Patents by Inventor Geoffroy Berard

Geoffroy Berard 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: 11569625
    Abstract: A system for transferring current between a rotating element and a fixed element, comprising—a support in the general shape of a sheet (10) comprising a conductive portion (11) electrically connected to the fixed element, —a brush holder (20) mounted on the support (10) and supporting a brush (30) that is pushed into contact against the rotating element, —electrical connection means (42) for connecting the conductive portion (11) of the support to a cable (40) that is joined to the brush (30), wherein a resistive element (12) is situated between the brush (30) and the conductive portion (11) of the support (10) and prevents current from flowing directly between the conductive portion and the brush.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: MERSEN FRANCE AMIENS SAS
    Inventors: Geoffroy Berard, Radjy Ramlall, Olivier Bernard
  • Publication number: 20210135417
    Abstract: A system for transferring current between a rotating element and a fixed element, comprising—a support in the general shape of a sheet (10) comprising a conductive portion (11) electrically connected to the fixed element—a brush holder (20) mounted on the support (10) and supporting a brush (30) that is pushed into contact against the rotating element—electrical connection means (42) for connecting the conductive portion (11) of the support to a cable (40) that is joined to the brush (30), wherein a resistive element (12) is situated between the brush (30) and the conductive portion (11) of the support (10) and prevents current from flowing directly between the conductive portion and the brush.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: MERSEN FRANCE AMIENS SAS
    Inventors: Geoffroy BERARD, Radjy RAMLALl, Olivier BERNARD
  • Patent number: 9525258
    Abstract: A brush intended for ensuring electrical contact between a fixed part and a moving part, said brush comprising a layer composed chiefly of carbon, silver, and of another metal different from silver, for example copper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: MERSEN FRANCE AMIENS SAS
    Inventor: Geoffroy Berard
  • Patent number: 8753722
    Abstract: Angular sectors of a cylindrical wall of a crucible for vitrification of waste, built in steel and subject to high temperatures, are coated with a mixture of mainly glass and ceramic, the coating being subject to a heat treatment comprising a step between 650° C. and 850° C. so as to perform surface melting of the mixture filling the open porosity, improving dielectric strength and the cohesion of the coating, but without producing any excessive thermal expansion or oxidation of the substrate which would lead to fast flaking of the coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Areva NC
    Inventors: Patrice Brun, Geoffroy Berard, Jacques Lacombe
  • Publication number: 20140001916
    Abstract: A brush intended for ensuring electrical contact between a fixed part and a moving part, said brush comprising a layer composed chiefly of carbon, silver, and of another metal different from silver, for example copper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: MERSEN FRANCE AMIENS SAS
    Inventor: Geoffroy Berard
  • Publication number: 20110217485
    Abstract: Angular sectors of a cylindrical wall of a crucible for vitrification of waste, built in steel and subject to high temperatures, are coated with a mixture of mainly glass and ceramic, the coating being subject to a heat treatment comprising a step between 650° C. and 850° C. so as to perform surface melting of the mixture filling the open porosity, improving dielectric strength and the cohesion of the coating, but without producing any excessive thermal expansion or oxidation of the substrate which would lead to fast flaking of the coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: AREVA NC
    Inventors: Patrice Brun, Geoffroy Berard, Jacques Lacombe