Patents by Inventor Francis Derache

Francis Derache 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).

  • Civil engineering structure, individual construction element and method for reinforcing such a structure
    Patent number: 7425107
    Abstract: A civil engineering structure, intended for ensuring protection against impacts of moveable masses, has a face exposed to the impacts of moveable masses. The structure includes, in the region of the face exposed to the impacts of moveable masses, a set of individual construction elements secured to one another and filled completely or partially with at least one material having a capacity for being deformed elastoplastically, the individual construction elements liable to be damaged by impacts of moveable masses being capable of being replaced individually by similar individual construction elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: France Gabion
    Inventor: Francis Derache
  • Civil engineering structure, individual construction element and method for reinforcing such a structure
    Publication number: 20050262794
    Abstract: A civil engineering structure, intended for ensuring protection against impacts of moveable masses, has a face exposed to the impacts of moveable masses. The structure includes, in the region of the face exposed to the impacts of moveable masses, a set of individual construction elements secured to one another and filled completely or partially with at least one material having a capacity for being deformed elastoplastically, the individual construction elements liable to be damaged by impacts of moveable masses being capable of being replaced individually by similar individual construction elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Inventor: Francis Derache