Patents Assigned to Sauermann Industrie
  • Patent number: 12422166
    Abstract: A condensate removal system including at least three independent modules: a pumping module, a detection module and a control module. The pumping module includes a pump. The detection module includes a tank for receiving condensates and is capable of detecting at least two levels of condensates in the tank. The control module includes electronics for controlling the pump based on the levels of condensates. Each of the modules includes hydraulic and/or electrical connections to at least one other module, and at least two of the modules include a reversible attachment to one another, so that the at least three modules can be connected according to at least two configurations among: an aligned configuration; a two-piece configuration; or a one-piece configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2025
    Assignee: SAUERMANN INDUSTRIE
    Inventor: Olivier De Gea
  • Patent number: 11486375
    Abstract: An oscillating piston pump including: a first hollow tubular body in which a piston moves; a second hollow tubular body extending around the first hollow tubular body, carrying a solenoid that controls the movement of the piston, the first tubular body and the second tubular body forming a one-piece structural element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: SAUERMANN INDUSTRIE
    Inventors: Francois Sardet, Olivier De Gea, Jean-Baptiste Boussuge, Didier Cleveland
  • Patent number: 11448422
    Abstract: A condensate lifting device, including: a condensate receiving tank and a pump for lifting the condensates received in the tank. The pump is mounted on a first support for holding and/or guiding the tank or a second support carrying the tank, so that the tank or the second support is movable, in translation and/or in rotation, relative to the first support, so as to be able to take at least two positions: a working position, wherein the tank is connected to the pump; and a drainage position, wherein the tank is disconnected from the pump and displaced relative to the first support, so as to allow an operation of cleaning and/or draining the condensates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: SAUERMANN INDUSTRIE
    Inventors: Olivier De Gea, François Sardet, Laurent Guillard
  • Patent number: 8397525
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for controlling a condensate lift pump, comprising a means for detecting at least two condensate levels in a container, and a means for activating and for stopping the pump according to the levels, in which the detection means comprises a capacitive detector comprising at least three electrodes: a ground electrode; a first level detection electrode; and a second level detection electrode, and a processing means comprising a means for measuring the capacitance between the electrodes. According to the invention, the lengths of the first level detection electrode and second level detection electrode are defined so as to come into contact with the condensates, when the condensates respectively reach the first level and the second level in the container; these electrodes are produced on distinct supports not having a submergible physical continuity between them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Sauermann Industrie
    Inventors: Antoine Chauvin, Fabrice Leze, Michel Baillon
  • Patent number: 8151592
    Abstract: This invention relates to a device for controlling a condensate removal pump, including: a float (102) intended to be placed in a container (20), capable of moving according to the level of condensate in the container, an actuation element (130) driven by the movement of said float (102), wherein said actuation element is configured and mounted so as to act selectively on a first and a second microswitch (110, 120) respectively having a first and a second pushbutton (112, 122) mobile between two positions, so as to define three distinct states: a resting state, in which said pump is stopped, wherein said first pushbutton (112) is in a first position ensuring the stopping of said pump and said section pushbutton (122) is in a second position; an active state, in which said pump is activated, wherein said first pushbutton (112) is in a second position ensuring the implementation of said pump, and said second pushbutton (122) remains in its second position; an alarm state, in which a safety action is activat
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Sauermann Industrie
    Inventors: Olivier Badia, Antoine Chauvin, Michel Mesrouze
  • Publication number: 20100089086
    Abstract: This invention relates to a device for controlling a condensate removal pump, including: a float (102) intended to be placed in a container (20), capable of moving according to the level of condensate in the container, an actuation element (130) driven by the movement of said float (102), wherein said actuation element is configured and mounted so as to act selectively on a first and a second microswitch (110, 120) respectively having a first and a second pushbutton (112, 122) mobile between two positions, so as to define three distinct states: a resting state, in which said pump is stopped, wherein said first pushbutton (112) is in a first position ensuring the stopping of said pump and said section pushbutton (122) is in a second position; an active state, in which said pump is activated, wherein said first pushbutton (112) is in a second position ensuring the implementation of said pump, and said second pushbutton (122) remains in its second position; an alarm state, in which a safety action is activate
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: SAUERMANN INDUSTRIE
    Inventors: Olivier BADIA, Antoine CHAUVIN, Michel Mesrouze
  • Publication number: 20100064705
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for controlling a condensate lift pump (9), comprising a means for detecting at least two condensate levels in a container (20), and a means for activating and for stopping said pump (9) according to said levels, in which said detection means comprises a capacitive detector (101) comprising at least three electrodes (GE, RE, EOFF, EON, EA): a ground electrode (GE); a first level detection electrode (EOFF); and a second level detection electrode (EON), and a processing means (102) comprising a means for measuring the capacitance (C2, C3) between the electrodes. According to the invention, the lengths of said first level detection electrode (EOFF) and second level detection electrode (EON) are defined so as to come into contact with said condensates, when the condensates respectively reach said first level and said second level in said container (20); these electrodes are produced on distinct supports not having a submergible physical continuity between them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: SAUERMANN INDUSTRIE
    Inventors: Antoine CHAUVIN, Fabrice LÉZÉ, Michel BAILLON
  • Patent number: 5562003
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for detecting the level of a liquid in a tank. The apparatus is designed to be connected to a controller that controls a pump so as to switch the pump on when the liquid level reaches a maximum authorized level and to stop operation of the pump when the level of the liquid has gone back down to a minimum level. The apparatus includes a float that is lifted by the liquid and that is guided vertically. The apparatus also includes a magnet that is carried by the float, and at least two switches each having contacts sealed in a capsule. Each switch is fixed in a horizontal fashion to a plate so as to correspond to a predetermined liquid level, and each switch turns on an electrical circuit connected to the controller when the switch is in the magnetic field of the magnet. The plate is disposed in a vertical plane that is parallel to and in close proximity to the displacement of the float.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1996
    Assignee: Sauermann Industrie
    Inventor: Patrick Lefebvre
  • Patent number: D941169
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAUERMANN INDUSTRIE
    Inventor: Didier Cleveland