Patents by Inventor Pascal Ricard

Pascal Ricard 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: 8960993
    Abstract: A blender device including a rotor designed to engage with a motor device to be rotated; and an annular ring enclosing the rotor and having at least one axial orifice and a plurality of radial orifices for the passage of the blend. The blender also includes an admission duct for admitting particles intended to be incorporated into the blend, leading into the interior of the annular ring. The blender also effectively dispenses particles in a blend by introducing the particles with a high flow and decreasing product losses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: VMI
    Inventors: Jose Cheio De Oliveira, Henri Daheron, Pascal Ricard
  • Publication number: 20150023124
    Abstract: The invention relates to a continuous dough kneading machine for pastry or bread mixes, such as for sandwich bread, said machine comprising: a substantially tubular chamber (C) provided with an inlet (E) for the dough to be kneaded and an outlet (S) for the kneaded dough, including a constriction, said chamber (C) comprising an upstream sub-chamber (C1) connected to the inlet (E) and a downstream sub-chamber (C2) connected to the outlet (S); means (P, V) for creating a negative pressure in the downstream sub-chamber (C2); and two shafts (1a, 1b) rotatably mounted inside the chamber (C), supporting dough-conveying members (5a, 5b) disposed in particular in the upstream chamber (C1) and dough-kneading members (7a, 7b, 9a, 9b) disposed in particular in the downstream chamber (C2). The machine also comprises means (1a, 1b, 11a, 11b) for forming a dough obstruction (B1) in the transition zone from the upstream chamber to the downstream chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Jose Cheio De Oliveira, Dominique Dugast, Philippe Coppenolle, Emmanuel Chaillou, Pascal Ricard
  • Patent number: 8911141
    Abstract: A mixing device having at least one rotor supporting mixing blades that is also capable of being rotated. The device further includes an annular ring surrounding the rotor and having at least one axial opening and radial mixing openings associated with the mixing blades so as to allow the passage of the mixture therethrough. At least one particle-conveying line leads to the inside of said ring. The annular ring has a recirculation stage placed between the conveying line and the radial mixing openings and further includes at least two axially consecutive rows of radial openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: VMI
    Inventors: Jose Cheio De Oliveira, Henri Daheron, Pascal Ricard
  • Publication number: 20130315026
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a mixing device (100), including: at least one rotor (101) supporting mixing blades (101a) and being capable of being rotated; all annular ring (103) surrounding the rotor and having at least one axial opening (103a) and radial mixing openings (103b) associated with the mixing blades so as to allow the passage of the mixture therethrough; at least one particle-conveying line (104) leading to the inside of said ring, characterized in that the annular ring has a recirculation stage (105) placed between the conveying line and the radial mixing openings, said recirculation stage including at least two axially consecutive rows of radial openings (105a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: VMI
    Inventors: Jose Cheio De Oliveira, Henri Daheron, Pascal Ricard
  • Publication number: 20110292757
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gearbox for a mixer-blender including a planet wheel (5), a planet carrier (7) comprising a body defining an enclosure, at least one planet gear (6) provided with external teeth and pivotably mounted on the planet carrier (7), said planet gear (6) meshing with the planet wheel (5), and characterised in that the body of the planet carrier (7) is shaped so as to engage with a driving member such that said driving member rotates the planet carrier (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: VMI
    Inventors: Jose Cheio De Oliveira, Henri Daheron, Pascal Ricard
  • Publication number: 20110026358
    Abstract: The invention relates to a blender device comprising: a rotor (2) designed to engage with motor means (4) in order to be rotated; and an annular ring (5) enclosing the rotor (2) and having at least one axial orifice and a plurality of radial orifices (6) for the passage of the blend; and an admission duct (7) for admitting particles intended to be incorporated into the blend, leading into the interior of said annular ring (5). The invention also relates to a blender assembly equipped with such a device and a process for producing an emulsion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: VMI
    Inventors: Jose Cheio De Oliveira, Henri Daheron, Pascal Ricard
  • Publication number: 20100271900
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mixer comprising tools (6a, 6b) and a frame which supports (i) a bowl (5) for the material to be mixed and (ii) motorization means (4, 8) for rotating the mixing tools (6a, 6b). According to the invention, each mixing tool (6a, 6b) comprises a shaft which is mounted to the base of the bowl (5) such that it can rotate and which co-operates with the motorization means (4, 8) in order to rotate the mixing tools (6a, 6b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Inventors: Gerard Fisson, Pascal Ricard, Laurent Jaunet, Guillaume Vannier