Patents by Inventor Antoine Ferreira

Antoine Ferreira 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).

  • Tool for removing annular elements tightly mounted in holes, in particular blind holes, of parts
    Patent number: 8978222
    Abstract: A removal tool which exerts an axial pull on an annular element including a tie rod with a widened end head adapted to be inserted in the coaxial passage of the annular element, beyond the annular element, and a mechanism for engaging with the element in a form of an annular cage with lateral prongs capable of deforming elastically in the radial direction, passing through the axial passage to engage via the elastic prongs thereof with the distal transverse surface of the element and to allow the element to be removed by the engagement of the widened head with the prongs, following the axial movement of the tie rod outside of the hole by a control mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Messier-Bugatti-Dowty
    Inventors: Antoine Ferreira, Rene Petuya, Yannig Vaillant
  • TOOL FOR REMOVING ANNULAR ELEMENTS TIGHTLY MOUNTED IN HOLES, IN PARTICULAR BLIND HOLES, OF PARTS
    Publication number: 20120131778
    Abstract: A removal tool which exerts an axial pull on an annular element including a tie rod with a widened end head adapted to be inserted in the coaxial passage of the annular element, beyond the annular element, and a mechanism for engaging with the element in a form of an annular cage with lateral prongs capable of deforming elastically in the radial direction, passing through the axial passage to engage via the elastic prongs thereof with the distal transverse surface of the element and to allow the element to be removed by the engagement of the widened head with the prongs, following the axial movement of the tie rod outside of the hole by a control mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: MESSIER-BUGATTI-DOWTY
    Inventors: Antoine Ferreira, René Petuya, Yannig Vaillant