Patents by Inventor Pierre Valax

Pierre Valax 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).

  • Dump-valve device for a craft and pneumatic craft fitted with same
    Patent number: 6237639
    Abstract: A dump-valve device for a craft, characterized in that it comprises: a plug valve (13) movable approximately rectilinearly relative to a fixed seat (17) supported by a craft transom plate (3), drive means (9, 10) mobile in rotation along a rotary stroke of limited angular amplitude and able to be activated from inside the craft, and coupling means (11, 19) interposed between the valve (13) and the drive means (9, 10) to convert the rotary stroke of limited angular amplitude of the drive means into a rectilinear stroke of limited linear amplitude of the valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Zodiac International
    Inventors: Daniel Jougla, Pierre Valax