Patents by Inventor Pascal Desponds

Pascal Desponds 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).

  • Sample changer for a balance
    Patent number: 6784380
    Abstract: A sample changer for a balance (1) with a weighing pan (18) has at least two sample carriers (3) that are spaced apart from each other. Each sample carrier is configured to receive at least one weighing-object unit and transport the weighing-object unit to the weighing pan (18). An individual draft-shield element (4) consisting at least in part of a transparent material is arranged above each of the sample carriers (3), closing off a sample space laterally and from above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Mettler-Toledo GmbH
    Inventors: René Weber, Bruno Nufer, Pascal Desponds, Roland Nater
  • Sample changer for a balance
    Publication number: 20030098183
    Abstract: A sample changer for a balance (1) with a weighing pan (18) has at least two sample carriers (3) that are spaced apart from each other. Each sample carrier is configured to receive at least one weighing-object unit and transport the weighing-object unit to the weighing pan (18). An individual draft-shield element (4) consisting at least in part of a transparent material is arranged above each of the sample carriers (3), closing off a sample space laterally and from above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Applicant: Mettler-Toledo GmbH
    Inventors: Rene Weber, Bruno Nufer, Pascal Desponds, Roland Nater