Patents by Inventor Damien Fulcrand

Damien Fulcrand 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: 9130089
    Abstract: A device for supporting and attaching panels to a roof including an added sealing covering on the surface thereof includes brackets for tiltedly supporting and bearing the panels, including a bottom bearing portion and at least one top portion for supporting the panels, the brackets having a triangular structure and consisting of a hollow body. The device is characterized in that the bottom portion (4) of the brackets (3) is provided, on the underside thereof, with at least one added plate (5) secured to the console (3), wherein the plate(s) (5) consist of a material or contain a material that is compatible with and/or similar to the layer or the surface coating of the roof covering (2), and are bonded to the layer or the covering by an adhesive bond, and in that the top portion (4?) provides bearing surfaces for the edges of the panels or profile members for mounting such panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: SOPREMA (SOCIETE PAR ACTIONS SIMPLIFIEE)
    Inventors: Pierre Etienne Bindschedler, Damien Fulcrand, Rémi Perrin, Henri Desgouilles
  • Patent number: 8733037
    Abstract: A device for fixing elements in the form of plates to a roof cover for a building, at a distance therefrom, the cover including, on the surface, a coating or a sealing layer attached to the essentially continuous support forming the roof, the device including blocks that can be height-adjustable or not, for supporting and holding the plate-shaped elements, each block having a base with a lower smaller plate to be applied to the surface of the cover and secured thereto, and a head or upper part for directly or indirectly supporting at least one plate-shaped element, the bottom face of the smaller plate (9) of the base (8) of each block (7) being provided with a part (11) of the plate, forming a protector, which is mechanically fixed to the smaller plate (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Soprema
    Inventors: Pierre Etienne Bindschedler, Rémi Perrin, Damien Fulcrand, Henri Desgouilles, André Voges
  • Publication number: 20130133275
    Abstract: A device for supporting and attaching panels to a roof including an added sealing covering on the surface thereof includes brackets for tiltedly supporting and bearing the panels, including a bottom bearing portion and at least one top portion for supporting the panels, the brackets having a triangular structure and consisting of a hollow body. The device is characterized in that the bottom portion (4) of the brackets (3) is provided, on the underside thereof, with at least one added plate (5) secured to the console (3), wherein the plate(s) (5) consist of a material or contain a material that is compatible with and/or similar to the layer or the surface coating of the roof covering (2), and are bonded to the layer or the covering by an adhesive bond, and in that the top portion (4?) provides bearing surfaces for the edges of the panels or profile members for mounting such panels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: SOPREMA (SAS)
    Inventors: Pierre Etienne Bindschedler, Damien Fulcrand, Rémi Perrin, Henri Desgouilles
  • Publication number: 20130008102
    Abstract: A device for fixing elements in the form of plates to a roof cover for a building, at a distance therefrom, the cover including, on the surface, a coating or a sealing layer attached to the essentially continuous support forming the roof, the device including blocks that can be height-adjustable or not, for supporting and holding the plate-shaped elements, each block having a base with a lower smaller plate to be applied to the surface of the cover and secured thereto, and a head or upper part for directly or indirectly supporting at least one plate-shaped element, the bottom face of the smaller plate (9) of the base (8) of each block (7) being provided with a part (11) of the plate, forming a protector, which is mechanically fixed to the smaller plate (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: Soprema (Societe Par Actions Simplifiee Unipersonnelle)
    Inventors: Pierre Etienne Bindschedler, Rémi Perrin, Damien Fulcrand, Henri Desgouilles, André Voges