Patents by Inventor Christian Ferriere

Christian Ferriere 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: 8033062
    Abstract: The residential building whose majority of components are prefabricated in a factory, includes a foundation supporting a bed, walls erected on the bed, a ceiling supported on the walls and a roof supported on the walls. The foundation is formed of foundation blocks that are cast on-site, in appropriate excavations, and joints by forms of stringers also cast on-site in appropriate excavations. Each foundation block is provided with a vertical pillar prefabricated in a factory, each vertical pillar having a horizontal upper planar face. The upper planer faces of the pillars are arranged along the same horizontal plane, receiving and supporting, at a distance from the ground, the bed of the building. The invention also relates to a method and device used for realizing the wall elements manually or automatically in a continuous manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Inventor: Christian Ferriere
  • Publication number: 20090300999
    Abstract: The residential building whose majority of components are prefabricated in a factory, includes a foundation supporting a bed, walls erected on the bed, a ceiling supported on the walls and a roof supported on the walls. The foundation is formed of foundation blocks that are cast on-site, in appropriate excavations, and joints by forms of stringers also cast on-site in appropriate excavations. Each foundation block is provided with a vertical pillar prefabricated in a factory, each vertical pillar having a horizontal upper planar face. The upper planer faces of the pillars are arranged along the same horizontal plane, receiving and supporting, at a distance from the ground, the bed of the building. The invention also relates to a method and device used for realizing the wall elements manually or automatically in a continuous manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventor: Christian Ferriere
  • Patent number: 5934724
    Abstract: A device for supporting and positioning a mechanical part (4) having at least one bore (5) or a shaft with a cylindrical cross-section, on a supporting base plate (6) having at least one opening (18). A spindle (1) made of expandable material has a sealed hollow inner cylindrical space (16) for receiving a pressurized fluid. The spindle has a cylindrical rod-shaped end (15) which projects through the opening (18) at a distance from the base plate (6). A base of the spindle (13) has a greater diameter than the rod-shaped end (15) and is supported on a shoulder (22) of the base plate (6) behind the opening (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Inventor: Christian Ferriere