Patents by Inventor Patrice Herve

Patrice Herve 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).

  • Disk comprising at least one opening and tap comprising said disk
    Patent number: 4887793
    Abstract: A tap for liquids comprises a cylindrical hollow body in which are a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet. A fixed disk comprising a single opening for liquid to pass through is disposed in the tap body between the liquid inlet and outlet. A rotary disk comprising a single opening is disposed in contact with the fixed disk, between the latter and the liquid outlet. The rotary disk is rotated relative to the fixed disk by an operating rod between a closed configuration in which each disk closes off the opening in the other disk and an open configuration in which the openings in the disks are at least partially superposed. The opening in the fixed disk has an elongate shape which widens gradually from a relatively narrow first end to a relatively wide second end which is angularly offset relative to the first end by more than 180.degree.. The second end is delimited externally by a circular arc concentric with the disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 19, 1989
    Assignee: C.I.C.E. S.A. of Les Miroirs
    Inventors: Michel Hernandez, Patrice Herve, Yves Gougouyan