Patents by Inventor Hubert Ferragne

Hubert Ferragne 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).

  • Sealing joint and casing, especially for a stopcock actuator
    Patent number: 6467753
    Abstract: Stopcock actuator casing, comprising a base (1) having an underside and formed with a hole (2), the underside of the base being subdivided into at least three compartments (4,8,10), the first (4) of which surrounds the hole (2) and the second (8) and third (10) of which are each formed with two orifices (12,13,14,15) passing through the base (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: KSB S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Garrigues, Hubert Ferragne
  • Valve with actuator whose functional capability can be monitored
    Patent number: 6073650
    Abstract: Valve with an actuator which consumes power from an energy source and which comprises a device capable of detecting that the actuator is operating the valve, a first sensor for measuring a value representative of the power consumption from the energy source and an electronic circuit connected to the first sensor and to the device so as to compare the value representing the power consumption from the energy source with a reference value, during operation of the valve by the actuator, and provide information on the basis of this comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignee: KSB S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Garrigues, Hubert Ferragne, Dominique Duboy