Patents by Inventor Jean-Luc Marchand

Jean-Luc Marchand 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).

  • Patent number: 11934153
    Abstract: A mechanical horological bearing (1) intended to be arranged on a mechanical timepiece movement (10), the bearing (1) including, coaxial around a common rotation axis (D), at least one internal frame (4) and at least one external frame (5) forming a running track (20), as well as a plurality of wheels (12) sliding or rolling in the running track (20), during a relative movement between the internal frame (4) and the external frame (5) that guides them and wherein at least one of the internal frame (4) and external frame (5) is a dynamic frame, at least one structural part of the bearing (1) being produced from an elastic metal material with a high damping capacity, the damping factor of which is greater than 10%, preferably greater than 30%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGÈRE SUISSE
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Helfer, Sylvain Huot-Marchand
  • Publication number: 20080156589
    Abstract: A lifting platform (1) for the maintenance and repair of light vehicles, such as quad bikes, motorcycles, lawn mower tractors or the like, of the type including a load-bearing platform and a lift mechanism (2) that acts on the load-bearing platform, whereby the load-bearing platform, with a longitudinal axis that is viewed in the direction of movement of a vehicle on the surface of the platform, comes in the form of a number of decks (3, 4, 5) that work with a support chassis (6). This platform is characterized in that the decks (3, 4, 5) of the load-bearing platform are mobile decks (3, 4, 5), optionally removable, sliding on the chassis (6) in a direction that is orthogonal or transverse to the longitudinal axis of the platform to constitute an adjustable surface support area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: MAROLOTEST
    Inventor: Jean-Luc Marchand