Patents Assigned to C.E.A.
  • Patent number: 9153945
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a frame piece for a rack, comprising a hollow profile which extends along its longitudinal axis and is brought into its cylindrical profile shape by shaping a substantially flat starting material. The hollow profile on two opposite lateral edges, has a connecting zone for closing the hollow profile at least one tab-type projection being formed on at least one of the lateral edges, said projection extending away from the lateral edge of the hollow profile and being shaped such that it can be brought into engagement with at least one corresponding receptacle on the respective other lateral edge in a clamping or positive manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: C E S Control Enclosure Systems Gmbh
    Inventors: Wilfried Hofmann, Simon Jocham, Igor Harry Schaaf, Paul Mazura, Manfred Hellwig, Walter Nicolai
  • Patent number: 9144906
    Abstract: A method for making use of an automated system with a robot, including the following steps: (i) a management controller (12) authorizes the extraction of a pallet (2) and communicates information to a safety controller (11) concerning the extraction authorization, (ii) a series of presence detectors (7) sends initial height information (HLP) for a pallet (2) on which products (10) are arranged to the safety controller (11), (iii) the safety controller (11) generates reference information based on the initial information received, (iv) the presence detectors (7) send current height information for the pallet (2) to the safety controller (11), and the safety controller (11) compares the current height information to the reference information. If the current information does not correspond to the reference information, then a robot (5) is stopped and/or the safety measures of the enclosure (1) are applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: C.E.R.M.E.X. CONSTRUCTIONS ETUDES ET RECHERCHES DE MATERIELS POUR L'EMBALLAGE D'EXPEDITION
    Inventor: Fabrice Sauvageot
  • Publication number: 20150266676
    Abstract: A positioning device (1) for positioning products (2) simultaneously with their conveyance one after the other in a plane of conveyance (3) and along a direction of conveyance (4). The device has at least one orientation mechanism (5), itself having at least one pusher (6) movable along an action movement between an inactive position and an active position. The effect of the action movement is to act on a product (2) by pushing it to make it pivot by a predetermined angle around an axis perpendicular to the plane of conveyance (3), the at least one pusher (6) being movable also in the direction of conveyance (4). Also disclosed is a corresponding method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: C.E.R.M.E.X. CONSTRUCTIONS ETUDES ET RECHERCHES DE MATERIELS POUR L'EMBALLAGE D'EXPEDITION
    Inventors: Michel BEGIN, Thierry GARNIER, Benoit POUTOT, Guillaume DUCHEMIN
  • Patent number: 9132970
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for grouping together products that arrive in line and are spaced apart from each other on an infeed conveyor (2), consisting of: collecting the products on the fly by means of a pair of collectors (4) that move transversely relative to the products on said conveyor (2); moving the products collected by collector (4A) to a removal station (11) and, at the same time, replacing said collector (4A) with the second collector (4B) that, in turn, collects the products; and dropping off the products from collector (4A) to the removal station (11) and bringing said collector (4A) back to a collecting position while intersecting collector (4B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: C.E.R.M.E.X. CONSTRUCTIONS ETUDES ET RECHERCHES DE MATERIELS POUR L'EMBALLAGE D'EXPEDITION
    Inventors: Guillaume Duchemin, Didier Mougin, David Gatos, Thierry Garnier
  • Patent number: 9126768
    Abstract: A conveyor which allows the formation and movement of at least one batch of products from a line of products in single file, in at least one passage at an upstream station. The conveyor includes, at an upstream station, a rug for moving said products, and a movement device for moving a predetermined quantity of products from said line of products, between the upstream station and a downstream station. The movement device has engaging elements able to be placed in contact with the products. The rug has a through hole. The movement device is arranged under said at least one passage. The engaging elements are mounted to be movable, relative to said movement device, between a retracted position and an engaged position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: C.E.R.M.E.X. CONSTRUCTIONS ETUDES ET RECHERCHES DE MATERIELS POUR L'EMBALLAGE D'EXPEDITION
    Inventors: Eric Devaux, Dominique Germain
  • Patent number: 9120625
    Abstract: A tool for handling and grouping products aligned one behind another and separated by a given spacing. The tool has a row of supports, each able to carry a grasping element for grasping a product, the supports mounted to move on a rail, each support connected to an adjacent support by an attachment. The attachment includes a rod that connects two adjacent supports and a member for locking the position of at least one of the two adjacent supports on the rod. The locking member can be deactivated to adjust the distance between two supports to the distance between two products. The mechanism for grouping together includes at least one cylinder, the cylinder including a body fixed on a support and a rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: C.E.R.M.E.X. CONSTRUCTIONS ETUDES ET RECHERCHES DE MATERIELS POUR L′EMBALLAGE D′EXPEDITION
    Inventors: Michel Begin, Eric Devaux, Sébastien Damien
  • Patent number: 9108543
    Abstract: A portable seat assembly for safely securing an occupant such as a child within a vehicle is provided. The portable seat assembly readily converts between an expanded state and a collapsed state. In the expanded state, the portable seat assembly can secure the occupant in the vehicle. In the collapsed state, the portable seat assembly is readily carried and/or stowed by a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: THE C.E. WHITE CO.
