Patents by Inventor Francesc Xavier Vila Corts

Francesc Xavier Vila Corts 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: 20130219607
    Abstract: The invention relates to a movable support for the ends of the movable partition walls of swimming pools, which is intended for dividing swimming pools into separate spaces having different sizes in order to carry out different activities and make better use of the space and which basically includes four wheels (1) driven by a mechanism (2) made up of a set of pulleys with idler devices (10) and connected to one another by belts (3), which includes a driving pulley (4) at the top which is connected to a reducing set of pulleys (5, 6) at the bottom, which in turn is connected with corresponding pulleys (8) secured to the shafts (9) of the wheels (1), wherein the set of wheels (1), pulleys (8) and idler devices (10) is installed in a base frame (12) and the driving pulley (4), the reducing set of pulleys (5, 6) and the corresponding idler device (10) are installed in a fairing (14) coupled to the base frame (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: METALAST, S.A.
    Inventor: Francesc Xavier Vila Corts
  • Patent number: 7475447
    Abstract: A swimming pool bottom cleaning device includes a cleaning head (1) fitted with an alternately suctioning valve arrangement and provided with an elastic sliding base (2) being freely rotatable in its plane. The valve arrangement includes a freely moving, ball-shaped valve member (3) and a second valve member being formed by a piston (6) with a Venturi arrangement. These two valve members are related to each other by an articulated shaft (9 and 10) and are thus fit to alternately act on the main suction pipe (5) and on the tubular attachment (7) being laterally connected to the main pipe. The sliding base (2) has a generally triangular shape as well as transversal folds (14) being provided in the coma regions (13) and an upwardly extending skirt (15) being provided around its periphery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Inversiones Deloscua, S.L.
    Inventor: Francesc Xavier Vila Corts
  • Patent number: 6852218
    Abstract: A plant comprising a water filtering device with a motor pump, the device for chemically treating the water, the pipes with the corresponding valves and with the openings for receiving the water from the swimming pool and for returning the cleaned and treated water to the swimming pool, and the corresponding accessories are all connected and installed on a base framework allowing to transport the whole ready-to-operate plant to a chosen site. All of the components making up this plant can be distributed in independent modules being apt to be fitted to each other. The assembly being made up of all of the components and accessories of the plant, both if they are installed on a single base framework as well as if they are distributed in modules, is of such dimensions as to be apt to be put in a conventional container facilitating its transportation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Astral Pool Espana, S.A.U.
    Inventor: Francesc Xavier Vila Corts
  • Patent number: 6848125
    Abstract: A swimming pool comprising a perimetral structure supporting the water holder being made of plastics material and is characterized in that the perimetral structure is apt to rest on the surface on which the swimming pool is to be installed, the perimetral structure comprising tensioning members being fitted to it and transversally arranged from side to side of the perimeter in an underlying arrangement. The perimetral structure comprises base supports being transversally arranged along the swimming pool perimeter and joined together by means of a backwardly arranged side member, the base supports frontally supporting the panels that will make up the swimming pool contour. The tensioning members are made up of ropes being provided with means to adjust their tensioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Astral Pool Espana, S.A.U.
    Inventor: Francesc Xavier Vila Corts
  • Publication number: 20030200602
    Abstract: This swimming pool comprises a perimetral structure (1) supporting the water holder (R) being made of plastics material and is characterized in that said perimetral structure is apt to rest on the surface (S) on which the swimming pool is to be installed, said perimetral structure comprising tensioning members (20) being fitted to it and transversally arranged from side to side of the perimeter in an underlying arrangement. The perimetral structure (1) comprises base supports (2) being transversally arranged along the swimming pool perimeter and joined together by means of a backwardly arranged side member (3), said base supports frontally supporting the panels (6) that will make up the swimming pool contour. The tensioning members (20) are made up of ropes being provided with means to adjust their tensioning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Applicant: PLASTERAL, S.A. (Sociedad Unipersonal)
    Inventor: Francesc Xavier Vila Corts
  • Publication number: 20030200603
    Abstract: This plant is characterized in that the water filtering device with its motor pump, the device for chemically treating said water, the pipes with the corresponding valves and with the openings for receiving the water from the swimming pool and for returning the cleaned and treated water to said swimming pool, and the corresponding accessories are all of them connected and installed on a base framework allowing to transport the whole ready-to-operate plant to the site having been chosen for it. All of the components making up this plant can be distributed in independent modules being apt to be fitted to each other. The assembly being made up of all of the components and accessories of the plant, both if they are installed on a single base framework as well as if they are distributed in modules, is of such dimensions as to be apt to be put in a conventional container facilitating its transportation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2003
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Applicant: PLASTERAL, S.A. (Sociedad Unipersonal)
    Inventor: Francesc Xavier Vila Corts