Patents by Inventor Jean-Claude Rapeau

Jean-Claude Rapeau 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).

  • Cassette carrier adaptable in size and position for mammography
    Patent number: 4989227
    Abstract: The invention relates to mammographs, and more particularly to a device enabling the mammograph to adapt to different sizes of a cassette, and to displace cassettes. The device essentially comprises a sliding member which, when moved, changes the distance between holding pegs to match new lateral dimensions of a the cassette while still pressing the cassette against a reference edge of the table. In addition, the sliding member is carried on a plate member which moves in such a manner that one or other of the side edges of the cassette can be brought into alignment with the corresponding side of the table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1991
    Assignee: General Electric CGR S.A.
    Inventors: Marco Tirelli, Didier Rouchy, Jean-Claude Rapeau