Patents by Inventor Alain Gorce

Alain Gorce 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).

  • Facing panel for earth structures
    Patent number: 5823717
    Abstract: A facing panel (1) is provided for assembly with like facing panels to form a facing of a stabilized earth structure. The facing panel has two opposed side edges (2) for arrangement edge-to-edge with the side edges of laterally adjacent facing panels, each side edge having a front portion (5) which is straight over substantially the full height of the facing panel, and a rear portion comprising a lateral projection (8) over part of its length and an abutment (6, 7) over another part of its length, the lateral projection being provided for engagement behind a respective abutment on the side edge of a laterally adjacent facing panel to restrain forward movement of the facing panel, and the abutment being provided for engagement in front of a respective lateral projection of said laterally adjacent facing panel or of another laterally adjacent facing panel to restrain rearward movement of the facing panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: Societe Civile des Brevets Henri Vidal
    Inventors: Michel J Bastick, Alain Gorce, Jean-Marc Jailloux, Pierre Segrestin, Paul Schodts