    Inventor: Robert Knapp
  • Patent number: 9093882
    Abstract: The invention discloses a connector rack for an electric motor, in particular for an electronically commutable motor having a plurality of exciter windings for a power tool, having at least one electronic mounting board, on which a plurality of contact carriers is provided for electrically contacting the exciter windings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: C. & E. FEIN GMBH
    Inventors: Bernd Mayer, Reiner Zebisch
  • Patent number: 9085058
    Abstract: The invention relates to a The portable tool, in particular a tool for grinding or cutting, having a housing with a gear head, having a drive shaft which can be rotationally driven by a motor and can be coupled via a coupling drive to a tool spindle for the drive thereof, wherein the tool spindle can be driven rotatingly oscillating about the longitudinal axis thereof and is configured for receiving a tool wherein a vibration absorber is provided at the tool spindle, the vibration absorber having an absorption mass which encloses the tool spindle. Preferably the absorption mass is configured substantially in a ring segment shape and encloses the tool spindle by at least 180°, or even by 360°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: C. & E. Fein GmbH
    Inventors: Joachim Clabunde, Mark Heilig
  • Patent number: 9061337
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for producing rectangular or square wall elements from flat sheet metal, including determining a length and width of a wall element, providing a flat sheet metal piece incising two longitudinal edge portions to form two incisions to form two tabs for each longitudinal edge portion separated by a respective incision from the remaining longitudinal edge portion, right-angled folding of a respective strip, formed by the incisions, right-angled folding of the tabs parallel to the longitudinal edge at the level of the base of the associated incision, right-angled folding of the longitudinal edge portions along the longitudinal edge, right-angled folding of the transverse edge portions parallel to the transverse edge to form a strip having a width corresponding to the transverse dimension of the tabs, and right-angled folding of the transverse edge portions along the transverse edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: C E S CONTROL ENCLOSURE SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Igor Harry Schaaf, Paul Mazura, Walter Nicolai, Simon Jocham
  • Publication number: 20150143618
    Abstract: The adapter comprises a clip with a groove, and a rack that engages with the groove. The clip attaches securely to an edge of a fabric, for example, a panel on a baseball cap. The rack includes an angle adjuster, on which a brow guard, welding helmet, or other protective gear can be mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: A.C.E. International
    Inventors: Jason M. Pereira, James Watkins, Ed Martin
  • Publication number: 20150143669
    Abstract: The adapter comprises a clip with a groove, and a rack that engages with the groove. The clip attaches securely to an edge of a fabric, for example, a panel on a baseball cap. The rack includes an angle adjuster, on which a brow guard, welding helmet, or other protective gear can be mounted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: A.C.E. International
    Inventors: Jason M. Pereira, James Watkins, Ed Martin
  • Patent number: 9040482
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel octapeptide compounds of general formula (I), R-AA1-cyclo(AA2-Tyr3-D-Trp4-AA5-Val6-Cys7)-Thr8-NH2??(I) As these products have a good affinity for certain sub-types of somatostatin receptors, they are particularly useful for treating the pathological states or diseases in which one (or more) of the somatostatin receptors is (are) involved. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing said products and their use for the preparation of a medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignees: IPSEN PHARMA S.A.S., COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE (C.E.A.), CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (C.N.R.S.)
