Patents by Inventor Pierre Sauvenee

Pierre Sauvenee 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).

  • Collapsible pedal box
    Patent number: 7261015
    Abstract: A collapsible pedal box for an automobile is designed to collapse in the case of a frontal impact of the automobile, to reduce the risk of trapping the driver's feet. One or more pedals (13) are supported on a pivot shaft which is supported at its ends by pivot shaft supports (15,17) locked with respect to the side walls (1,3) of the pedal box that they are prevented from moving outwardly along an axis of the pivot shaft. Relative movement between the pedal box and another structural member within the driver's compartment in the case of a front-end impact causes first the unlocking and then the movement apart of the pivot shaft supports (15,17), and release of the pivot shaft and pedal assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Dura Automotive Limited
    Inventors: Christopher Williams, Donald Byron, Pierre Sauvenée
  • Collapsible pedal box
    Publication number: 20040031350
    Abstract: A collapsible pedal box for an automobile is designed to collapse in the case of a frontal impact of the automobile, to reduce the risk of trapping the driver's feet. One or more pedals (13) are supported on a pivot shaft which is supported at its ends by pivot shaft supports (15,17) locked with respect to the side walls (1,3) of the pedal box that they are prevented from moving outwardly along an axis of the pivot shaft. Relative movement between the pedal box and another structural member within the driver's compartment in the case of a front-end impact causes first the unlocking and then the movement apart of the pivot shaft supports (15,17), and release of the pivot shaft and pedal assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2003
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventors: Christopher Williams, Donald Byron, Pierre Sauvenee