Patents by Inventor Robert Renaud

Robert Renaud 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).

  • Patent number: 7341046
    Abstract: A fuel delivery assembly including a fuel pump module having a mounting flange and a reservoir housing carried by the mounting flange, and an emissions canister pivotally mounted to the reservoir housing of the fuel pump module, wherein the emissions canister is pivoted relative to the reservoir housing when the assembly is inserted through an access opening of a fuel tank and assembled thereto. Preferably, the assembly is positioned within the fuel tank so that respective bearing surfaces of the fuel pump module and emissions canister are in substantially the same plane against the bottom of the fuel tank, and a longitudinal axis of the emissions canister is approximately perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the fuel pump module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: TI Automotive Fuel Systems SAS
    Inventors: Pascal Leymarie, Robert Renaud
  • Patent number: 7290992
    Abstract: The present invention provides a suspension device for an electric pump of an assembly for drawing fuel in a motor vehicle, the device comprising: an outer support suitable for surrounding the electric pump, centered on an axis parallel to the axis of the electric pump, and adapted to be secured to the fuel-drawing assembly; and at least one resilient arm connected to the inside periphery of said outer support, which resilient arm extends essentially in a plane that is transverse to the axis of said outer support and possesses a shape such as to rest at least substantially tangentially against the body of the electric pump over a fraction of its length in order to support it at a distance from the outer support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Marwal Systems
    Inventors: Olivier Palluat de Besset, Robert Renaud
  • Patent number: 7237538
    Abstract: A modular fuel delivery assembly for a fuel tank of a vehicle includes a mounting flange, a common support member adjustably engaged with the mounting flange, and a plurality of accessories attached to the common support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: TI Automotive Fuel Systems SAS
    Inventors: Pascal Perruchot, Robert Renaud
  • Patent number: 7201152
    Abstract: A connector attaches an accessory to a fuel pump module. The connector includes a fuel pump module mounting member having attachment features to attach the mounting member to the fuel pump module, and movement limiting features to resist relative movement with respect to the fuel pump module. The connector also includes an accessory mounting extension that extends from the mounting member and includes attachment features to attach the accessory to the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: TI Automotive Fuel Systems SAS
    Inventors: Pascal Leymarie, Robert Renaud
  • Publication number: 20070056567
    Abstract: A modular fuel delivery assembly for a fuel tank of a vehicle includes a mounting flange, a common support member adjustably engaged with the mounting flange, and a plurality of accessories attached to the common support member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Pascal Perruchot, Robert Renaud
  • Patent number: 7143750
    Abstract: A fuel pump module and carbon canister assembly adapted for mounting within a fuel tank. A fuel pump module has a flange and a body carried by the flange. A carbon canister is attached to the body of the fuel pump module and is adapted for an inclined orientation with respect to the flange of the fuel pump module. The fuel tank may include a bottom and a top having an opening through which the fuel pump module and carbon canister assembly may be inserted. The carbon canister may be adapted for resting on the bottom of the fuel tank once inserted therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Marwal Systems s.a.s.
    Inventors: Daniel Brunel, Pascal Leymarie, Robert Renaud
  • Publication number: 20060065247
    Abstract: A fuel delivery assembly including a fuel pump module having a mounting flange and a reservoir housing carried by the mounting flange, and an emissions canister pivotably mounted to the reservoir housing of the fuel pump module, wherein the emissions canister is pivoted relative to the reservoir housing when the assembly is inserted through an access opening of a fuel tank and assembled thereto. Preferably, the assembly is positioned within the fuel tank so that respective bearing surfaces of the fuel pump module and emissions canister are in substantially the same plane against the bottom of the fuel tank, and a longitudinal axis of the emissions canister is approximately perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the fuel pump module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Pascal Leymarie, Robert Renaud
  • Publication number: 20060065248
    Abstract: A connector attaches an accessory to a fuel pump module. The connector includes a fuel pump module mounting member having attachment features to attach the mounting member to the fuel pump module, and movement limiting features to resist relative movement with respect to the fuel pump module. The connector also includes an accessory mounting extension that extends from the mounting member and includes attachment features to attach the accessory to the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Pascal Leymarie, Robert Renaud
  • Publication number: 20050211408
    Abstract: High performance single crystal investment cast components and methods of making same are described herein. Embodiments comprise systems for producing such components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Steven Bullied, John Marcin, Robert Renaud, Roy Garrison, Stephen Murray
  • Patent number: 6941808
    Abstract: The invention concerns a drawing and gauging device for a motor vehicle fuel tank, characterised in that it comprises two support assemblies (100, 200) mobile relative to each other when the device is being installed on site for use in the motor vehicle and an arm (450) pivotally mounted on one of the support assemblies bearing a gauging transducer (400), the arm (450) being maintained in retracted position, when stored, by the other element (200), such that the arm (450) is automatically unfolded when the device is installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Marwal Systems
    Inventors: Christophe Gouzou, Eric Renard, Emmanuel Demanche, Robert Renaud
  • Publication number: 20050133096
    Abstract: A fuel pump module and carbon canister assembly adapted for mounting within a fuel tank. A fuel pump module has a flange and a body carried by the flange. A carbon canister is attached to the body of the fuel pump module and is adapted for an inclined orientation with respect to the flange of the fuel pump module. The fuel tank may include a bottom and a top having an opening through which the fuel pump module and carbon canister assembly may be inserted. The carbon canister may be adapted for resting on the bottom of the fuel tank once inserted therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Daniel Brunel, Pascal Leymarie, Robert Renaud
  • Publication number: 20040091372
    Abstract: The present invention provides a suspension device for an electric pump of an assembly for drawing fuel in a motor vehicle, the device comprising: an outer support suitable for surrounding the electric pump, centered on an axis parallel to the axis of the electric pump, and adapted to be secured to the fuel-drawing assembly; and at least one resilient arm connected to the inside periphery of said outer support, which resilient arm extends essentially in a plane that is transverse to the axis of said outer support and possesses a shape such as to rest at least substantially tangentially against the body of the electric pump over a fraction of its length in order to support it at a distance from the outer support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventors: Olivier Palluat de Besset, Robert Renaud
  • Publication number: 20040020289
    Abstract: The invention concerns a drawing and gauging device for a motor vehicle fuel tank, characterised in that it comprises two support assemblies (100, 200) mobile relative to each other when the device is being installed on site for use in the motor vehicle and an arm (450) pivotally mounted on one of the support assemblies bearing a gauging transducer (400), the arm (450) being maintained in retracted position, when stored, by the other element (200), such that the arm (450) is automatically unfolded when the device is installed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2003
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Christophe Gouzou, Eric Renard, Emmanuel Demanche, Robert Renaud