    Inventors: Jean-Christophe Cintrat, Melinda Ligeti, Bernard Rousseau, Franck Artzner, Christophe Tarabout, Marie-Thérèse Paternostre, Nicolas Fay, Roland Cherif-Cheikh, Céline Valery
  • Patent number: 9041335
    Abstract: A driver circuit for driving an electrical load includes an input terminal pole connecting the driver circuit to an AC voltage source, an output terminal pole connecting the driver circuit to the load, a rectifier circuit connected to the input terminal pole for converting an AC voltage into a pulsating DC voltage, and a control element connected to the rectifier circuit and to the output terminal pole. The control element has a switch and a controller, the controller switching the switch on and off by means of a pulse train signal, wherein an electrical output value of the driver circuit is adjustable by switching the switch. The controller is configured to vary at least one time-based value of the pulse train signal within one period of the pulsating DC voltage such that a driver current is adjusted at the output terminal pole having a defined waveform within the period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: C. & E. FEIN GMBH
    Inventors: Martin Beichter, Mark Heilig, Ulf Rinckleb, Heinrich Steinhart
  • Publication number: 20150135523
    Abstract: This system is a tool and monitor assembly that verifies clamps have been activated properly with the tool. The radio controlled clamp tool provides accountability and control with a strain gauge operation. The radio tool is designed to perform the operation of clamp tool, retain the signature and transmit the signal with data to an interface box for error proofing or tool analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: C.E. ELECTRONICS
    Inventors: Tony Casterline, Garry L. Courtney, Taylor Robert, Ralph P. Wharry, Charles Simpkins, Tom Booms
  • Patent number: 9016182
    Abstract: A device and a method for cutting through the adhesive bead of panes that have been fixed by bonding is specified, said device having a base body on which at least one suction plate for fixing on a pane to be separated out as well as one motor-drivable coil for winding-on a separating wire are accommodated, wherein at least two guide rollers are held on the base body by means of extension arms at a distance which is adjustable in respect to each other. The device is preferably positioned approximately diagonally on the pane in such a manner that the guide rollers are situated on the outer ends of the extension arms in the vicinity of the corner regions of the pane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: C. & E. Fein GmbH
    Inventor: Ralf Seebauer
  • Patent number: 8998685
    Abstract: Disclosed is a grinder, in particular an oscillating grinder, having a grinding spindle, to which a grinding tool can be attached, and having a housing, and having a dust extraction duct which can be attached to the housing by means of a pivot joint and a latching connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: C. & E. Fein GmbH
    Inventors: Olaf Klabunde, Heinrich Weber
  • Patent number: 8985237
    Abstract: A power screwdriver is disclosed, having a drive for driving a tool spindle having a controller for controlling the drive, having a monitoring device for monitoring the rotation speed or the torque, and having a monitoring device for monitoring a switch-off criterion, which monitoring device is coupled to the controller, in order to switch off the drive when the switch-off criterion is reached, with the controller being programmed such that (a) the drive is first of all accelerated until the rotation speed has reached a specific first rotation speed; (b) if the rotation speed then falls by at least a specific amount within a specific time increment, or the torque rises by at least a specific amount within a specific time increment, the drive is braked until the rotation speed has reached a specific second rotation speed, which is lower than the first rotation speed; (c) the drive is then regulated at the second rotation speed for a specific time; and (d) after step (c), the drive is accelerated again at most
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: C. & E. Fein GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Kaufmann
  • Patent number: 8966864
    Abstract: The installation includes an infeed conveyor (7) and an outfeed conveyor (8) with a module (5) for forming a wrapping of the tray, a cleated belt conveyor (11) constituted by two continuous belts (11a, 11b) which are retractable so as to allow the installation of a substitute conveying system (13) which is capable of forming a continuous slider bed between the infeed conveyor (7) and the outfeed conveyor (8). Accordingly, a versatile installation is provided that is capable of carrying out wrapping operations with blanks of the tray or wrap-around type and transporting batches of products, the products being, for example, placed on supporting cardboard sheets so as to convey them to the packing machine to receive a plastic film and then into the heat-shrink tunnel to complete the wrapping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: C.E.R.M.E.X. Constructions Etudes et Recherches de Materiels pour l'Emballage d'Expedition
    Inventor: Dominique Rabec
  • Patent number: D728337
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: C. & E. Fein GmbH
    Inventors: Heinrich Henssler, Martin Schultheiss