Patents by Inventor Marcel Van Puyenbroeck

Marcel Van Puyenbroeck 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).

  • Method and device for manufacturing a wire cord
    Patent number: 7434381
    Abstract: A machine for manufacturing a cord consisting of twisted metallic wires comprises a pair of crimping wheels with meshing toothed surfaces for crimping a plurality of wires when they are passed between said meshing toothed surfaces, and a twisting means for twisting together the wires along a twisting path downstream of the pair of twisting wheels. The pair of crimping wheels is arranged at the beginning of the twisting path and the twisting together of the wires preferably starts between the meshing toothed surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: ArcelorMittal Bettembourg S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Vaubourg, Marcel Van Puyenbroeck
  • Method and device for manufacturing a wire cord
    Publication number: 20070082561
    Abstract: A machine for manufacturing a cord consisting of twisted metallic wires comprises a pair of crimping wheels with meshing toothed surfaces for crimping a plurality of wires when they are passed between said meshing toothed surfaces, and a twisting means for twisting together the wires along a twisting path downstream of the pair of twisting wheels. The pair of crimping wheels is arranged at the beginning of the twisting path and the twisting together of the wires preferably starts between the meshing toothed surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Vaubourg, Marcel Van Puyenbroeck