Patents by Inventor Damien Bouchet

Damien Bouchet 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: 9777409
    Abstract: A heddle for guiding a warp yarn for a loom extends lengthwise along a longitudinal axis (X1) and includes a heddle body including at least one strand and wherein the heddle also includes an eye including a central portion having at least one eyelet for passage of a warp yarn and at least one longitudinal tab that extends longitudinally from the central portion and the eye defines a main plane, and the at least one longitudinal tab also includes at least one cambered part that is deviated in an inclined manner relative to the main plane by deviating the eye over its entire thickness, and which extends over an entire width of the at least one longitudinal tab measured along a lateral axis parallel to the main plane and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: SYAUBLI LYON
    Inventors: Michel Herrmann, Philippe Gaubert, Damien Bouchet
  • Patent number: 9777410
    Abstract: A heddle for guiding a warp yarn for a loom extends lengthwise along a longitudinal axis (X4) and is formed by an assembly of a heddle body including at least one strand, and an eye including an eyelet for the passage of a warp yarn, and defining a main plane (P) wherein a first part of the strand and the eye is provided, before assembly, with an end part a second part of the strand and the eye is provided, before assembly, with a cavity for receiving the end part arranged at a longitudinal end of the second part and wherein the receiving cavity is provided with a bottom and emerges on an outside of the second part, along a transverse axis (Z4) perpendicular to the main plane (P).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: STAUBLI LYON
    Inventors: Michel Herrmann, Philippe Gaubert, Damien Bouchet
  • Patent number: 9745675
    Abstract: A heddle for guiding a warp yarn for a loom extends lengthwise along a longitudinal axis (X1) and has a heddle body including at least one strand and at least one eye including an eyelet for the passage of the warp yarn and wherein the heddle body includes at least one housing, the housing of the eye and the housing of the heddle body extend along a common axis (Z1) transverse to the longitudinal axis, the housing of the heddle body is across from the housing of the eye, and the housings together forming a pair of housings and wherein an assembly member made from solidified resin is positioned in the pair of housings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: STAUBLI LYON
    Inventors: Michel Herrmann, Philippe Gaubert, Damien Bouchet
  • Publication number: 20160108563
    Abstract: This heddle for guiding a warp yarn for a loom extends lengthwise along a longitudinal axis (X4) and is formed by the assembly of a heddle body including at least one strand, and an eye including an eyelet for the passage of the warp yarn, and defining a main plane (P). A first part among the strand and the eye is provided, before assembly, with an end part. The second part among the strand and the eye is provided, before assembly, with a cavity (48) for receiving the end part arranged at a longitudinal end (44) of that second part. The receiving cavity (48) is provided with a bottom (51) and emerges on the outside of the second part, along a transverse axis (Z4) perpendicular to the main plane (P).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Michel Herrmann, Philippe Gaubert, Damien Bouchet
  • Publication number: 20160108562
    Abstract: This heddle for guiding a warp yarn for a loom extends lengthwise along a longitudinal axis (X1) and comprises a heddle body including at least one strand. This heddle also comprises an eye (2) including a central portion including at least one eyelet for passage of a warp yarn and at least one longitudinal tab. This longitudinal tab extends the central portion and the eye defines a main plane (P). The longitudinal tab of the eye comprises at least one cambered part (242, 244) that is deviated in an inclined manner relative to the main plane by deviating the eye over its entire thickness, and which extends over the entire width of the longitudinal tab measured along a lateral axis parallel to the main plane and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Michel Herrmann, Philippe Gaubert, Damien Bouchet
  • Publication number: 20160108561
    Abstract: This heddle for guiding a warp yarn for a loom extends lengthwise along a longitudinal axis (X1) and comprises a heddle body (10) including at least one strand (4) and at least one eye (2) including an eyelet for the passage of the warp yarn. The heddle body includes at least one housing, the housing of the eye (2) and the housing of the heddle body extend along a same axis (Z1) transverse to the longitudinal axis (X1), the housing of the heddle body is across from the housing of the eye (2), said housings together forming a pair of housings. An assembly member (61, 62, 63, 64, 65) made from solidified resin is positioned in the pair of housings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Michel Herrmann, Philippe Gaubert, Damien Bouchet
