Patents by Inventor Guy Van Meulebeke

Guy Van Meulebeke 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).

  • Process for welding hollow articles
    Patent number: 6372079
    Abstract: Machine for welding hollow articles and process for welding these articles, for example half-shells of a plastic fuel tank, using the technique of hot-plate welding, in which the mirror is in the form of separate elements which can be moved independently. Particular processes in which the articles to be welded together are preshaped by pressing against cold-plate elements, which might not be plane, by stretching or compressing the side walls of the articles or by pressing against the walls of a mould. Process applied to the manufacturer of injection-moulded/welded fuel tanks. Use of the machine for manufacturing such tanks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Solvay, S.A.
    Inventors: Hubert Coninck, Pierre Gilliard, Joel Op De Beeck, Guy Van Meulebeke, Jules-Joseph Van Schaftingen
  • Machine for welding hollow articles and process for welding these articles
    Patent number: 6328842
    Abstract: Machine for welding hollow articles and process for welding these articles, for example half-shells of a plastic fuel tank, using the technique of hot-plate welding. A particular process in which the articles to be welded together are preshaped by pressing against a cold plate, which might not be plane, by stretching or compressing the side walls of the articles or by pressing against the walls of a mold. Process applied to the manufacturer of injection-molded/welded fuel tanks. Use of the machine for manufacturing such tanks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Solvay, S.A.
    Inventors: Hubert Coninck, Pierre Gilliard, Joel Op De Beeck, Guy Van Meulebeke, Jules-Joseph Van Schaftingen