Patents by Inventor Arthur PALMANTIER
Arthur PALMANTIER 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).
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Patent number: 11299416Abstract: A gravity bending mould for bending glass panes, includes a frame-like support surface that is suitable for arranging a glass pane thereon and that has an outer edge and an inner edge, wherein the support surface has an outer region facing the outer edge, an inner region facing the inner edge, and a central region between the outer region and the inner region, and wherein the outer region is planar and horizontal, the central region is inclined toward the inner edge and is planar or curved, and the inner region has a curvature in the opposite direction to the curvature of the glass pane, and wherein the inner region is more strongly curved than the central region.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2018Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Peter Schillings, Arnaud Borderiou, Arthur Palmantier, Achim Zeichner
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Patent number: 11203545Abstract: A device for bending glass panes, includes a lower press-bending mould with a frame-shaped contact surface, an upper press-bending mould arranged opposite the contact surface, wherein the lower press-bending mould and the upper press-bending mould are suitable for reshaping a glass pane situated therebetween by pressing, wherein the side edge of the glass pane rests on the contact surface along a contact line, wherein during pressing, the contact line migrates from a first contact line all the way to a pressing line, and wherein the contact surface between the first contact line and the pressing line is convexly curved.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2018Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE.Inventors: Peter Schillings, Arnaud Borderiou, Arthur Palmantier, Achim Zeichner
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Patent number: 11174188Abstract: The invention relates to a device for bending sheets of glass, comprising an upper bending form and a bending support, the upper bending form and/or the bending support being laterally mobile relative to one another, the bending support comprising a pre-bending mold for the gravity bending of a sheet of glass and a press-bending mold configured for pressing the sheet of glass against the upper form, of these two molds of the bending support one being surrounded by the other when viewed from above, at least one of these two molds of the bending support being able to be given a relative vertical movement with respect to the other.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2017Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Arthur Palmantier, Emilien David, Jack Penners, Herbert Radermacher, Werner Kahlen, Achim Zeichner, Peter Schillings
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Publication number: 20210214264Abstract: A roller conveyor for transporting a pane along a direction of conveyance, includes a plurality of transport rollers, which are arranged next to one another in the direction of conveyance and have roller ends with bearings arranged thereon, at least one upper cooling device for cooling a set of roller ends, which has an upper surface, an oppositely arranged lower surface, and a circumferentially arranged side surface, wherein the upper cooling device is movable between a first position, in which the upper cooling device is arranged substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the transport rollers above the set of roller ends for cooling the roller ends and the lower surface of the cooling device is turned toward the set of roller ends, and a second position, in which the upper cooling device is, compared to the first position, upwardly pivoted by the angle ?.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2019Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Arthur PALMANTIER, Achim ZEICHNER, Jean Jacques BRIS, Michael CHARREL, Alain ROUILLER
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Publication number: 20210179473Abstract: A method for bending panes, includes providing a pane heated to bending temperature, securing the pane against a contact surface of a first bending mould, pressing the pane between the first bending mould and a press frame, transporting the pane on the press frame to a second bending mould, pressing the pane between the second bending mould and the press frame, securing the pane against the contact surface of the second bending mould, wherein surface pre-bending occurs in the inner region of the pane, transporting the pane on a tempering frame to a cooling device for the thermal tempering of the pane, wherein during transport, surface final bending occurs in the inner region of the pane by gravity.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2018Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventors: Arthur PALMANTIER, Jack PENNERS, Achim ZEICHNER, Werner KAHLEN
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Publication number: 20210179476Abstract: An apparatus for immobilizing a pane having a circumferential side edge within a positional tolerance on a carrier mold, wherein the apparatus includes a stopper, which is movable between a first position and a second position, which has a free end and an end opposite the free end that is connected to a device for moving the stopper between the first position and the second position. In the second position, the free end of the stopper is directed toward the side edge of the pane to be immobilized and the distance between the free end of the stopper and the side edge corresponds at most to the positional tolerance. In the first position, the free end of the stopper is offset back and/or upward in the plane of the pane compared to the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2018Publication date: June 17, 2021Inventors: Arthur PALMANTIER, Arnaud BORDERIOU, Romain DEBAILLEUL, Achim ZEICHNER, Christophe MACHURA, Peter SCHILLINGS
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Publication number: 20210147277Abstract: A method for bending sheets, in which a sheet is fixed in a bending chamber on a contact surface of a mold and is placed by the mold onto a frame, wherein the mold is introduced into the bending chamber before the fixing of the sheet in the bending chamber, without the fixed sheet, and is removed from the bending chamber after the placing of the sheet onto the frame, without the fixed sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2019Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Arthur PALMANTIER, Achim ZEICHNER, Jack PENNERS
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Patent number: 10870600Abstract: A bending tool for bending at least one glass pane by suction, includes a frame-like convex contact surface and a cover having a peripheral air guide plate that surrounds the contact surface at least in regions is described. The bending tool is suitable for generating a first, reduced pressure in a first pressure region between the air guide plate and the contact surface; a second reduced pressure in a second pressure region. The second pressure is less than the first pressure; and a third pressure in a third pressure region, wherein the third pressure is greater than the first pressure.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2020Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Michael Balduin, Jean-Marie Le Ny, Dang Cuong Phan, Arthur Palmantier, Benno Dunkmann
