Patents by Inventor André PAYAN

André PAYAN 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).

  • Cable transportation installation
    Patent number: 11001276
    Abstract: A cable transportation installation, including an aerial hauling cable, a vehicle having an attachment device to attach the vehicle to the hauling cable, a structure on which at least one sheave is mounted movable between a first position in which the at least one sheave is in contact with the hauling cable and a second position in which the at least one sheave is separated from the hauling cable, and at least one actuating device coupled to the at least one sheave and configured to exert a first force on the at least one sheave in order to move the at least one sheave to the first position, and to exert a second force on the at least one sheave in order to move the at least one sheave to the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: POMA
    Inventors: Jérôme Richard, André Payan
  • CABLE TRANSPORTATION INSTALLATION
    Publication number: 20190092351
    Abstract: A cable transportation installation, including an aerial hauling cable, a vehicle having an attachment device to attach the vehicle to the hauling cable, a structure on which at least one sheave is mounted movable between a first position in which the at least one sheave is in contact with the hauling cable and a second position in which the at least one sheave is separated from the hauling cable, and at least one actuating device coupled to the at least one sheave and configured to exert a first force on the at least one sheave in order to move the at least one sheave to the first position, and to exert a second force on the at least one sheave in order to move the at least one sheave to the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: POMA
    Inventors: Jérôme RICHARD, André PAYAN