Patents by Inventor Guy Berthoud

Guy Berthoud 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: 3933277
    Abstract: The fluid forced by a pump 1 through a conduit 2 towards a point of use such as a spraying bar 6, passes through a gate valve 7 which generates a pressure drop. The higher pressure P0 and the lower pressure P1 thus determined act on a diaphragm 10 which carries a flap valve member cooperating with a seat 18 formed at the inner end of a discharge tube 15-5 which returns the liquid to the tank from which it is pumped. An auxiliary diaphragm 17 acts in the reverse direction. As soon as the pressure difference P0 - P1 exceeds a given value, the flap valve member 14 closes. It is easily demonstrated that under such conditions the delivery pressure P1 is proportional to the pressure drop P1-P0, irrespective of the flow rate through the nozzles of the sprayer bar 6. If 1 is driven at a constant speed, P1 therefore remains constant.The invention is particularly applicable to agricultural sprayers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1976
    Assignee: Berthoud, S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Volat, Fernand Berthoud, Guy Berthoud