Patents by Inventor Claude Piveteau

Claude Piveteau 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: 4887542
    Abstract: A device for automatically securing in the hoist position the head of a sail of a sailing vessel on the mast of a vessel. The device comprises a body, one end of which is fitted with a device for securing the sail and the other end of which has passing through it a rod on which is fixed the halyard for handling the sail. In the body a hook is articulated, one arm of the hook projecting outwardly. A piston integrally formed with the rod is forced by a spring against the hook. When the piston is resting against the hook, the hook is locked, while in the opposite case the hook may pivot freely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 19, 1989
    Assignee: Wichard, Societe Anonyme of France
    Inventor: Claude Piveteau