Patents by Inventor Jean-Claude Royer
Jean-Claude Royer 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).
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Patent number: 9976276Abstract: An assembly of covers for a roadway device has a first cover having a first linking side and a first plate-that extends along a first plane of a plate and which includes an upper surface, and second cover having a second linking side that is adjacent to the first linking side and a second plate that extends along a second plane of a plate and which includes an upper surface, wherein the assembly of the covers includes the linking part that connect the first cover to the second cover along the first and second linking sides; wherein the linking part include the hinge that define an axis of a hinging between the first cover and the second cover along the first and second linking sides. The assembly of covers is applicable to access manholes for accessing telecommunications installations or facilities.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2014Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Saint Gobain PAMInventors: Jean-Claude Royer, Vincent Rotharmel
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Publication number: 20160215474Abstract: An assembly of covers for a roadway device has a first cover having a first linking side and a first plate-that extends along a first plane of a plate and which includes an upper surface, and second cover having a second linking side that is adjacent to the first linking side and a second plate that extends along a second plane of a plate and which includes an upper surface, wherein the assembly of the covers includes the linking part that connect the first cover to the second cover along the first and second linking sides; wherein the linking part include the hinge that define an axis of a hinging between the first cover and the second cover along the first and second linking sides. The assembly of covers is applicable to access manholes for accessing telecommunications installations or facilities.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2014Publication date: July 28, 2016Inventors: Jean-Claude Royer, Vincent Rotharmel
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Patent number: 9267261Abstract: This hinge assembly comprises a lid with a covering web and a hinge adapted for enabling an angular movement of the lid between an open position and a closed position, the hinge including a first cam and a first counter-cam, the first cam and the first counter-cam cooperating over a first angular range. The hinge comprises an additional cam and an additional counter-cam cooperating over an additional angular range. The first angular range and the additional angular range overlap over an angular overlap range that amounts to at least 60° and over the entire range of which both the first cam and counter-cam and the additional cam and counter-cam cooperate simultaneously. The device can be used for road manholes.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2009Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PAMInventors: Jean-Claude Royer, Vincent Rotharmel, John Neil Pickavance
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Patent number: 8869452Abstract: A road device such as a telecommunications access hatch having a frame that delimits an opening, a cover, a first hinge provided with a first cam and a first cam follower, which are designed to guide the cover between a released open position and a closed position, a first securing member and a first counterpart securing member that prevent the cover from lifting when in the closed position; and a first support bracket added on the frame that bears the first cam and the first securing member.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2011Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Saint-Gobain PamInventors: Jean-Claude Royer, Vincent Rotharmel
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Patent number: 8677691Abstract: The present invention relates to a sealing device, of the type including a base body suitable for sealing an opening, movable between an open position and a closed position, a thrust element having first and second ends, and a slack configuration and a tight configuration, and the first end of the thrust element being connected to the base body.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2010Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Saint-Gobain PamInventors: Jean-Claude Royer, Vincent Rotharmel
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Patent number: 8591138Abstract: The present fastener (36) for street ironwork includes a fastening or locking element (56). The fastener (36) includes a retaining foot (60) suitable for removably connecting the fastener (36) to a member of the street ironwork, via a receiving cavity (40) made in the member of the street ironwork by element of a shape-matching connection. The invention further relates to the use in attaching jacks to man hole covers.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2010Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignee: Saint-Gobain PamInventors: Jean-Claude Royer, Vincent Rotharmel
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Patent number: 8511930Abstract: A cover for a road system device provided with a frame comprises: a blocking member and a base body defining a covering surface for the road system device, extending in a cover plane, and having a housing for receiving the blocking member. The housing and the blocking member are adapted for blocking the cover relative to the frame or to a neighboring cover. The housing is adapted to maintain the blocking member relative to the base body autonomously and to oppose a movement of the blocking member in a direction extending perpendicular to the cover plane and tending to move the blocking member away from the covering surface. The invention is applicable to access manholes for underground installations.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2010Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Saint-Gobain PMInventors: Jean-Claude Royer, Vincent Rotharmel
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Publication number: 20130097933Abstract: This road device has a frame (4) that delimits an opening (8), a cover (6) that has a covering wall (14) extending along a wall plane (PV-PV), a first hinge provided with a first cam (24) and a first cam follower (26) which are designed to guide the cover between a released open position and a closed position, and securing means that prevent the cover from lifting, in the closed position, in a direction perpendicular to the wall plane. The securing means have a first securing member (34) and a first counterpart securing member (36). The road device has a first support bracket (42) added on the frame (4) and bearing the first cam (24) and the first securing member (34). Application to telecommunications access hatches.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2011Publication date: April 25, 2013Inventors: Jean-Claude Royer, Vincent Rotharmel
