Patents by Inventor Alain Bouchain

Alain Bouchain 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).

  • Publication number: 20080196322
    Abstract: The invention concerns a building (1-6) provided with vertical displacement means (4-5), for moving the building (1-5) between an extended position interacting with the surroundings and a sheltered position for protection, and inversely. The vertical displacement means (4-5) comprise means forming hydraulic ballast (4), for moving the building (1-5) between said extended position corresponding to a discharge of the hydraulic ballast and said sheltered position corresponding to a filling of the hydraulic ballast (4). The building (1-6) comprises service rooms (6) implanted in the natural environment and independent of the vertical displacement means (4-5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Applicant: VAB
    Inventors: Alain Bouchain, Veronique Bouchain
  • Patent number: 6386372
    Abstract: Wooden pallets are recycled by carrying out a first separation in a reception region (10) between pallets easily reparable and those which are not, in directing the separated items to conveyors: one conveyor (11) which brings them to a disassembly station (20), and a second conveyor which brings them toward a repair station (30). The layers of the pallets are separated from each other by sawing in the disassembly station, so that all the constituent elements of the pallet are separated from each other. Sorting and recalibration of the elements thus separated is carried out in separating, sawing and planing stations (21, 22). The elements thus sorted and recalibrated are stored in a storage station (40) which extends along the installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Inventors: Alain Bouchain, VĂ©ronique Alliot