Patents by Inventor Alain Rivat

Alain Rivat 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).

  • Publication number: 20180021859
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for retaining dust created by a drilling operation, comprising a closed envelope defining a space for receiving said dust, said envelope comprising a rear face for applying to a wall to be drilled, and a front opposing face through which a drill bit penetrates for the actual drilling operation. The envelope contains a gel suitable for being mixed, by the rotation of the drill bit, with the dust from the drilling operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Alain Rivat, Olivier Ceysson, Sébastien Metayer
  • Publication number: 20170245326
    Abstract: A multilayer structure for the production of a heating floor or wall covering or similar includes a decorative layer made up of at least one plastic surface layer. The decorative layer is bonded onto a heating layer, which heating layer is bonded onto a sublayer intended to be installed on the floor or a wall or the like. The heating layer is made up of a conductive band comprising conductive particles homogeneously distributed over the surface and/or in the thickness of said conductive band, which supports at least three conductive electrodes spaced from one another so as to define a discontinuous heating surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Alain Rivat, Olivier Ceysson
  • Patent number: 7923387
    Abstract: A floor covering having a double rollable reinforcement, of the type comprising on the front a calendered sheet of predefined thickness, a first reinforcement, a layer of foam and a second reinforcement, made from polyester material comprising a grid and a non-woven layer on the back, is characterized in that the first reinforcement comprises a single glass grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Gerflor
    Inventors: Robert Hinault, Alain Rivat
  • Publication number: 20080193697
    Abstract: A floor covering having a double rollable reinforcement, of the type comprising on the front a calendered sheet of predefined thickness, a first reinforcement, a layer of foam and a second reinforcement, made from polyester material comprising a grid and a non-woven layer on the back, is characterized in that the first reinforcement comprises a single glass grid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Applicant: GERFLOR
    Inventors: Robert HINAULT, Alain RIVAT
  • Patent number: 7093395
    Abstract: A floor composed of a plurality of modular elements comprises a first subassembly consisting of a base component and a first intermediate element and a second subassembly consisting of a second intermediate element and a top component forming a point elastic floor. The two subassemblies are secured together by connecting means with an angular orientation offset such as to define the contact surfaces and allow assembly by interlocking. The intermediate elements are disposed with a median honeycomb structure sandwiched between two stiffening plates of the same format and dimension. The plates are of nonwoven material and have reinforcement and stiffening disposed in a canvass of warp and weft threads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Gerflor
    Inventors: Robert Hinault, Alain Rivat
  • Patent number: 6849143
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for laying a floor covering that includes a flexible material containing a thermoplastic wear layer made from, in particular, plasticized PVC. The basic panels that form the covering are glued to the ground and cold welded in between on the site to be covered. After a panel has been positioned and glued to the surface to be covered, a continuous bead of mastic, which is made on the actual site by mixing a hardener and a polyurethane resin in aqueous phase, is applied laterally along the entire depth of the covering. The next panel is positioned on the ground which is covered with adhesive and the lateral edge thereof is pinned against the edge of the preceding panel comprising the bead of mastic, thereby causing the excess material to come to the surface, where it is removed by simply wiping with water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Gerflor
    Inventors: Alain Rivat, Robert Hinault
  • Publication number: 20040182030
    Abstract: This floor is remarkable in that the plurality of modular elements comprises a first subassembly consisting in the association of a base component (A) and a first intermediate element (B) and a second subassembly consisting in a second intermediate element (C) and a top component (D) forming the point elastic floor, the two subassemblies (S1-S2) being secured together by connecting means with an angular orientation offset such as to define the contact surfaces (13) and allow assembly by interlocking, and in that the intermediate elements (B-C) are disposed with a median honeycomb structure (6) sandwiched between two stiffening plates (7-8) of the same format and dimension, said plates being of nonwoven material and having means of reinforcement and stiffening and in that the plates have means of reinforcement disposed in a canvass of warp and weft threads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Applicant: GERFLOR
    Inventors: Robert Hinault, Alain Rivat
  • Publication number: 20040045664
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for laying a floor covering that includes a flexible material containing a thermoplastic wear layer made from, in particular, plasticised PVC. The basic panels that form the covering are glued to the ground and cold welded in between on the site to be covered. After a panel has been positioned and glued to the surface to be covered, a continuous bead of mastic, which is made on the actual site by mixing a hardener and a polyurethane resin in aqueous phase, is applied laterally along the entire depth of the covering. The next panel is positioned on the ground which is covered with adhesive and the lateral edge thereof is pinned against the edge of the preceding panel comprising the bead of mastic, thereby causing the excess material to come to the surface, where it is removed by simply wiping with water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Applicant: Gerflor
    Inventors: Alain Rivat, Robert Hinault