Patents by Inventor Francois Hirtz

Francois Hirtz 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).

  • Transportation system for annealing glass containers
    Patent number: 10640414
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transportation system for annealing a glass container having a barrel and two extremities, said transportation system including a lath provided with at least two non-metallic inserts, the at least two non-metallic inserts being positioned such that, when a glass container is seated on said transportation system, said glass container is exclusively held by contact between said at least two non-metallic inserts and said barrel in substantially horizontal position which is fixed relative to the lath. The transportation system further includes securing means configured to reversibly firmly secure a clipping portion of said at least two non-metallic inserts into a respective slot of the lath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Becton Dickinson France
    Inventors: Francois Hirtz, Ronan Garrec, Edouard Wales, Maelle Ligen
  • Transportation System for Annealing Glass Containers
    Publication number: 20180170791
    Abstract: The invention relates to a transportation system for annealing a glass container having a barrel and two extremities, said transportation system including a lath provided with at least two non-metallic inserts, the at least two non-metallic inserts being positioned such that, when a glass container is seated on said transportation system, said glass container is exclusively held by contact between said at least two non-metallic inserts and said barrel in substantially horizontal position which is fixed relative to the lath. The transportation system further includes securing means configured to reversibly firmly secure a clipping portion of said at least two non-metallic inserts into a respective slot of the lath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Francois Hirtz, Ronan Garrec, Edouard Wales, Maelle Ligen