Patents by Inventor Damien Loussouarn

Damien Loussouarn 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).

  • Equipment for handling packs of tires
    Patent number: 9139406
    Abstract: A handling device intended to grasp and to carry a pack (k) formed by a stack of tires maintained in compression by a continuous, substantially airtight band covering the entire surface of the pack (k) and wound under tension around the pack (k) so as to constitute a unit of which the vertical faces are generally devoid of roughness and which can be grasped by the handling device, comprising an inclinable carriage (2) extended by at least two feet (21, 22) oriented toward the front of the inclinable carriage (2) and secured to the carriage (2), at the end of which feet is arranged an articulation of horizontal axis (BB?) allowing the inclination of the carriage (2) from a substantially vertical position to an inclination forming a given angle (?) with the vertical direction, wherein the carriage (2) comprises a plurality of suction cups (20) intended to apply a vertical face of the pack of tires (k) against the front face of the inclinable carriage (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignees: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Etienne Rolland, Philippe Petrault, Bernard Defudes, Serge Lapierre, Sylvain Soboul, Damien Loussouarn
  • Equipment for Handling Packs of Tires
    Publication number: 20110182707
    Abstract: A handling device intended to grasp and to carry a pack (k) formed by a stack of tires maintained in compression by a continuous, substantially airtight band covering the entire surface of the pack (k) and wound under tension around the pack (k) so as to constitute a unit of which the vertical faces are generally devoid of roughness and which can be grasped by the handling device, comprising an inclinable carriage (2) extended by at least two feet (21, 22) oriented toward the front of the inclinable carriage (2) and secured to the carriage (2), at the end of which feet is arranged an articulation of horizontal axis (BB?) allowing the inclination of the carriage (2) from a substantially vertical position to an inclination forming a given angle (?) with the vertical direction, wherein the carriage (2) comprises a plurality of suction cups (20) intended to apply a vertical face of the pack of tires (k) against the front face of the inclinable carriage (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicants: SOCIETE DE TECHNOGOGIE MICHELIN, Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Bernard Defudes, Serge Lapierre, Sylvain Soboul, Damien Loussouarn