Patents by Inventor Hervé COLIN

Hervé COLIN 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: 11638404
    Abstract: Machine suitable for driving posts into the ground, in particular for a vineyard or orchard trellising structure, at predefined locations, with centimetric precision, the machine comprising: an electronic control unit, a GPS sensor, a driving column mounted on a vehicle chassis, via an articulated positioning adjustment system, the column comprising a pole and a slide mounted so as to be able to slide substantially vertically, a driving bell mounted on the slide, a post guiding device, which comprises a gripper mounted on the slide and a guide shoe mounted at the base of the pole, the guide shoe being able to move between a working position and a retracted position, the articulated positioning adjustment system allowing the driving bell and the guiding device to be positioned directly above one of the predefined locations and to drive the post in vertically there.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: VITISAT
    Inventors: Olivier Augier, Hervé Colin
  • Publication number: 20210352857
    Abstract: Machine suitable for driving posts into the ground, in particular for a vineyard or orchard trellising structure, at predefined locations, with centimetric precision, the machine comprising: an electronic control unit, a GPS sensor, a driving column mounted on a vehicle chassis, via an articulated positioning adjustment system, the column comprising a pole and a slide mounted so as to be able to slide substantially vertically, a driving bell mounted on the slide, a post guiding device, which comprises a gripper mounted on the slide and a guide shoe mounted at the base of the pole, the guide shoe being able to move between a working position and a retracted position, the articulated positioning adjustment system allowing the driving bell and the guiding device to be positioned directly above one of the predefined locations and to drive the post in vertically there.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Olivier AUGIER, Hervé COLIN