Patents by Inventor Pierre Joli

Pierre Joli 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).

  • Positioning, exploration, and/or intervention device, in particular in the field of endoscopy and/or mini-invasive surgery
    Patent number: 6875170
    Abstract: The positioning, intervention, and/or exploration device has two endpieces (6a-6d, 7) and at least one cable (20) extending from one endpiece to the other (6a-6d, 7), it has at least two bellows (10) each fixed directly to both of the endpieces and it has means (12, 18) for modifying the pressure of a fluid in each of the bellows independently of the other bellows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Universite Pierre et Marie Curie
    Inventors: Christian Francois, Frank Boudghene, Pierre Joli
  • Positioning, exploration, and/or intervention device, in particular in the field of endoscopy and/or mini-invasive surgery
    Publication number: 20030149338
    Abstract: The positioning, intervention, and/or exploration device has two endpieces (6a-6d, 7) and at least one cable (20) extending from one endpiece to the other (6a-6d, 7), it has at least two bellows (10) each fixed directly to both of the endpieces and it has means (12, 18) for modifying the pressure of a fluid in each of the bellows independently of the other bellows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Christian Francois, Frank Boudghene, Pierre Joli