US Patent Issued to COMPAGNIE ENGRENAGES ET REDUCTEURS-MESSIAN-DURAND on Nov. 4 for "Torque limiter, corresponding transmission assembly and use" (French Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,683, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to COMPAGNIE ENGRENAGES ET REDUCTEURS-MESSIAN-DURAND (Cambrai, France).

"Torque limiter, corresponding transmission assembly and use" was invented by Fabrice Lessard (Cambrai, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A torque limiter including a first body and a second body extending about a central axis. The first body supports first limiter teeth and the second body supports second limiter teeth. The first and second limiter teeth define an engaged configuration and a release configuration. The torque limiter includes limited-retaining means retaining the first and second limiter teeth in the engaged...