Patents by Inventor Christian Fumalle

Christian Fumalle 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).

  • Device for articulating a cover or lid to a frame in particular of a manhole
    Patent number: 7908710
    Abstract: A device for articulating a stopper or lid to a frame, in particular of a man hole. The male articulating member may optionally be mounted either removably in its housing of the frame to enable the stopper to be extracted from the frame in its upright position or secured in its housing such that the stopper is not detachable from the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Norinco
    Inventors: Jean-Jacques Monneret, Christian Fumalle
  • Device for blocking an articulation axis in the housing of a crown member, such as a grid or a buffer, in a road porthole
    Patent number: 7770260
    Abstract: A device holding captive a hinge pin in a housing of a cover element, such as a grate or a lid, of a manhole. The device has a cotter pin attached in a removable manner to the cover element to axially retain a hinge pin in a housing of the element against a restoring force of an elastic component inserted between the pin and the bottom of the housing. The invention can be applied to roadway equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Norinco
    Inventor: Christian Fumalle
  • DEVICE FOR BLOCKING AN ARTICULATION AXIS IN THE HOUSING OF A CROWN MEMBER, SUCH AS A GRID OR A BUFFER, IN A ROAD PORTHOLE
    Publication number: 20090178239
    Abstract: A device holding captive a hinge pin in a housing of a cover element, such as a grate or a lid, of a manhole. The device has a cotter pin attached in a removable manner to the cover element to axially retain a hinge pin in a housing of the element against a restoring force of an elastic inserted between the pin and the bottom of the housing. The invention can be applied to roadway equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: NORINCO
    Inventor: Christian Fumalle
  • Device for articulating a Cover or Lid to a Frame in Particular of a Manhole
    Publication number: 20080209680
    Abstract: A device for articulating a stopper or lid to a frame, in particular of a man hole. The male articulating member may optionally be mounted either removably in its housing of the frame to enable the stopper to be extracted from the frame in its upright position or secured in its housing such that the stopper is not detachable from the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: NORINCO
    Inventors: Jean-Jacques Monneret, Christian Fumalle
  • ROAD-SYSTEM FIRE STOP
    Publication number: 20070144112
    Abstract: A fire-resistant road-system apparatus includes at least one cover can be arranged detachably in a frame that is intended to be fixed to the ground, to close a gallery or an underground technical room to protect it from fires. A casing filled with a heat-insulating refractory material is fixed detachably under the cover. The invention is applied in road-system or railroad tunnels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: NORINCO
    Inventor: Christian FUMALLE