Patents by Inventor David VIAN

David VIAN 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: 12448736
    Abstract: The invention relates to a ballastless track section for a rail vehicle, said section being fastened to a platform (10) and comprising: a prefabricated concrete track slab (20, 120) comprising two stringers (21, 22); a rounded bearing surface (21c, 22c) borne by an underside of each stringer at each longitudinal end and having a curvature, the center of curvature of which is the top of a rail (21b, 22b) borne by the stringer; a prefabricated support pad (30, 130) for supporting each longitudinal end of the slab (20, 120) and comprising at least two support bases (33, 34) for the two stringers of this longitudinal end of the slab, each base (33, 34) comprising at least one shim (33a, 34a) of predetermined thickness supporting said rounded bearing surface (21c, 22c) of the stringer of said slab facing this base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2025
    Assignee: SYSTRA
    Inventors: David Vian, Youcef Alloui, Mathilde Le Guennec, Marcel Girardi, Jérôme Olive
  • Publication number: 20240229365
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a group of at least two assemblies each comprising a support, at least one rail (4) and a plurality of fixing devices (5) for fixing said rail (4) to said support, said support comprising a plurality of concrete blocks (6), each block (6) being in one piece and comprising at least two grooves (7), said fixing devices (5) each comprising at least one head (8) arranged in a groove (7) of one of said blocks (6), said assemblies each comprising a plain track section, or a turnout, the plain track sections or turnouts of the first and second assemblies having different geometries, said assembly being characterized in that at least two blocks (6) are identical. The present invention also relates to a block as a spare part or reuse of a group according to the invention. Finally, the present invention relates to methods for installing a unit according to the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Francesco BARRESI, Nicolas GEGOUX, Christophe QUIRIN, Youcef ALLOUI, Marcel GIRARDI, Thanh-Song PHAN, David VIAN, Jean-Claude ZABEE
  • Publication number: 20220162806
    Abstract: The invention relates to a ballastless track section for a rail vehicle, said section being fastened to a platform (10) and comprising: a prefabricated concrete track slab (20, 120) comprising two stringers (21, 22); a rounded bearing surface (21c, 22c) borne by an underside of each stringer at each longitudinal end and having a curvature, the center of curvature of which is the top of a rail (21b, 22b) borne by the stringer; a prefabricated support pad (30, 130) for supporting each longitudinal end of the slab (20, 120) and comprising at least two support bases (33, 34) for the two stringers of this longitudinal end of the slab, each base (33, 34) comprising at least one shim (33a, 34a) of predetermined thickness supporting said rounded bearing surface (21c, 22c) of the stringer of said slab facing this base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: David VIAN, Youcef ALLOUI, Mathilde LE GUENNEC, Marcel GIRARDI, Jérôme OLIVE
  • Publication number: 20200131711
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for securing sleepers in a ballastless track formed by a base plate, sleepers and an interposed elastic intermediate plate, wherein the sleeper body comprises at least one through-hole, and the base plate comprises the corresponding blind holes in which a securing pin is embedded, to which a guide rod that can be inserted in the through-hole is joined, via which the sleeper is secured to the base plate in such a way that no additional pretensioning is added to that caused by the positioning of the sleeper thereon, and only a certain amount of vertical movement is permitted, forming a disassemblable assembly of the securing elements and the sleepers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicants: ACCIONA CONSTRUCCIÓN, S.A., SYSTRA, INGENIERÍA Y ECONOMÍA DEL TRANSPORTE S.M.E. M.P., S.A., CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS MATERIALES Y CONTROL DE OBRA, S.A
    Inventors: Faiver Botello ROJAS, Jerome OLIVE, David VIAN, Carlos Hermosilla CARRASCO, Amador QUINTANA, Francisco Javier MORALES GAMIZ
  • Publication number: 20180148896
    Abstract: The invention relates in particular to a guided transport track section intended to be fixed to a ballastless track formation (15), characterised in that said section comprises: a track panel (20) comprising two stringers (21, 22) and at least one structure transverse to the stringers (23, 24), each stringer (21, 22) comprising an upper longitudinal groove (25) for receiving a rail; a plurality of panel supports (31, 32, 33, 34), each support comprising at least one stud (35) for fastening to the track formation, a cradle (37) for supporting a stringer (22) that is mounted so as to be movable vertically in said stud (35), and means for vertical movement of said cradle (37) relative to said stud (35) so that the height of the panel (20) relative to said track formation (15) can be adjusted, and the superelevation of the track section thus formed can be defined by means of coordinated adjustment of the various cradles (37).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventor: David VIAN