Patents by Inventor Christophe Lagier

Christophe Lagier 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).

  • Publication number: 20070046227
    Abstract: This device comprises: a housing (3), an electric motor (7) which has a rotary output shaft (23) and which is arranged in the housing (3) and is provided in order to drive a product processing element, a control and command device for the motor, comprising a device (57) for measuring the rotation speed of the drive shaft (23) in a contactless manner. The measuring device (57) comprises a Hall effect sensor (58) which is fixedly joined to the housing (3), and an associated coding element (59), which is fixedly joined to the shaft (23) in terms of rotation and which is provided in order to influence the sensor (58).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventors: Christophe Lagier, Bruno Paturel
  • Publication number: 20070046111
    Abstract: This device comprises: a housing (3), an electric motor (7) which is arranged in the housing (3) and which has a stator (27) and a rotor (21), and which is equipped with a drive shaft (23) and is provided in order to drive a product processing element, a ventilation device which is provided in order to cool the motor (7) during its operation, the device comprising at least one air inlet (33) and one air outlet (35) in the housing (3), the air outlet (35) being arranged radially relative to the shaft (23), a radial fan (39) which is fixedly joined to the shaft (23) and which is provided in order to circulate the air from the air inlet (33) towards the air outlet (35) via the motor (7). The ventilation device further comprises an axial fan (37) which is fixedly joined to the shaft (23) and which is arranged coaxially upstream of the radial fan (37).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2006
    Publication date: March 1, 2007
    Inventors: Christophe Lagier, Bruno Paturel
  • Patent number: 7066639
    Abstract: A tool for use in a food processing machine. This tool has a cover tube (11) and a shaft (13) for driving in rotation a member for processing food products, which shaft is mounted in the cover tube (11), the cover tube (11) being provided at a first end with a mechanism (21, 25) for latching onto a machine body (3). The mechanism (21, 25) for latching the cover tube (11) onto the machine body (3) has at the first end, at least one flexible axial resilient arm (21) provided with a hook (25) which can cooperate with a complementary shoulder (33) of the machine body in such a manner as to form a snap-in connection. Also, a machine for processing food products and containing such a tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Dito Sama
    Inventors: Georges Naud, Christophe Lagier, Bruno Paturel
  • Patent number: 6955117
    Abstract: A tool has: a tubular casing (11); and drive shaft (13); and a centering and guiding element (15) for the drive shaft (13). The tubular casing (11) and the drive shaft (13) are provided, at the same first end, with removable means (21, 25) for locking to the machine body (3) and releasable means (45) for coupling to a main shaft (41) of the machine, respectively. The centering and guiding element (15) has removable means (71, 73) for fixing to the tubular casing (11). The locating element (15) is mounted in the tubular casing (11) at the side of the first end, and the fixing means (71, 73) thereof are suitable for being locked in a correct fixing position by complementary locking means (47) provided on the machine (3) when the tubular casing (11) is fixed to the machine body (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: Dito Sama
    Inventors: Georges Naud, Christophe Lagier, Bruno Paturel
  • Publication number: 20040261629
    Abstract: This tool comprises:
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: DITO SAMA
    Inventors: Georges Naud, Christophe Lagier, Bruno Paturel
  • Publication number: 20040222326
    Abstract: This tool comprises a cover tube (11) and a shaft (13) for driving in rotation a member for processing the products, which shaft is mounted in the cover tube (11), the cover tube (11) being provided at a first end with dismountable means (21, 25) for latching onto a machine body (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Applicant: DITO SAMA
    Inventors: Georges Naud, Christophe Lagier, Bruno Paturel