Patents by Inventor Bernard Torchet

Bernard Torchet 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: 4546645
    Abstract: Capacitative device for measuring the moisture content of granular or powder materials, particularly materials in motion on a conveyor belt or in a pipe comprising a capacitative probe provided with at least two electrodes separated by an insulating zone and in contact with the material being examined, a support frame for the capacitative probe, and high frequency oscillator circuit associated with the electrodes in order to supply an alternating voltage of a frequency variable with the moisture content. The probe, which has a cylindrical body may be rotated by a motor and comprises cleaning scrapers mounted on the frame which cooperate with the body of the probe when the latter is rotating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1985
    Assignee: L'Etat Francais represente par le Ministere de l'Urbanisme et du Logement, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussees
    Inventors: Jean P. Delmulle, Bernard Torchet