Patents by Inventor Michel Forfert

Michel Forfert 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).

  • Segmented locking ring and corresponding assembly and mounting method
    Patent number: 7850212
    Abstract: This locking ring is adapted to lock a joint between two tubular elements (4, 8). It extends around a central axis (X-X) and comprises segments (50) each having a main part (58) and two circumferential ends (60). Each segment (50) has a shape flaring out from a thin axial side towards a wide axial side. One of the segments (50) comprises a recess (62) for receiving a retaining member (16), which is axially open on the thin side. The receiving recess (62) extends solely through the main part, and it is circumferentially limited on both sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Pam
    Inventors: Jean-François Schmuck, Michel Forfert, Alain Percebois, Pierre Genelot
  • Segmented Locking Ring and Corresponding Assembly and Mounting Method
    Publication number: 20080007057
    Abstract: This locking ring is adapted to lock a joint between two tubular elements (4, 8). It extends around a central axis (X-X) and comprises segments (50) each having a main part (58) and two circumferential ends (60). Each segment (50) has a shape flaring out from a thin axial side towards a wide axial side. One of the segments (50) comprises a recess (62) for receiving a retaining member (16), which is axially open on the thin side. The receiving recess (62) extends solely through the main part, and it is circumferentially limited on both sides. Application to the joining of large-diameter pipes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Schmuck, Michel Forfert, Alain Percebois, Pierre Genelot