Patents by Inventor Andre Large

Andre Large 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).

  • Tribometer
    Patent number: 7752883
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tribometer (1) comprising: a first support assembly (2) configured to receive a central test piece (3), which test piece is circularly cylindrical, and to drive it in rotation about its axis (X); and a second support assembly (4) configured to receive a plurality of peripheral test pieces, preferably three of them, and to enable said central test piece (3) to make contact simultaneously with said three peripheral test pieces (9) in an isostatic configuration in such a manner that the central test piece, while being driven in rotation, can rub against the peripheral test pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignees: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Ecole Centrale de Lyon
    Inventors: Denis Mazuyer, Andre Large
  • Tribometer
    Publication number: 20080034837
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tribometer (1) comprising: a first support assembly (2) configured to receive a central test piece (3), which test piece is circularly cylindrical, and to drive it in rotation about its axis (X); and a second support assembly (4) configured to receive a plurality of peripheral test pieces, preferably three of them, and to enable said central test piece (3) to make contact simultaneously with said three peripheral test pieces (9) in an isostatic configuration in such a manner that the central test piece, while being driven in rotation, can rub against the peripheral test pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Denis Mazuyer, Andre Large