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Publication number: 20120317885Abstract: The invention relates to a sealing device which includes: a base body (30) suitable for sealing an opening (8), movable between an open position and a closed position; a thrust element (34) having first (36) and second (38) ends, and a tight configuration and a slack configuration, the first end (36) of the thrust element being connected to the base body (30). The sealing device also includes a linking element (42) connected to the base body (30) and connected to the second end (38) of the thrust element. The sealing device includes a bearing member (50). The linking element (42) allows the thrust element to change from the tight configuration the slack configuration and vice-versa.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2010Publication date: December 20, 2012Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN PAMInventors: Jean-Claude Royer, Vincent Rotharmel
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Patent number: 8292540Abstract: A manhole assembly including a frame and at least a pair of cover plates that are receivable in and disengageable from the frame to permit selective closing and opening of an aperture, the periphery of which is defined by the frame. The cover plates substantially occupy the aperture when received in the frame. A first cover plate of a pair thereof is smaller than a second cover plate of the pair. The first cover plate is hingeable relative to the second cover plate, while the latter is received in the frame, from a closed position received in the frame to an open position in which a first part of the aperture is open. The second cover plate is removable from the frame, when the first cover plate is disengaged from the frame, to open a second part of the aperture.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2005Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Saint-Gobain PamInventors: John Neil Pickavance, Jean-Claude Royer, Alan Jack Pendleton
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Publication number: 20120213581Abstract: The present fastener (36) for street ironwork includes a fastening or locking element (56). The fastener (36) includes a retaining foot (60) suitable for removably connecting the fastener (36) to a member of the street ironwork, via a receiving cavity (40) made in the member of the street ironwork by element of a shape-matching connection. The invention further relates to the use in attaching jacks to man hole covers.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2010Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN PAMInventors: Jean-Claude Royer, Vincent Rotharmel
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Publication number: 20120020728Abstract: This hinge assembly comprises a lid with a covering web and a hinge adapted for enabling an angular movement of the lid between an open position and a closed position, the hinge including a first cam and a first counter-cam, the first cam and the first counter-cam cooperating over a first angular range. The hinge comprises an additional cam and an additional counter-cam cooperating over an additional angular range. The first angular range and the additional angular range overlap over an angular overlap range that amounts to at least 60° and over the entire range of which both the first cam and counter-cam and the additional cam and counter-cam cooperate simultaneously. The device can be used for road manholes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2009Publication date: January 26, 2012Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN PAMInventors: Jean-Claude Royer, Vincent Rotharmel, John Neil Pickavance
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Publication number: 20120020729Abstract: A cover for a road system device provided with a frame comprises: a blocking member and a base body defining a covering surface for the road system device, extending in a cover plane, and having a housing for receiving the blocking member. The housing and the blocking member are adapted for blocking the cover relative to the frame or to a neighboring cover. The housing is adapted to maintain the blocking member relative to the base body autonomously and to oppose a movement of the blocking member in a direction extending perpendicular to the cover plane and tending to move the blocking member away from the covering surface. The invention is applicable to access manholes for underground installations.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2010Publication date: January 26, 2012Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN PAMInventors: Jean-Claude Royer, Vincent Rotharmel
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Publication number: 20110150570Abstract: A manhole assembly (10; 10?) comprises a frame (11; 11?) and at least a pair of cover plates (12, 13; 12?, 13? that are receivable in and disengageable from the frame to permit selective closing and opening of an aperture the periphery of which is defined by the frame, the cover plates (12, 13; 12?, 13? substantially occupying the aperture when received in the frame; a first cover plate (12; 12? of a said pair being smaller than a second cover plate (13; 13?) of the pair; the first cover plate being hingeable relative to the second cover plate, while the latter is received in the frame (11?, 11), from a closed position received in the frame to an open position in which a first part of the aperture is open; and the second cover plate being removable from the frame, when the first cover plate is disengaged from the frame, to open a second part of the aperture.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2005Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicant: SAINT-GOBAIN PAMInventors: John Neil Pickavance, Jean-Claude Royer, Alan Jack Pendleton
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Publication number: 20060088378Abstract: A frame for bounding an open end of a recess includes an upstanding, peripheral wall having protruding outwardly therefrom a flange. The frame includes, within the peripheral wall, plural seatings for a cover that is insertable into the frame. Each seating includes a seating member having secured thereto a resiliently deformable pad, part of which protrudes beyond the seating member to provide a resiliently deformable seating that is engageable by part of the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2003Publication date: April 27, 2006Applicant: Saint Gobain PAMInventors: Alan Pendleton, Jean-Claude Royer, John Pickavance
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Patent number: 5083752Abstract: Friction patches 7 are fixed on the metal core 1 of a shutter of a disc valve. The core comprises at least one seating 3 intended to accommodate a friction patch 7 provided with deformable fingers 8 which permit its accurate positioning on the core and its mechanical attachment on the disc via an injection elastomer 2.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 1990Date of Patent: January 28, 1992Assignee: Pont-A-Mousson S.A.Inventors: Jean-Claude Royer, Jean-Pierre Hanicot