Patents by Inventor Alain Gotas

Alain Gotas 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: 5967492
    Abstract: A fluid circuit sealing apparatus having a valve body with a valve base having a fluid inlet pipe and a fluid discharge pipe extending therethrough, a diaphragm having a cup shape, and a piston engageable with the diaphragm so as to deform the diaphragm so as to rest upon a seat provided on a rim of the inlet pipe. The diaphragm is clamped on an edge thereof between the valve body and the clamping cover. The diaphragm has a raised circumferential rim which forms an angle with a bottom of the diaphragm. The diaphragm has a parabolic dome. The raised circumferential rim has a circular upward fold portion extending to a slanting annular portion. The slanting annular portion is connected to the parabolic dome by a circular fold. The circular fold extends around a periphery of the parabolic dome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Societe Qualiflow SA
    Inventors: Pierre Navratil, Alain Gotas