Patents by Inventor Frederic CHARBONNET

Frederic CHARBONNET 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: 10919155
    Abstract: A system for controlled distribution of components, the system including a vibrating bowl provided with an enclosure having a wall extending right around an axis of revolution of the bowl and in which the components are placed in bulk, and an articulated gripping arm provided to distribute the components to the automatic assembly installation, the vibrating bowl including an ascending helical ramp extending along an internal face of the wall between a base and an upper edge of the vibrating bowl constituting an exit of the ramp, the components being able to travel along this ramp towards a supply platform, particularly a slide, on which at least one component is arranged in advance of its seizure by the articulated gripping arm, the supply platform being connected to the exit and extending above or in the enclosure of the vibrating bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventor: Frederic Charbonnet
  • Patent number: 10710808
    Abstract: A system for assembly of components, including a vibrating device wherein the components are placed in bulk, which is provided with first and second compartments connected together at their ends by first and second passage zones to form a closed circuit wherein the components can flow, and an articulated gripping arm provided to distribute the components to an automatic assembly installation, the vibrating device including first and second planes inclined in opposite directions included, respectively, in the first and second compartments, the components being able to progress along the first and second inclined planes towards a supply platform on which at least one component can be arranged in advance of its seizure by the articulated gripping arm, the supply platform being located in the second compartment at an exit of the second inclined plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventor: Frederic Charbonnet
  • Publication number: 20190193270
    Abstract: A system for controlled distribution of components, the system including a vibrating bowl provided with an enclosure having a wall extending right around an axis of revolution of the bowl and in which the components are placed in bulk, and an articulated gripping arm provided to distribute the components to the automatic assembly installation, the vibrating bowl including an ascending helical ramp extending along an internal face of the wall between a base and an upper edge of the vibrating bowl constituting an exit of the ramp, the components being able to travel along this ramp towards a supply platform, particularly a slide, on which at least one component is arranged in advance of its seizure by the articulated gripping arm, the supply platform being connected to the exit and extending above or in the enclosure of the vibrating bowl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventor: Frederic CHARBONNET
  • Publication number: 20190193943
    Abstract: A system for assembly of components, including a vibrating device wherein the components are placed in bulk, which is provided with first and second compartments connected together at their ends by first and second passage zones to form a closed circuit wherein the components can flow, and an articulated gripping arm provided to distribute the components to an automatic assembly installation, the vibrating device including first and second planes inclined in opposite directions included, respectively, in the first and second compartments, the components being able to progress along the first and second inclined planes towards a supply platform on which at least one component can be arranged in advance of its seizure by the articulated gripping arm, the supply platform being located in the second compartment at an exit of the second inclined plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventor: Frederic CHARBONNET