Patents by Inventor Antoine Thierry Charles SURMONT

Antoine Thierry Charles SURMONT 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).

  • Unclogging of a discharge opening of a tunnel boring machine by ultrasonic waves
    Patent number: 10851650
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cutting wheel of a tunnel boring machine comprising at least one material discharge opening (5), said discharge opening (5) being delimited by a circumferential wall (10), the cutting wheel (3) being characterized in that it further comprises at least one ultrasonic emitter (6) configured to generate a mechanical vibratory motion in a range of ultrasonic frequencies, said emitter (6) being fixed against the circumferential wall (10) so as to transmit the mechanical vibratory motion to the vibrating circumferential wall (10) and to reduce its coefficient of friction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: BOUYGUES TRAVAUX PUBLICS
    Inventors: Antoine Thierry Charles Surmont, Quentin Marie Christophe Bonnemaison, Pierre-Marie Pascal Tierce
  • UNCLOGGING OF A DISCHARGE OPENING OF A TUNNEL BORING MACHINE BY ULTRASONIC WAVES
    Publication number: 20200318478
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cutting wheel of a tunnel boring machine comprising at least one material discharge opening (5), said discharge opening (5) being delimited by a circumferential wall (10), the cutting wheel (3) being characterized in that it further comprises at least one ultrasonic emitter (6) configured to generate a mechanical vibratory motion in a range of ultrasonic frequencies, said emitter (6) being fixed against the circumferential wall (10) so as to transmit the mechanical vibratory motion to the vibrating circumferential wall (10) and to reduce its coefficient of friction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Antoine Thierry Charles SURMONT, Quentin Marie Christophe BONNEMAISON, Pierre-Marie Pascal TIERCE