Patents by Inventor Fabien Ebnöther
Fabien Ebnöther 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: 10710328Abstract: A sandwich structure employs a core sheet including alternating peaks and valleys therein, and at least one outer face sheet including grooves or ribs therein. In another aspect, a sandwich structure includes at least one core and at least one adhesively bonded outer face sheet including elongated grooves or ribs formed therein. Yet another aspect of a sandwich structure has raised ridges bridging between adjacent peaks in a core sheet in one direction but not in a perpendicular direction, which synergistically interface, engage or contact with grooves or ribs formed in an outer face sheet.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: CellTech Metals, Inc.Inventors: Fabien Ebnöther, Douglas Cox
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Patent number: 10507875Abstract: A trailer wall apparatus includes at least one logistics post. In another aspect, a vertically elongated cargo-securing or logistics post is attached adjacent to a vertically elongated depression within a sandwich panel of a cargo container, the sandwich panel employing at least one core sheet including alternating peaks and valleys therein in addition to attached interior and exterior face sheets. A further aspect employs a logistics post including internal lips which contact against and/or assist with alignment to diagonal surfaces of a depression in a container or trailer wall.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignee: Celltech Metals Inc.Inventors: Fabien Ebnöther, Douglas P Cox
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Patent number: 10363974Abstract: A container apparatus includes a sandwich structure. In another aspect, a sandwich structure of a container apparatus employs at least one core sheet including alternating peaks and valleys therein in addition to at least one adhesively bonded outer face sheet. Moreover, another aspect of a container apparatus includes a wheeled box trailer, an intermodal shipping container, a railroad car, or other box-like holding and transporting device. An inner container liner, such as a floor, or structural container frame rail is attached to a structural sandwich in another aspect. A joint or connection between adjacent sandwich structures and/or a sandwich structure and an elongated beam, for a container apparatus is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2015Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Celltech Metals Inc.Inventors: Douglas Cox, Fabien Ebnoether
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Patent number: 10266098Abstract: A cargo transportation system includes a sandwich panel and a channel. In another aspect, a cargo-securing or logistics track, or tie-down slat, is attached to a continuously slotted channel which is secured within a sandwich panel of a cargo container, which employs at least one core sheet including alternating peaks and valleys therein in addition to attached interior and exterior face sheets. Yet another aspect of a cargo transportation system includes an interior face sheet flange of a sandwich panel overlapping a flush mounted lateral segment of a slotted channel.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: Celltech Metals, Inc.Inventors: Douglas P Cox, Fabien Ebnöther
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Publication number: 20190039344Abstract: A sandwich structure employs a core sheet including alternating peaks and valleys therein, and at least one outer face sheet including grooves or ribs therein. In another aspect, a sandwich structure includes at least one core and at least one adhesively bonded outer face sheet including elongated grooves or ribs formed therein. Yet another aspect of a sandwich structure has raised ridges bridging between adjacent peaks in a core sheet in one direction but not in a perpendicular direction, which synergistically interface, engage or contact with grooves or ribs formed in an outer face sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2018Publication date: February 7, 2019Applicant: CELLTECH METALS, INC.Inventors: Fabien Ebnöther, Douglas Cox
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Patent number: 10144582Abstract: A container apparatus includes a sandwich structure. In another aspect, a cargo-securing or logistics track is attached to a sandwich structure of a container apparatus which employs at least one core sheet including alternating peaks and valleys therein in addition to at least one adhesively bonded outer face sheet. Yet another aspect of a container apparatus includes a depression in a sandwich structure adapted to receive a flush mounted track or post therein. Another aspect of a container apparatus includes a ship-lap and/or bent peripheral flange at a panel-to-panel interface seam.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2017Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: CellTech Metals, Inc.Inventors: Fabien Ebnöther, Douglas Cox
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Patent number: 10124555Abstract: A sandwich structure employs a core sheet including alternating peaks and valleys therein, and at least one outer face sheet including grooves or ribs therein. In another aspect, a sandwich structure includes at least one core and at least one adhesively bonded outer face sheet including elongated grooves or ribs formed therein. Yet another aspect of a sandwich structure has raised ridges bridging between adjacent peaks in a core sheet in one direction but not in a perpendicular direction, which synergistically interface, engage or contact with grooves or ribs formed in an outer face sheet.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2015Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: CellTech Metals, Inc.Inventors: Fabien Ebnöther, Douglas Cox
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Publication number: 20180207902Abstract: A sandwich structure employs a core sheet including alternating peaks and valleys therein. In another aspect, a sandwich structure includes at least one metallic core and at least one adhesively bonded outer face sheet. Yet another aspect of a sandwich structure has raised ridges bridging between adjacent peaks in a core sheet in one direction but not in a perpendicular direction, thereby achieving different properties in the different sheet directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Applicant: CELLTECH METALS INCInventors: Douglas Cox, Fabien Ebnöther
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Publication number: 20180170449Abstract: A container apparatus includes a sandwich structure. In another aspect, a sandwich structure of a container apparatus employs at least one core sheet including alternating peaks and valleys therein in addition to at least one adhesively bonded outer face sheet. Moreover, another aspect of a container apparatus includes a wheeled box trailer, an intermodal shipping container, a railroad car, or other box-like holding and transporting device. An inner container liner, such as a floor, or structural container frame rail is attached to a structural sandwich in another aspect. A joint or connection between adjacent sandwich structures and/or a sandwich structure and an elongated beam, for a container apparatus is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2015Publication date: June 21, 2018Applicant: CELLTECH METALS INC.Inventors: Douglas COX, Fabien EBNOETHER
