Patents by Inventor Aurélien PLANTARD

Aurélien PLANTARD 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).

  • Patent number: 11661092
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cableway installation for transporting persons by disengageable vehicles and carrying cable comprising: a first station (1a) equipped with a first end pulley, a second station (1b) equipped with a second end pulley, a relay structure equipped with a first idler pulley and a second idler pulley, a first cable loop engaged with the first end pulley and the first idler pulley, and a second cable loop engaged with the second end pulley and the second idler pulley. The relay structure comprises a transfer system for transferring vehicles between the first cable loop and the second cable loop and a fixed guiding track supporting a structure translationally moveable with respect to the fixed guiding track, the moveable structure bearing the first idler pulley, the second idler pulley and embarking the vehicle transfer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: POMA
    Inventors: Aurélien Plantard, Luc Marnas
  • Publication number: 20210245788
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cableway installation for transporting persons by disengageable vehicles and carrying cable comprising: a first station (1a) equipped with a first end pulley, a second station (1b) equipped with a second end pulley, a relay structure equipped with a first idler pulley and a second idler pulley, a first cable loop engaged with the first end pulley and the first idler pulley, and a second cable loop engaged with the second end pulley and the second idler pulley. The relay structure comprises a transfer system for transferring vehicles between the first cable loop and the second cable loop and a fixed guiding track supporting a structure translationally moveable with respect to the fixed guiding track, the moveable structure bearing the first idler pulley, the second idler pulley and embarking the vehicle transfer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Aurélien PLANTARD, Luc MARNAS