Patents by Inventor Jean-Claude Chevalier

Jean-Claude Chevalier 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).

  • Method of mounting cladding on a wall of a cabin on a ship
    Patent number: 6357198
    Abstract: A method of mounting cladding on an already-installed wall of a cabin of a ship, said cladding being made up of a plurality of panels, said method comprising the following steps: placing and fixing at least one coupling element at the bottom of said wall; placing and fixing at least one coupling element at the top of said wall; and placing and fixing said panels successively on said coupling elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Alstom France S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Chevalier
  • Modular element for making up a ceiling, and a ceiling made up of an assembly of such modular elements
    Patent number: 6338228
    Abstract: A modular element for making up a ceiling, said element being a metal section member whose section on a plane perpendicular to the length of the element has a flat bottom web with two vertical flanges: a front flange and a first rear flange, the front flange being extended by an outwardly-extending front horizontal limb parallel to the web, and the first rear flange being extended by a first frontwardly-extending horizontal rear limb, wherein, beyond a certain margin x from each end of said element, said first rear limb is provided with an extension including at least one second rear vertical flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Assignee: Chantiers de l'Atlantique
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Chevalier
  • Prefabricated cabin for a ship, and a method of installing such cabins in a ship
    Patent number: 6260496
    Abstract: The invention relates to a prefabricated cabin designed to be installed in a ship, the cabin having sides forming walls, a ceiling and a floor that are made by assembling together interfittable panels, the floor being constituted by an association of panels provided with an extra thickness of insulating material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2001
    Assignee: Alstom France S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Chevalier
  • Method of installing ships cabin wall panels and a support for use in the method
    Patent number: 6192648
    Abstract: The method consists in using supports to support temporarily top rails in which the wall panels are inserted. When a few panels have been installed and fixed to the top rails, starting from a sanitation unit, the support is removed by pivoting its studs about pivots to enable installation of the wall panels to continue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Alstom France S.A.
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Chevalier
  • Blade carrying assembly for a windshield wiper including a lock
    Patent number: 5007131
    Abstract: A blade carrying assembly for a windshield wiper for an automotive vehicle includes a wiper arm pivoted on a coupling head, with a spring biassing the wiper arm towards the coupling head. A rotatable lock is provided on the wiper arm for limiting the pivoting movement of the arm with respect to the couping head when the lock is in a locking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1991
    Assignee: Valeo Systems d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Chevalier, Guy Raymond