Patents by Inventor Andre Jacques Carpentier

Andre Jacques Carpentier 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).

  • Mechanical couplings for pontoons and similar floatable units
    Patent number: 4060048
    Abstract: A mechanical coupling for connecting together two buoyant members, such as pontoons, to make a buoyant structure. The mechanical coupling comprises vertical grooves in the pontoons. A pair of spaced apart plates partially cover the edge of the grooves. A key member in the shape of an I-beam fits with its web between the plates of a pair of pontoons so that its flanges hold the two pontoons together. Wedge shaped members attached to the I-beam and to the plates further act to wedge and lock the pontoons together as a unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1977
    Assignee: Ateliers Breheret S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Michel Francois Breheret, Andre Raphael Wambergue, Andre Jacques Carpentier