular flange, a cam to rotate as one with the rotor, and an elastic element arranged between the cam and the rotor in order to exert a thrust load axially on the rotor. The opening of the stator is designed to engage with the annular flange to prevent the rotor from rotating in a predetermined rotation direction from a predetermined angular position and allows the rotor to rotate beyond the predetermined angular position by prior depression of the rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Applicant: U-SHIN FRANCE
    Inventors: Christophe PERRIN, Patrice POGGI, Philippe DEMPTOS, Patrick TAPIN