Patents by Inventor Anthony McCord

Anthony McCord 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).

  • Installation for exchanging articles, in particular gas cylinders
    Patent number: 6192296
    Abstract: An installation for exchanging gas cylinders includes an enclosed space preferably with controlled access, at least a couple of stations, one for depositing an article to be exchanged and the other for collecting an article to be taken away, each station having a device for retaining the article that can be switched between an open configuration and a locked configuration, the retaining devices of the two stations being coupled such that the locking of one retaining device around an article to be deposited in the deposit station authorizes at least temporarily the opening of the retaining device of an article to be taken away for its removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
    Inventors: Gilles Colmant, Jean-Paul Fillias, Dominique Gilbert, Didier Kayser, Anthony McCord, Sebastien Meneux, Daniel Payraudeau, Jean-Marie Verghade, Claude Weber