Patents by Inventor Guillaume Luc

Guillaume Luc 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).

  • Friction stir welding tool comprising a retractable guide member and a welding process
    Patent number: 10010968
    Abstract: A friction stir welding tool with a base, a rotating friction stir slug mounted in the said base and at least one guide member connected to the said base, the welding tool being adapted to move from upstream to downstream; a welding tool having at least one displacement member of the guide member relative to the said base between at least one guiding position in which the guide member extends in a scout area located downstream and facing the friction stir slug and at least one retracted position in which the guide member is offset from the said scout area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: AEROLIA
    Inventors: Olivier Lambert, Guillaume Luc
  • FRICTION STIR WELDING TOOL COMPRISING A RETRACTABLE GUIDE MEMBER AND A WELDING PROCESS
    Publication number: 20160089748
    Abstract: A friction stir welding tool with a base, a rotating friction stir slug mounted in the said base and at least one guide member connected to the said base, the welding tool being adapted to move from upstream to downstream; a welding tool having at least one displacement member of the guide member relative to the said base between at least one guiding position in which the guide member extends in a scout area located downstream and facing the friction stir slug and at least one retracted position in which the guide member is offset from the said scout area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Olivier Lambert, Guillaume Luc