Patents by Inventor Vincent SOHIER

Vincent SOHIER 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: 10821825
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic assistance device comprising: a hydraulic machine (30) capable of driving a wheel (W) of the craft; a variable displacement pump (10) comprising a double-acting actuator (12) defining two control chambers (12 a, 12 b) for hydraulically controlling the capacity of said pump (10); two supply lines (40a, 40 b) that connect the hydraulic machine (30) and the variable displacement pump (30) in order to form a closed circuit, characterised in that the device further comprises: two control lines (80a, 80 b), each being respectively drawn from one of the two supply lines (40a, 40 b) and being configured to respectively supply one of the two control chambers (12a, 12 b); two electrically calibratable pressure limiters (90a, 90 b) respectively disposed on the two control lines (80a, 80 b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: POCLAIN HYDRAULICS INDUSTRIE
    Inventor: Vincent Sohier
  • Publication number: 20190322167
    Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic assistance device comprising: a hydraulic machine (30) capable of driving a wheel (W) of the craft; a variable displacement pump (10) comprising a double-acting actuator (12) defining two control chambers (12a, 12b) for hydraulically controlling the capacity of said pump (10); two supply lines (40a, 40b) that connect the hydraulic machine (30) and the variable displacement pump (30) in order to form a closed circuit, characterised in that the device further comprises: two control lines (80a, 80b), each being respectively drawn from one of the two supply lines (40a, 40b) and being configured to respectively supply one of the two control chambers (12a, 12b); two electrically calibratable pressure limiters (90a, 90b) respectively disposed on the two control lines (80a, 80b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventor: Vincent SOHIER