Patents by Inventor Patrick Charriau

Patrick Charriau 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: 6719209
    Abstract: A spray head includes a sleeve provided with sprayers and divided into several chambers by a core element with several internal partitions. Each chamber is fed by passages and the main chamber is fed by a passage which passes through the cap, the cap including at least a spraying device in the form of a mini snow gun operating as nucleator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: York Neige
    Inventors: Bernard Pergay, Patrick Charriau, Michel Galvin
  • Patent number: 6508412
    Abstract: A nucleation device associated with a spray head and operating by either internal mixing or external mixing. The ratio air/water is not less than 200 and the pressurized water is supplied by the spray head nozzles, which, by simple circulation of water, at the nucleation device, prevents freezing problems. The nucleation device includes a part in the shape of a spray tip for high speed spraying of compressed air and parts in the shape small diameter nozzles for spraying pressurized water into the air stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: York Neige
    Inventors: Bernard Pergay, Patrick Charriau, Michel Galvin
  • Patent number: 5934556
    Abstract: The spray nozzle carrier is made up of a component made of light material obtaining by drawing. This component includes several internal cavities and, in particular two tubular cavities (4 and 5) used as channels for the passage of water and of compressed air, these cavities being separated by a central cavity (9) forming a technical chamber, this technical chamber allowing the fitting of elements for fixing the spray nozzle. The drawn component (2) has preferably, an elliptical shape, the large axis of which is located in the plane passing through the spraying axis of the nozzle. This carrier can comprise a long pole of length between 5 and 15 m, for example, in order to create an artificial snowfall with a snow gun situated at a great height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: York Neige
    Inventors: Patrick Charriau, Pierrick Jouneau