Patents by Inventor Francois THOMMELIN

Francois THOMMELIN 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: 20200116262
    Abstract: An exhaust valve includes a body defining a passage section and extending along an extension axis from an upstream inlet able to be connected to an upstream pipe to a downstream outlet able to be connected to a downstream pipe. A flap is positioned in the body, across the passage section, and rotates around a rotation axis secant to the extension axis between a closed orientation where the flap closes the passage section and an open orientation where the flap frees the passage section. A transmission member is aligned along the rotation axis and is secured to the flap by a first end, and the second end of which is positioned outside the body. A rotating actuator drives the flap via the second end of the transmission member. A fastening element is used to fasten the actuator on the outside of the body (2). The valve further includes at least one fin positioned between the body and the actuator. Also, an exhaust line includes such a valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Raphael DE MATOS, Julien CAMBILLARD, Francois LACOTURE, Alen HALEPOVIC, Francois THOMMELIN
  • Patent number: 9115485
    Abstract: A tub includes a receptacle suitable for containing water. The tub also includes a compartment communicating with a discharge orifice of the tub and including an opening emerging in one face of the tub. The tub also includes a communication orifice suitable for the passage of water from the receptacle to the compartment, the compartment housing a water discharge system. A control plate forms a cover in the opening of the compartment and is configured for actuating the opening and closing of the water discharge system, the control plate being flush with the surface of the face of the tub when the discharge system is in the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: François Kergoet, François Thommelin
  • Publication number: 20130227780
    Abstract: A tub includes a receptacle suitable for containing water. The tub also includes a compartment communicating with a discharge orifice of the tub and including an opening emerging in one face of the tub. The tub also includes a communication orifice suitable for the passage of water from the receptacle to the compartment, the compartment housing a water discharge system. A control plate forms a cover in the opening of the compartment and is configured for actuating the opening and closing of the water discharge system, the control plate being flush with the surface of the face of the tub when the discharge system is in the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: François Thommelin, François Kergoet