Patents by Inventor Philippe Girardi

Philippe Girardi 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).

  • System for adjusting the longitudinal position and maintaining therein a motor vehicle seat
    Patent number: 6488249
    Abstract: An adjustment system for a seat including at least one foot adapted to be mounted to the seat, and a slideway having a longitudinal slot configured to receive the foot in a sliding manner. The foot has an expandable mechanism with locking members having symmetric and opposed action relative to a central longitudinal plane. The slideway has a plurality of locking portions. The expandable mechanism has a first position in which the locking members are oriented with a first transverse width such that the expandable mechanism can be introduced into and extracted from the slot. The mechanism has a second position where the locking members have a second transverse width such that a locking member is engaged to a locking portion, thereby immobilizing the foot relative to the slideway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Renault
    Inventors: Philippe Girardi, Marc Amerigo
  • Arrangement for adjusting the longitudinal position and maintaining therein a motor vehicle seat
    Patent number: 6299120
    Abstract: A device for adjusting a longitudinal position of a subassembly, in particular a seat of an automobile, is positionable on a horizontal floor of a passenger compartment of a vehicle which includes a movable expandable mechanism to lock and unlock the device in different positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: Renault
    Inventors: Philippe Girardi, Marc Amerigo