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Publication number: 20200247705Abstract: A method for bending panes, includes providing a pane heated to bending temperature, securing the pane against a contact surface of the first bending mould, positioning a press frame for the pane in a first press frame position associated with the first bending mould, transporting the pane on the press frame to a second press frame position associated with the second bending mould, securing the pane against a contact surface of the second bending mould, wherein the press frame is attached to a carrier introduced into the bending zone by a delivery module, and wherein the press frame is moved laterally relative to the first and second bending mould by moving the carrier between the first press frame position and the second press frame position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2018Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventors: Arthur PALMANTIER, Jean Jacques BRIS, Jack PENNERS, Achim ZEICHNER, Werner KAHLEN
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Publication number: 20200189953Abstract: A bending tool for bending at least one glass pane by suction, includes a frame-like convex contact surface and a cover having a peripheral air guide plate that surrounds the contact surface at least in regions is described. The bending tool is suitable for generating a first, reduced pressure in a first pressure region between the air guide plate and the contact surface; a second reduced pressure in a second pressure region. The second pressure is less than the first pressure; and a third pressure in a third pressure region, wherein the third pressure is greater than the first pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2020Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Michael BALDUIN, Jean-Marie LE NY, Dang Cuong PHAN, Arthur PALMANTIER, Benno DUNKMANN
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Publication number: 20200156984Abstract: A gravity bending mould for bending glass panes, includes a frame-like support surface that is suitable for arranging a glass pane thereon and that has an outer edge and an inner edge, wherein the support surface has an outer region facing the outer edge, an inner region facing the inner edge, and a central region between the outer region and the inner region, and wherein the outer region is planar and horizontal, the central region is inclined toward the inner edge and is planar or curved, and the inner region has a curvature in the opposite direction to the curvature of the glass pane, and wherein the inner region is more strongly curved than the central region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2018Publication date: May 21, 2020Inventors: Peter SCHILLINGS, Arnaud BORDERIOU, Arthur PALMANTIER, Achim ZEICHNER
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Publication number: 20200148574Abstract: A device for bending glass panes, includes a lower press-bending mould with a frame-shaped contact surface, an upper press-bending mould arranged opposite the contact surface, wherein the lower press-bending mould and the upper press-bending mould are suitable for reshaping a glass pane situated therebetween by pressing, wherein the side edge of the glass pane rests on the contact surface along a contact line, wherein during pressing, the contact line migrates from a first contact line all the way to a pressing line, and wherein the contact surface between the first contact line and the pressing line is convexly curved.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2018Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Peter SCHILLINGS, Arnaud BORDERIOU, Arthur PALMANTIER, Achim ZEICHNER
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Patent number: 10597320Abstract: A bending tool for bending at least one glass pane by means of suction, comprising a frame-like convex contact surface and a cover having a peripheral air guide plate that surrounds the contact surface at least in regions is described. The bending tool is suitable for generating a first, reduced pressure in a first pressure region between the air guide plate and the contact surface; a second reduced pressure in a second pressure region. The second pressure is less than the first pressure; and a third pressure in a third pressure region, wherein the third pressure is greater than the first pressure.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2015Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCEInventors: Michael Balduin, Jean-Marie Le Ny, Dang Cuong Phan, Arthur Palmantier, Benno Dunkmann
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Publication number: 20190256398Abstract: A frame for supporting a sheet of glass, referred to as a suction frame, includes a contact path for receiving the periphery of the underside face of the sheet of glass, and includes a suction system able to apply suction to the underside face of the sheet in order to enhance the retention of the sheet by the frame. This frame may form part of a device for the hot-bending of the sheet and convey the sheet with high acceleration or deceleration through a heating enclosure for the purposes of the hot-bending of the sheet.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2017Publication date: August 22, 2019Inventors: Arthur PALMANTIER, Achim ZEICHNER, Jack PENNERS, Herbert RADERMACHER, Peter SCHILLINGS
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Publication number: 20190127260Abstract: The invention relates to a device for bending sheets of glass, comprising an upper bending form and a bending support, the upper bending form and/or the bending support being laterally mobile relative to one another, the bending support comprising a pre-bending mold for the gravity bending of a sheet of glass and a press-bending mold configured for pressing the sheet of glass against the upper form, of these two molds of the bending support one being surrounded by the other when viewed from above, at least one of these two molds of the bending support being able to be given a relative vertical movement with respect to the other.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2017Publication date: May 2, 2019Inventors: Arthur PALMANTIER, Emilien DAVID, Jack PENNERS, Herbert RADERMACHER, Werner KAHLEN, Achim ZEICHNER, Peter SCHILLINGS
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Publication number: 20170210663Abstract: A bending tool for bending at least one glass pane by means of suction, comprising a frame-like convex contact surface and a cover having a peripheral air guide plate that surrounds the contact surface at least in regions is described. The bending tool is suitable for generating a first, reduced pressure in a first pressure region between the air guide plate and the contact surface; a second reduced pressure in a second pressure region. The second pressure is less than the first pressure; and a third pressure in a third pressure region, wherein the third pressure is greater than the first pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2015Publication date: July 27, 2017Inventors: Michael BALDUIN, Jean-Marie LE NY, Dang Cuong PHAN, Arthur PALMANTIER, Benno DUNKMANN