Patents by Inventor Alain Echenay

Alain Echenay 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).

  • Patent number: 5820184
    Abstract: A lifting rudder device consists of a standard I-beam (1), a hanging element (2) and two suspension elements (3). The suspension elements (3) are slid onto the lower flank (12) of the beam (1), and each consists of two parallel plates (30) formed of a central hollow in the form of a `T` into which passes the lower flank (12) and the core (10) of the beam (1). The plates (30) are solidified by two pendulums (37), each pierced by a hole (38) into which a pin passes levelly crossing the core (10) of the beam by one of the holes (16) along its length. The lower edge (39) of each of these pendulums (37) rests on the internal face (15) of the lower flank (12). The lower edge (39) includes a central curved part concentric to the hole (38) of the pendulum (37) and two flat ends, tangent to the central curved part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: Topal Industries
    Inventor: Alain Echenay