Patents by Inventor Dominique H. A. Gavotto

Dominique H. A. Gavotto 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).

  • Process and apparatus for compressing, and monitoring the compression of, pulverulent materials and a press applying same
    Patent number: 5087398
    Abstract: This invention relates to an apparatus for compressing and monitoring the force of compression detected by a sensor and/or the height of doses of pulverulent materials which are compacted in a container by a punch, wherein it comprises:a spindle for monitoring the force of compaction comprising:a screw-nut system driven in rotation by a driving member,a housing provided with at least one force sensor, interposed between the screw-nut system and the punch and adapted to be displaced in slide by the screw-nut system,and a circuit for servo-control of the driving member in relation with the successive measured values of the force of compaction and with a reference value of force. The invention also relates to a process for controlling the apparatus and to a press for applying same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1992
    Assignee: ADL Automation Zone Industrielle
    Inventors: Roger Le Molaire, Dominique H. A. Gavotto