Patents by Inventor Francisco Botella Pla

Francisco Botella Pla 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: 8230541
    Abstract: A module for supporting rotary brushes and fringes of the brushes for vehicle-washing machines and vehicle-drying machines is provided. The module comprises a pair of complementary components of annular structure that are detachably coupled together, face-to-face, by pairs of axial rods with a free end and an open cavity bounded by a cylindrical wall portion around the axial rods. The axial rods include end sections that are fitted into complementary holes of the complementary component. The axial rods, which are arranged on the periphery of the pair of complementary components, fasten fringes and supporting members for front bristles or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Istobal, S.A.
    Inventors: Francisco Botella Pla, Yolanda Tomás Puchades
  • Publication number: 20110247161
    Abstract: Said module is designed to be coupled, together with other, similar modules, to a shaft of the respective rotary brush which includes strips or fringes coupled to said modules. The invention has a characteristic dismantleable structure that facilitates the mounting of the strips or fringes and also facilitates removal of the various materials for later recycling, as appropriate. The invention is characterized in that it comprises a pair of complementary components (1) of annular structure that are coupled together, face-to-face, by means of dismantleable anchoring means, at least one of the components including pairs of axial rods (7) with a free end, where the fringes (2) or radial supporting members (16) with front bristles (17) are coupled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventors: Francisco BOTELLA PLA, Yolanda Tomás Puchades