Patents by Inventor Francois Quetel

Francois Quetel 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).

  • Method for making sterilized plastic containers, and installation therefor
    Patent number: 6562281
    Abstract: In a system for manufacturing containers by blow-molding or drawing/blow molding of previously heated preforms, sterile containers (110) are obtained by wetting (45) the preforms (3) using an appropriated heat-activated sterilizing product by activating the product by heating means (100) which also provide a suitable heating profile to the preforms to prepare them for blowing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Sidel
    Inventors: Bernard Marchau, Patrick Mie, Christian Bonnel, Francois Quetel