  • Patent number: 7490633
    Abstract: In this mechanism (7) a moving hook comprises a body (20) provided with a nose (202) for bearing against a corresponding knife (14), and a flexible blade (21) secured to the body so as to be capable of moving relative thereto and designed to interact with a retaining lever (16) belonging to the selector device. The selector lever (16) forms a ramp (313) over which a portion (214) of the resilient blade (21) slides when the hook (13) is moved in the vicinity of its top dead-center position. The ramp on which the selector lever slides is shaped in such a manner that the component (FA+FB+FC) parallel to the travel direction (X-X?) of the moving hook (13) of the resultant of the forces (RA, RB, RC) acting on the flexible blade (21) when in contact with the ramp (313) in the vicinity of the top dead-center point of its travel and at the beginning of its downward movement (F14), is directed downwards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Staubli Lyon
    Inventors: Damien Bouchet, Alexis Porte
  • Publication number: 20070267083
    Abstract: In this mechanism (7) a moving hook comprises a body (20) provided with a nose (202) for bearing against a corresponding knife (14), and a flexible blade (21) secured to the body so as to be capable of moving relative thereto and designed to interact with a retaining lever (16) belonging to the selector device. The selector lever (16) forms a ramp (313) over which a portion (214) of the resilient blade (21) slides when the hook (13) is moved in the vicinity of its top dead-center position. The ramp on which the selector lever slides is shaped in such a manner that the component (FA+FB+FC) parallel to the travel direction (X-X?) of the moving hook (13) of the resultant of the forces (RA, RB, RC) acting on the flexible blade (21) when in contact with the ramp (313) in the vicinity of the top dead-center point of its travel and at the beginning of its downward movement (F14), is directed downwards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Applicant: STAUBLI LYON
    Inventors: Damien Bouchet, Alexis Porte
  • Patent number: 7017617
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device comprising rigid or semirigid shafts (120) and at least a member (200) provided with orifices (203) for the passage and direct guiding in translation and angular positioning of a shaft in its controlled rocking movements (F1). Said member (200) is mobile, with two degrees of freedom relative to the loom frame, in translation (F4), along a direction globally parallel to the direction (A–A?) of the weft yarns, and in rotation (P4), about an axis (Z1Z?1) globally parallel to the translational direction (A–A?) of the shafts. Said member (200) can be positioned (F4, P4) by the warp yarns (103) which pass through the eyelets (127) of the shafts (120) which it guides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Staubli Lyon
    Inventors: Dario Bassi, Damien Bouchet, Guillaume Boutte
  • Patent number: 7017618
    Abstract: Hooks for controlling movement of heddle cords in a Jacquard weaving loom are each displaced by a knife, between a position of top dead center, wherein each hook may be immobilized by a selection device, and a position of bottom dead center. Each hook includes a body provided with a catch that engages a corresponding knife and a metal blade that is relatively movable with respect to portions of the body adjacent the catch and that interacts with the selection device to selectively retain the hook in the top dead position thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Staubli Lyon
    Inventors: Dario Bassi, Damien Bouchet
  • Patent number: 7007721
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shedding device comprising at least one electric rotary actuator having an output shaft (11) that is designed to rotate a pinion (21) which is engaged with a rack (22), said rack being connected to a control heald (3) of a warp end (4) by means of a load transfer element (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Staubli Lyon
    Inventors: Dario Bassi, Damien Bouchet, Guillaume Boutte
  • Publication number: 20050150563
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device comprising rigid or semirigid shafts (120) and at least a member (200) provided with orifices (203) for the passage and direct guiding in translation and angular positioning of a shaft in its controlled rocking movements (F1). Said member (200) is mobile, with two degrees of freedom relative to the loom frame, in translation (F4), along a direction globally parallel to the direction (A-A?) of the weft yarns, and in rotation (P4), about an axis (Z1Z?1) globally parallel to the translational direction (A-A?) of the shafts. Said member (200) can be positioned (F4, P4) by the warp yarns (103) which pass through the eyelets (127) of the shafts (120) which it guides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2003
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Inventors: Dario Bassi, Damien Bouchet, Guillaume Boutte
