Patents by Inventor Andre Eberhardt

Andre Eberhardt 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).

  • Eyeglass frame with very high recoverable deformability
    Patent number: 5640217
    Abstract: An eyeglass frame wherein one of the components such as the temples, the bridge and/or the connection bar between the eyewires is made of a shaped memory alloy which is able to regain its initial shape by simple heating after having undergone a permanent deformation and a lower temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1997
    Assignee: Fergaflex, Inc.
    Inventors: Alain Hautcoeur, Andre Eberhardt
  • Apparatus for the translatory manipulation of an element such as an axle
    Patent number: 4879467
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for translatory manipulation of an element, such as an axle.Apparatus characterized in that it comprises a displacement device (2) for each direction in space in which the axle (1) is to be manipulated, each displacement device (2) comprising two blades (3) prestressed in opposition, constituted by an alloy which is pseudoelastic or has shape memory, disposed on opposite sides of heating and/or cooling means (4) giving rise to a thermal gradient between the two blades (3) and thus their martensitic transformation causing their deformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 7, 1989
    Assignee: Universite de Metz
    Inventors: Jean F. Muller, Francois G. Tollitte, Gabriel Krier, Serge Dominiak, Andre Eberhardt, Marcel Berveiller