Patents by Inventor Christophe Oddoux

Christophe Oddoux 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).

  • Autonomous lubricator with optical signaling
    Patent number: 9115847
    Abstract: A lubricator comprises a container of variable volume holding a lubricant and having an opening for dispensing the lubricant. An electromechanical or electrochemical actuator operated by a control circuit makes it possible to reduce the volume of the container. An electrical circuit for displaying the state of the lubricator comprising a light source can emit at least one alarm light signal. A lid affixed to the container in a removable manner constitutes a housing for the electrical signal display circuit and defines a reference axis of the lubricator. A light diffuser guides the light emitted by the light source towards numerous light outlets distributed along the circumference of the lid in a manner that at least one of the light outlets is visible regardless of the position of an observer facing the lubricator and is located on a circle of observation centered on the reference axis of the lubricator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: NTN—SNR ROULEMENTS
    Inventors: Sébastien Guillaume, Hervé Lenon, Gérard Mermoud, Christophe Oddoux
  • AUTONOMOUS LUBRICATOR WITH OPTICAL SIGNALING
    Publication number: 20120132484
    Abstract: A lubricator comprises a container of variable volume holding a lubricant and having an opening for dispensing the lubricant. An electromechanical or electrochemical actuator operated by a control circuit makes it possible to reduce the volume of the container. An electrical circuit for displaying the state of the lubricator comprising a light source can emit at least one alarm light signal. A lid affixed to the container in a removable manner constitutes a housing for the electrical signal display circuit and defines a reference axis of the lubricator. A light diffuser guides the light emitted by the light source towards numerous light outlets distributed along the circumference of the lid in a manner that at least one of the light outlets is visible regardless of the position of an observer facing the lubricator and is located on a circle of observation centered on the reference axis of the lubricator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Applicant: NTN-SNR ROULEMENTS
    Inventors: Sébastien Guillaume, Hervé Lenon, Gérard Mermoud, Christophe Oddoux