  • Publication number: 20050103394
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shedding device comprising at least one electric rotary actuator having an output shaft (11) that is designed to rotate a pinion (21) which is engaged with a rack (22), said rack being connected to a control heald (3) of a warp end (4) by means of a load transfer element (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Dario Bassi, Damien Bouchet, Guillaume Boutte
  • Patent number: 6883553
    Abstract: This invention relates to a heddle formed in a metal band or strip which comprises an eyelet for passage of a warp yarn and presents, over substantially the whole of a zone included between this eyelet and a first end by which it is connected to a drive means, a cross-section substantially in the shape of a Z, with two branches substantially parallel to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Staubli Lyon
    Inventors: Dario Bassi, Damien Bouchet, Guillaume Boutte
  • Publication number: 20040079433
    Abstract: This mechanism for Jacquard weaving loom comprises mobile hooks, each displaced by a knife, between a position of top dead centre, in or near which each hook may be immobilized by a selection device, and a position of bottom dead centre. The mobile hooks comprise a body provided with a catch, intended to come into abutment on the corresponding knife, and a metal blade intended to interact with the selection device and fixed on the body, with the possibility of relative clearance with respect to the body, in a zone of the body opposite the selection device with respect to a zone of the body from which the catch (202) extends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Dario Bassi, Damien Bouchet
  • Publication number: 20030145898
    Abstract: This invention relates to a heddle formed in a metal band or strip which comprises an eyelet for passage of a warp yarn and presents, over substantially the whole of a zone included between this eyelet and a first end by which it is connected to a drive means, a cross-section substantially in the shape of a Z, with two branches substantially parallel to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2003
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Dario Bassi, Damien Bouchet, Guillaume Boutte
  • Patent number: 5881777
    Abstract: A three position weave system selection device for a weaving loom which includes two superposed electromagnets adapted to be selectively activated to control the position of at least one lever articulated relative to the electromagnets. The at least one lever is provided with two magnetic armatures adapted to cooperate selectively with the two electromagnets so as to generate three positions of the at least one lever relative to two mobile hooks of a harness system of the weaving loom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Staubli Lyon
    Inventors: Dario Bassi, Damien Bouchet
  • Patent number: 5743308
    Abstract: A double-lift weave system comprising a plurality of hooks, each of which is provided with two arms mounted on a base and each of which includes a lift lip adapted to cooperate with one of the knives of two griffe frames moving in phase opposition in a reciprocating movement. The position of each lip is controlled in order to be selectively moveable with respect to a knife by an actuator disposed between the two arms. Each hook further includes two open shed heels which are controlled by the actuator and adapted to cooperate with open shed bars so as to be moveable with respect to the bars. The system is particularly applicable to weaving looms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Assignee: Staubli Lyon
    Inventors: Dario Bassi, Damien Bouchet, Laurent Stocker
  • Patent number: 5570724
    Abstract: A mechanism for controlling the reciprocating movement of griffe frames in a weaving loom which includes four crank arms which are mounted offset angularly with respect to one another to a driving shaft associated with the loom. Two short connecting rods and two long connecting rods are connected to the four crank arms with the two short connecting rods being pivotally mounted to one of the griffe frames and the two long connecting rods being mounted to the other of the griffe frames whereby rotation of the driving shaft causes a reciprocating movement of the griffe frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: Staubli Lyon
    Inventors: Dario Bassi, Damien Bouchet
  • Patent number: 5538046
    Abstract: A mechanism for controlling the reciprocating movement of griffe frames of a weaving system including a control shaft on which first and second sets of two complementary cams are mounted in opposite angular relationship with respect to one another by approximately 180.degree.. Each cam corporates with a follower roller mounted on first and second sets of double rocker levers which are connected to two griffe frames by first and second sets of connecting rods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 23, 1996
    Assignee: Staubli Lyon
    Inventors: Dario Bassi, Damien Bouchet