Patents by Inventor Eric Devaux
Eric Devaux 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).
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Patent number: 9126768Abstract: A conveyor which allows the formation and movement of at least one batch of products from a line of products in single file, in at least one passage at an upstream station. The conveyor includes, at an upstream station, a rug for moving said products, and a movement device for moving a predetermined quantity of products from said line of products, between the upstream station and a downstream station. The movement device has engaging elements able to be placed in contact with the products. The rug has a through hole. The movement device is arranged under said at least one passage. The engaging elements are mounted to be movable, relative to said movement device, between a retracted position and an engaged position.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2014Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: C.E.R.M.E.X. CONSTRUCTIONS ETUDES ET RECHERCHES DE MATERIELS POUR L'EMBALLAGE D'EXPEDITIONInventors: Eric Devaux, Dominique Germain
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Patent number: 9120625Abstract: A tool for handling and grouping products aligned one behind another and separated by a given spacing. The tool has a row of supports, each able to carry a grasping element for grasping a product, the supports mounted to move on a rail, each support connected to an adjacent support by an attachment. The attachment includes a rod that connects two adjacent supports and a member for locking the position of at least one of the two adjacent supports on the rod. The locking member can be deactivated to adjust the distance between two supports to the distance between two products. The mechanism for grouping together includes at least one cylinder, the cylinder including a body fixed on a support and a rod.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2012Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: C.E.R.M.E.X. CONSTRUCTIONS ETUDES ET RECHERCHES DE MATERIELS POUR L′EMBALLAGE D′EXPEDITIONInventors: Michel Begin, Eric Devaux, Sébastien Damien
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Publication number: 20140299446Abstract: A conveyor which allows the formation and movement of at least one batch of products from a line of products in single file, in at least one passage at an upstream station. The conveyor includes, at an upstream station, a rug for moving said products, and a movement device for moving a predetermined quantity of products from said line of products, between the upstream station and a downstream station. The movement device has engaging elements able to be placed in contact with the products. The rug has a through hole. The movement device is arranged under said at least one passage. The engaging elements are mounted to be movable, relative to said movement device, between a retracted position and an engaged position.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONSInventors: Eric DEVAUX, Dominique GERMAIN
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Publication number: 20130299310Abstract: The invention relates in particular to a tool (1) for handling and grouping together products which are aligned one behind another and which are separated by a given spacing, said tool (1) comprising a row of supports (2) which are each able to carry a grasping element (5) for grasping a product, the supports (2) being mounted such as to be able to move on at least one rail (3,4), each support (2) being connected to an adjacent support (2) by attachment means (10). The attachment means (10) each comprise a rod (11) that connects two adjacent supports (2) and also a member (12) for locking the position of at least one of the two adjacent supports (2) on the rod (11), it being possible to deactivate the locking member (12) in order to adjust the distance between two supports (2) to said distance between two products.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2012Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicant: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONSInventors: Michel Begin, Eric Devaux, Sébastien Damien
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Patent number: 8381380Abstract: The device for fast assembly of a tool on its support comprises a bolt attached to said support and disposed within a bore with a through hole and a mandrel, which is attached to the tool as such and disposed within said through hole and interacting with said bolt. At the junction between the tool and its support, the device comprises centering and locking means which consist of a set of the tenon and mortise type, which set extends perpendicularly to the mandrel and thus forms a T-shaped structure of the assembly, which confers high rigidity to the tool. Said assembly device is in particular suitable for tools such as actuators or pliers, i.e. tools which are utilized in machines for packaging flasks, bottles or the like.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2007Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Sidel ParticipationsInventors: Philippe Tuauden, Dominique Germain, Eric Devaux
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Patent number: 8119713Abstract: A polylactide-based polymer or copolymer (PLA) compositions with improved flame retardancy properties as obtained by conventional melt-blending of PLA polyester matrix (1) with both calcium sulfate (2) and organo-modified layered silicates (OMLS) (3). Combination of CaSO4 and OMLS exhibits synergistic effects on PLA flame retardancy by both significantly increasing the time to ignition and decreasing the heat release rate per unit area, and promoting non-dripping properties. Moreover, all other properties of PLA remain almost unchanged or are improved as regards to pristine PLA, especially thermal and mechanical properties.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2008Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignees: Materia Nova, Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de Lillie, Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts et Industries TextilesInventors: Philippe Dubois, Marius Murariu, Michael Alexandre, Philippe Degee, Serge Bourbigot, Rene Delobel, Gaelle Fontaine, Eric Devaux
