Patents Assigned to York Neige
  • Patent number: 6994278
    Abstract: The spraying device comprises: a tubular body which defines a chamber connected to a supply of water under pressure, a nozzle (1) with atomizer and a constriction organ in the form of a valve (6) in order to form a thin-walled hollow jet. The orifice (7) of the nozzle comprises a surface shaping the jet which is arranged to produce at the level of this latter an asymmetry of rotation. The spraying device preferably comprises two nozzles centered in the same plane and forming between them an angle which is of the order of 80°. The valves of these two nozzles are controlled simultaneously by appropriate elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: York Neige
    Inventors: Michel Galvin, Eric David, Bernard Pergay
  • Patent number: 6805150
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device consisting of at least a valve comprising a body (1) with a through channel (5), provided with several orifices and in particular orifices (4) serving both as intake and/or through passage, which orifices (4) are provided to enable, by means of accessory components, two bodies to be juxtaposed, and provide a common supply to several valves. The communication between the intake channel (5) and the outlet port (9) is provided by means of a cylindrical bore and a slide valve mobile in said bore. The outlet port (9) is located above the channel (5) and a bleed orifice (16) is located beneath said channel. Said bleed orifice (16) is in communication with the outlet port by means of the slide valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: York Neige
    Inventors: Jean-François Dion, Pierrick Jouneau
  • 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