Patents by Inventor Jacques Morvan

Jacques Morvan 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).

  • Patent number: 5657841
    Abstract: An extension cord reel assembly with ground fault interrupt outlets comprising: a main housing unit including a front wall and a rear wall and an upper region including at least one carry handle affixed thereto, the front wall including a large circular aperture and the rear wall including a small circular aperture; a hub including planar first and second end members and a cylindrical central section, the hub being positioned within the outer housing, the first end member including a recess and a rewind handle, an electrical cord and plug extending from the interior of the hub and through the outer housing; at least one outlet box being positioned within a recess of the first end member and operatively coupled to the electrical cord, each outlet box including duplex female ground electrical sockets, a ground fault interrupt device, and a power indicator light, a front cover plate being coupled to the first end member of the hub, a rear cover plate being coupled to the second end member, the hub being rotatabl
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Inventor: Jacques Morvan
  • Patent number: 5140770
    Abstract: A leaf (8) can move between an open position and a closed position relative to an opening (3, 4, 6, 7). In the closed position, a front edge (12) of the leaf is engaged in a groove (11) of the front edge (3) of the opening. At the beginning of the opening procedure, a thrustor (24) pivots two arms (18a, 18b), the ends of which slide in grooves (21a and 21b) of the leaf, toward the outside of the opening. This disengages the rear edge of the leaf relative to the rear edge (4) of the opening. Then, a thrustor displaces a carriage (39) along a slideway (38), while, by way of a roller (47) following a track (51), an arm (41) articulated to the carriage (39) and to the leaf (8) disengages the front edge (12) in a controlled manner relative to the plane of the opening. The arm (41) drives the leaf (8 ) toward the rear, while the leaf (8) pivots slightly and slides relative to the axis (19a) defined by the ends of the two rear arms (18a and 18b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1992
    Assignee: Faiveley Transport
    Inventor: Jean-Jacques Morvan