Patents by Inventor Bernard Paugam

Bernard Paugam 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).

  • System for loading/unloading a vehicle into/from a carrier ship, and corresponding carrier ship
    Patent number: 8671866
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a system for loading/unloading a vehicle into/from a carrier ship through at least one opening provided in the rear of said ship comprising an angled vehicle-receiving ramp combined with a motor-driven means for loading/unloading the vehicle, characterized in that the motor-driven means for loading/unloading the vehicle comprises a crossbeam-shaped means for the ship that extends above the ramp and is combined with a vehicle-hoisting/releasing cable, which is in turn combined with a first drive means for hoisting/releasing the vehicle, and in that the crossbeam-shaped means is longitudinally movable, by means of a second drive means above the ramp, between a rear position for hoisting/releasing the vehicle and a front position for storing the vehicle on the ramp in the ship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignees: DCNS, Etablissements Bopp Treuils Jeb
    Inventors: Christian Peuziat, Bernard Paugam
  • SYSTEM FOR LOADING/UNLOADING A VEHICLE INTO/FROM CARRIER SHIP, AND CORRESPONDING CARRIER SHIP
    Publication number: 20120285360
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a system for loading/unloading a vehicle into/from a carrier ship through at least one opening provided in the rear of said ship comprising an angled vehicle-receiving ramp combined with a motor-driven means for loading/unloading the vehicle, characterized in that the motor-driven means for loading/unloading the vehicle comprises a crossbeam-shaped means for the ship that extends above the ramp and is combined with a vehicle-hoisting/releasing cable, which is in turn combined with a first drive means for hoisting/releasing the vehicle, and in that the crossbeam-shaped means is longitudinally movable, by means of a second drive means above the ramp, between a rear position for hoisting/releasing the vehicle and a front position for storing the vehicle on the ramp in the ship.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicants: ETABLISSEMENTS BOPP TREUILS JEB, DCNS
    Inventors: Christian Peuziat, Bernard Paugam