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Patent number: 9925736Abstract: A sandwich structure employs a core sheet including alternating peaks and valleys therein. In another aspect, a sandwich structure includes at least one metallic core and at least one adhesively bonded outer face sheet. Yet another aspect of a sandwich structure has raised ridges bridging between adjacent peaks in a core sheet in one direction but not in a perpendicular direction, thereby achieving different properties in the different sheet directions.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2013Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Celltech Metals, Inc.Inventors: Douglas Cox, Fabien Ebnöther
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Publication number: 20170327310Abstract: A container apparatus includes a sandwich structure. In another aspect, a cargo-securing or logistics track is attached to a sandwich structure of a container apparatus which employs at least one core sheet including alternating peaks and valleys therein in addition to at least one adhesively bonded outer face sheet. Yet another aspect of a container apparatus includes a depression in a sandwich structure adapted to receive a flush mounted track or post therein. Another aspect of a container apparatus includes a ship-lap and/or bent peripheral flange at a panel-to-panel interface seam.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2017Publication date: November 16, 2017Applicant: CELLTECH METALS, INC.Inventors: Fabien Ebnöther, Douglas Cox
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Publication number: 20170036415Abstract: A sandwich structure employs a core sheet including alternating peaks and valleys therein, and at least one outer face sheet including grooves or ribs therein. In another aspect, a sandwich structure includes at least one core and at least one adhesively bonded outer face sheet including elongated grooves or ribs formed therein. Yet another aspect of a sandwich structure has raised ridges bridging between adjacent peaks in a core sheet in one direction but not in a perpendicular direction, which synergistically interface, engage or contact with grooves or ribs formed in an outer face sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2015Publication date: February 9, 2017Applicant: CELLTECH METALS INC.Inventors: Fabien EBNÖTHER, Douglas COX
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Publication number: 20150165724Abstract: A sandwich structure employs a core sheet including alternating peaks and valleys therein. In another aspect, a sandwich structure includes at least one metallic core and at least one adhesively bonded outer face sheet. Yet another aspect of a sandwich structure has raised ridges bridging between adjacent peaks in a core sheet in one direction but not in a perpendicular direction, thereby achieving different properties in the different sheet directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2013Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: CELLTECH METALS INC.Inventors: Douglas Cox, Fabien Ebnöther
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Publication number: 20150044494Abstract: A sandwich structure is provided that includes a corrugated layer with at least one core layer (structure) made of a periodic array of adjacent truncated upward facing peaks and truncated downward facing valleys. Each truncated peak has a bonding land of an area A1. Each truncated valley has a bonding land of an area A2. A ratio of A1/A2 is less than 2. A distance D is between neighboring peaks, and a distance D is also between neighboring valleys. The corrugated layer is made from an initially flat sheet thickness of t. A first sheet layer is physically coupled to bonding lands of the truncated peaks. A second sheet layer is physically coupled to bonding lands of the truncated valleys.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2014Publication date: February 12, 2015Applicant: CELLTECH METALS, INC.Inventor: Fabien Ebnoether
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Patent number: 8835016Abstract: A sandwich structure is provided that includes a corrugated layer with at least one core layer (structure) made of a periodic array of adjacent truncated upward facing peaks and truncated downward facing valleys. Each truncated peak has a bonding land of an area A1. Each truncated valley has a bonding land of an area A2. A ratio of A1/A2 is less than 2. A distance D is between neighboring peaks, and a distance D is also between neighboring valleys. The corrugated layer is made from an initially flat sheet thickness of t. A first sheet layer is physically coupled to bonding lands of the truncated peaks. A second sheet layer is physically coupled to bonding lands of the truncated valleys.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2013Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Celltech Metals, Inc.Inventor: Fabien Ebnoether
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Publication number: 20130330521Abstract: A sandwich structure is provided that includes a corrugated layer with at least one core layer (structure) made of a periodic array of adjacent truncated upward facing peaks and truncated downward facing valleys. Each truncated peak has a bonding land of an area A1. Each truncated valley has a bonding land of an area A2. A ratio of A1/A2 is less than 2. A distance D is between neighboring peaks, and a distance D is also between neighboring valleys. The corrugated layer is made from an initially flat sheet thickness of t. A first sheet layer is physically coupled to bonding lands of the truncated peaks. A second sheet layer is physically coupled to bonding lands of the truncated valleys.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2013Publication date: December 12, 2013Applicant: CellTech Metals, Inc.Inventor: Fabien Ebnoether
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Publication number: 20130244006Abstract: A sandwich structure is provided that includes a corrugated layer with at least one core layer (structure) made of a periodic array of adjacent truncated upward facing peaks and truncated downward facing valleys. Each truncated peak has a bonding land of an area A1. Each truncated valley has a bonding land of an area A2. A ratio of A1/A2 is less than 2. A distance D is between neighboring peaks, and a distance D is also between neighboring valleys. The corrugated layer is made from an initially flat sheet thickness of t. A first sheet layer is physically coupled to bonding lands of the truncated peaks. A second sheet layer is physically coupled to bonding lands of the truncated valleys.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2012Publication date: September 19, 2013Inventor: Fabien Ebnoether
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Patent number: 8434472Abstract: An apparatus is provided for the collection and conversion of light energy. The apparatus includes, a sandwich core structure, a collector element and a concentrator including one or more reflector elements and positioned at an exterior surface of the sandwich core structure.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2009Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: CellTech Metals, Inc.Inventors: Gordon N. Hanson, Fabien Ebnoether, Clifford Delmage
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Publication number: 20110073102Abstract: An apparatus is provided for the collection and conversion of light energy. The apparatus includes, a sandwich core structure, a collector element and a concentrator including one or more reflector elements and positioned at an exterior surface of the sandwich core structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2009Publication date: March 31, 2011Inventors: Gordon N. Hanson, Fabien Ebnoether, Clifford Delmage