Patents by Inventor Frederic de Cherance

Frederic de Cherance 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: 7895960
    Abstract: A process for the production of a frame for a construction adapted to float includes the steps consisting in: forming a flotation element (12) whose upper portion includes a network of grooves adapted to form formwork for beams (14) of concrete as well as wells, passing through the flotation element (12), adapted to form formwork for concrete columns (16); preferably, arranging reinforcing iron in the formworks and adding at the periphery a formwork to form a belt; and pouring the concrete.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Inventor: Frédéric De Cherance
  • Patent number: 7793466
    Abstract: An arrangement for a building (10), in particular a housing unit (18) mobile between two positions, one supported on the ground and the other floating, including a frame (12), floating elements (14) and guiding elements (16), designed to be installed in a flood-risk area. The guiding elements (16) include at least two masts (32) fixed in the ground and arranged in the median plane of the construction along an axis F substantially parallel to the flow direction of the water and collars (34), designed to slide along the masts (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Inventor: Frederic de Cherance
  • Publication number: 20090123230
    Abstract: A process for the production of a frame for a construction adapted to float includes the steps consisting in: forming a flotation element (12) whose upper portion includes a network of grooves adapted to form formwork for beams (14) of concrete as well as wells, passing through the flotation element (12), adapted to form formwork for concrete columns (16); preferably, arranging reinforcing iron in the formworks and adding at the periphery a formwork to form a belt; and pouring the concrete.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventor: Frederic De Cherance
  • Publication number: 20040261338
    Abstract: The invention concerns an arrangement for a building (10), in particular a housing unit (18) mobile between two positions, one supported on the ground and the other floating, comprising a frame (12), floating means (14) and guiding means (16), designed to be installed in a flood-risk area The invention is characterized in that said guiding means (16) include at least two masts (32) fixed in the ground and arranged in the median plane of the construction along an axis F substantially parallel to the flow direction of the water and collars (34), designed to slide along said masts (32).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventor: Frederic De Cherance