Patents by Inventor Sylvie FOREAU-JOHAN

Sylvie FOREAU-JOHAN 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).

  • Lubrication of backs of cams by oil recovery
    Patent number: 10584620
    Abstract: A valve actuating device includes a camshaft, a cam, and a lubricant conducting device. The camshaft has an oil supply duct extending in a longitudinal direction of the camshaft and a discharge orifice extending in a radial direction of the camshaft and in fluid communication with the oil supply duct. The cam is fixedly mounted to the camshaft to rotate with the camshaft, the cam having a contact surface and a lateral wall facing in an axial direction of the camshaft towards the discharge orifice. The lubricant conducting device is arranged to direct oil over the lateral wall of the cam towards the contact surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jean-François Moulin, Etienne De Malet, Sylvie Foreau-Johan
  • LUBRICATION OF BACKS OF CAMS BY OIL RECOVERY
    Publication number: 20190309666
    Abstract: A valve actuating device includes a camshaft, a cam, and a lubricant conducting device. The camshaft has an oil supply duct extending in a longitudinal direction of the camshaft and a discharge orifice extending in a radial direction of the camshaft and in fluid communication with the oil supply duct. The cam is fixedly mounted to the camshaft to rotate with the camshaft, the cam having a contact surface and a lateral wall facing in an axial direction of the camshaft towards the discharge orifice. The lubricant conducting device is arranged to direct oil over the lateral wall of the cam towards the contact surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Jean-François MOULIN, Etienne DE MALET, Sylvie FOREAU-JOHAN