Patents by Inventor Jean G. Labbe

Jean G. Labbe 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).

  • Self-draining tank
    Patent number: 3984051
    Abstract: A tank for liquid drainable towards an outlet is disclosed which may be u in appliances where the action of gravity is neutralized such as in artificial satellites. The tank comprises a casing and inside said casing a porous retention material in contact with the inner surface of the casing and designed as a structure with compartments, the sections of the compartments decreasing in size in the direction towards the tank outlet and the dimensions of the pores decreasing in the said direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1976
    Assignee: Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales (O.N.E.R.A.)
    Inventors: Jean G. Labbe, Andre R. Hivert