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Patent number: 8011168Abstract: A packing installation having a handling head (10) with replaceable tulip-like gripping tools (11) connected by couplers (13). The installation has a magazine (15) with separate groups of tools (11) and a several presentation units (23) for the tools. The presentation units (23) have a spindle (25) to accommodate the tools (11). The spindle (25) is a floating type to give some flexibility and to engage the tools (11) not only during the depositing operation, but also during the gripping operation. The magazine (15) is mobile and is mounted on tracks (19) to move between its inactive position, away from the field of action of the bottle handling head (10), and its active position within the field of action of the head (10) and in particular at the station (5) where the bottles are picked up by the head (10).Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2007Date of Patent: September 6, 2011Assignee: Sidel ParticipationsInventor: Eric Devaux
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Publication number: 20100184894Abstract: A polylactide-based polymer or copolymer (PLA) compositions with improved flame retardancy properties as obtained by conventional melt-blending of PLA polyester matrix (1) with both calcium sulfate (2) and organo-modified layered silicates (OMLS) (3). Combination of CaSO4 and OMLS exhibits synergistic effects on PLA flame retardancy by both significantly increasing the time to ignition and decreasing the heat release rate per unit area, and promoting non-dripping properties. Moreover, all other properties of PLA remain almost unchanged or are improved as regards to pristine PLA, especially thermal and mechanical properties.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2008Publication date: July 22, 2010Applicants: Materia Nova, Ecole Nationale Superieure De Chimie de Lille, Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts et Industries TextilesInventors: Philippe Dubois, Marius Murariu, Michael Alexandre, Philippe Degee, Serge Bourbigot, Rene Delobel, Gaelle Fontaine, Eric Devaux
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Publication number: 20100180544Abstract: The installation comprises, combined on one and the same rack (6): —an accepting station (11), —a case-packing station (12), —a manipulation head (13) designed to take a batch of products (1) which is presented in the form of a row to said accepting station (11) and to transfer it to said case-packing station (12) in a row of cells (4) of the case or cases to be filled, —the structure (14) for handling the guidance of the products (1) to the input of the cells (4), the structure (14) comprising a grill (22) which extends longitudinally above the cases (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2008Publication date: July 22, 2010Applicant: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONSInventor: Eric Devaux
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Publication number: 20090315281Abstract: The device for fast assembly of a tool on its support comprises a bolt attached to said support and disposed within a bore with a through hole and a mandrel, which is attached to the tool as such and disposed within said through hole and interacting with said bolt. At the junction between the tool and its support, the device comprises centering and locking means which consist of a set of the tenon and mortise type, which set extends perpendicularly to the mandrel and thus forms a T-shaped structure of the assembly, which confers high rigidity to the tool. Said assembly device is in particular suitable for tools such as actuators or pliers, i.e. tools which are utilized in machines for packaging flasks, bottles or the like.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2007Publication date: December 24, 2009Inventors: Philippe Tuauden, Dominique Germain, Eric Devaux
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Publication number: 20090291309Abstract: The present invention relates to aminoplast-membrane single-core or multi-core microcapsules whose core is comprised of at least two organic and/or inorganic compounds. The invention also relates to methods of preparing said microcapsules.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2005Publication date: November 26, 2009Inventors: Fabien Salaün, Eric Devaux, Serge Bourbigot, Pascal Rumeau
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Publication number: 20090277130Abstract: The packing installation comprises a handling head (10) in which tulip-like gripping tools (11) are connected to said head (10) by means of couplers (13) which can be deactivated to allow them to be changed and replaced with tools suitable for different designs of bottles (2). The installation comprises a magazine (15) in which may be housed at least two separate groups of tools (11), which magazine (15) comprises a multitude of presentation units (23) suited to the shapes and dimensions of said tools, which presentation units (23) consist of a spindle (25) to accommodate said tools (11), which spindle (25) is of the floating type to give some flexibility and more importantly to engage with said tools (11) not only during the depositing operation but also during the operation of gripping them.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2007Publication date: November 12, 2009Applicant: SIDEL PARTICIPATIONSInventor: Eric Devaux
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Publication number: 20070031662Abstract: The present invention is related to a multifilament continous textile yarn made by melt spinning of a nanocomposite comprising as components at least one polymer and carbon nanotubes, and to its uses, in particular in the textile industry.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2004Publication date: February 8, 2007Inventors: Eric Devaux, Severine Bellayer, Sabine Chlebicki, Serge Bourbigot, Antonio Fonseca, Janine Al-Asswad, Janos B. Nagy