Patents by Inventor Herve Vanhuyse

Herve Vanhuyse 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 apparatus and spool for automated winding
    Patent number: 5460333
    Abstract: A spool (10) where an elongated metal element (25) is to be wound, comprises a core ( 12 ) and two flanges ( 14 ). The core (12) and/or the flanges (14) comprise at least one reference mark (18). The core comprises at least one fixing hole (16). At least one of the fixing holes (16) is located at a predetermined distance from the reference mark (18). The leading end of the elongated element is plastically bent. Next the reference mark (18) is located and the bent part of the elongated element (25) is put into one of the fixing holes (16). Thereafter the elongated element (25) is wound on the spool (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1995
    Assignee: N.V. Bekaert S.A.
    Inventor: Herve Vanhuyse
  • Spool
    Patent number: D358931
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1995
    Assignee: N.V. Bekaert S.A.
    Inventor: Herve Vanhuyse