Patents by Inventor Henri Le Goff

Henri Le Goff 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).

  • Fixing member
    Patent number: 5271700
    Abstract: A fixing member comprising a tie bar (4) having an expandable buffer (5) mounted thereon, the buffer being surrounded by a split ring (14) which is shorter than the length of said buffer (5), said expandable buffer bearing against an endpiece (6) linked to one end of the tie bar, and a nut (11) being screwed onto the opposite end of the tie bar to compress the expandable buffer (5) axially, thereby causing both the buffer and the split ring (14) to expand radially, the fixing member being characterized in that the inside surface of the split ring (14) has a helical groove (17).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 21, 1993
    Assignee: ACB
    Inventor: Henri Le Goff