Patents by Inventor Herve Pierre Michaud

Herve Pierre Michaud 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).

  • Method for the on-line nondestructive measurement of a characteristic of a continuously produced
    Patent number: 5373545
    Abstract: The process measures a characteristic (X) which is difficult to measure of a continuously produced product and comprises:choosing at least one easily measurable second characteristic (Y) whose variations are correlated to the variations of the first characteristic;modifying, by means acting on the product in a given zone of the production line, the first characteristic so as to put it into a known predetermined reference state (X.sub.o);taking at least in said zone a measurement of the second characteristic, and;processing said measurement for determining a variation in the first characteristic relative to the reference state (X).Application in the measurement of the flatness of a strip continuously travelling through a levelling machine.FIG. 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1994
    Assignee: Sollac
    Inventors: Marc Friedrich, Jean-Jacques Marez, Jean-Lou Lebrun, Herve Pierre Michaud