Patents by Inventor Jean-Louis Thiriet

Jean-Louis Thiriet 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).

  • Reinforcing device for bushing used to produce filaments, such as glass-based filaments
    Patent number: 7533543
    Abstract: A reinforcement device, especially for the bottom of a bushing having a multitude of holes from which filaments, e.g., glass filaments, are drawn, including a reinforcement piece that includes a hollow first part defining at least one receiving housing and a second part that extends at least partly over the length of the hollow part, and also at least one stiffener inserted into the receiving housing of the hollow part. The cross section of the stiffener is substantially identical to the internal cross section of the hollow part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Technical Fabrics Europe
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Renaudin, Jean-Louis Thiriet
  • Glass fiber roving
    Patent number: 7416782
    Abstract: A strand based on glass fibers with a ?/?2 ratio greater than 9, where ? is the yardage of the strand in tex and ? is the filament diameter in ?m. The strand has at least 6000 filaments with a yardage greater than 1200 tex and a filament diameter greater than 11 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: OCV Intellectual Capital, LLC
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Renaudin, Marc Guinet, Jean-Louis Thiriet, Jean-Charles Vanderlynden, Pierre Juttet
  • Electrical connection device for bushing which supplies filaments, such as glass filaments
    Patent number: 7232348
    Abstract: An electrical connection device for supplying power to a bushing that delivers filaments, especially glass filaments. The device includes a connection jaw clamp and an electrical connection piece with no protective sheath and including a flexible body, having one end that is connected to the jaw clamp and a free opposite end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Vetrotex France S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Renaudin, Bertrand Flin, Jean-Louis Thiriet, Jean-Francois Vincent
  • Reinforcing device for bushing used to produce filaments, such as glass-based filaments
    Publication number: 20060201207
    Abstract: A reinforcement device, especially for the bottom of a bushing having a multitude of holes from which filaments, e.g., glass filaments, are drawn, including a reinforcement piece that includes a hollow first part defining at least one receiving housing and a second part that extends at least partly over the length of the hollow part, and also at least one stiffener inserted into the receiving housing of the hollow part. The cross section of the stiffener is substantially identical to the internal cross section of the hollow part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2004
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Applicant: Saint-Gobain Vetrotex France S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Renaudin, Jean-Louis Thiriet
  • Glass fiber roving
    Publication number: 20060083916
    Abstract: A strand based on glass fibres with a ? ? 2 ratio greater than 9, where ? is the yardage in tex and ? is the filament diameter in ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2003
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Applicant: Saint-Gobain Vetrotex France S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Renaudin, Marc Guinet, Jean-Louis Thiriet, Jean-Charles Vanderlynden, Pierre Juttet