Patents by Inventor Eric Brondex

Eric Brondex 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).

  • Shedding machine for a loom and adjusting method thereof
    Patent number: 11993870
    Abstract: A shedding machine includes an eccentric system rotatable about a main axis; a lever; and a transmission rod, coupled to the eccentric system and pivotally to the lever about the eccentric axis and connecting rod axis spaced apart by a connecting rod center distance, the main axis and the eccentric axis being spaced apart by an eccentric center distance. To facilitate the adjustment of the stroke of a heald frame operated by the machine, which includes an adjustment system, allowing an adjustment configuration where the eccentric distance or connecting rod distance is adjustable, and a locked configuration where these distances are fixed. The machine also includes a locking system, which allows lever locking and lever release configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: STAUBLI FAVERGES
    Inventors: Hervé Grange, Eric Brondex, Pedro Bernardo, Mickael Vernoit, Bastien Tardy
  • Shedding Machine for a Loom and Adjusting Method Thereof
    Publication number: 20230075656
    Abstract: A shedding machine includes an eccentric system rotatable about a main axis; a lever; and a transmission rod, coupled to the eccentric system and pivotally to the lever about the eccentric axis and connecting rod axis spaced apart by a connecting rod center distance, the main axis and the eccentric axis being spaced apart by an eccentric center distance. To facilitate the adjustment of the stroke of a heald frame operated by the machine, which includes an adjustment system, allowing an adjustment configuration where the eccentric distance or connecting rod distance is adjustable, and a locked configuration where these distances are fixed. The machine also includes a locking system, which allows lever locking and lever release configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: STAUBLI FAVERGES
    Inventors: Hervé Grange, Eric Brondex, Pedro Bernardo, Bastien Tardy