Patents by Inventor Jean-Pierre Chenard

Jean-Pierre Chenard 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: 9739522
    Abstract: A device is provided for lifting condensates. The device includes a container in which condensates are collected and a lift pump for discharging the condensates present in the container. The container is covered on at least one portion of the submerged inner walls thereof with a biocidal surface treatment and contains at least one wire element made from a bactericidal metal material. The wire element has a diameter of between 0.01 mm and 1 mm and a length chosen in such a way as to provide a contact surface greater than the surface area of the container in contact with the condensates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: SAUERMANN INDUSTRIE SA
    Inventors: Antoine David Chauvin, Olivier De Gea, Jean-Pierre Chenard
  • Publication number: 20140326015
    Abstract: A device is provided for lifting condensates. The device includes a container in which condensates are collected and a lift pump for discharging the condensates present in the container. The container is covered on at least one portion of the submerged inner walls thereof with a biocidal surface treatment and contains at least one wire element made from a bactericidal metal material. The wire element has a diameter of between 0.01 mm and 1 mm and a length chosen in such a way as to provide a contact surface greater than the surface area of the container in contact with the condensates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Antoine David Chauvin, Olivier De Gea, Jean-Pierre Chenard