Patents by Inventor Jérôme Boniface

Jérôme Boniface 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: 11840102
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for surface-treating a part (2), comprising: a measurement step, during which movement means (3), to which the part (2) is secured, are moved and a set of instantaneous velocities, at the surface (1) of the part (2), is determined by means of a measurement sensor (9), a signal processing step, during which a microcontroller (8) determines, from the data representative of the set of instantaneous velocities, a pulse train signal (S) representative of a set of frequencies of ejection of a substance (13) to be deposited, a deposition step, during which the microcontroller (8) transmits the pulse train signal (S) to the deposition means (6) in order to eject the substance (13) according to the pulse train signal (S).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignees: ROBO, SMRC AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS NETHERLANDS B.V.
    Inventors: Michel Demarchi, Jérome Boniface
  • Patent number: 11794489
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a facility (1) for printing surfaces of parts comprising: —apart support (3) mounted on a movement device (4) having at least five degrees of freedom, —at least one spray printing head and means (8) for sensing speeds and/or coordinates mounted on a support (11), —means (10) capable of controlling the printing means and the movement device (4), the movement device (4) and the support (11) being arranged opposite each other and a spatial reference frame (X, Y, Z) being assigned to said fixed support structure (11). A printing facility (1) characterised in that the printing means (5) consist of at least two monochromatic or bi-chromatic printing heads that are able to rotate and/or move in translation with at least one degree of freedom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: SMRC AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS NETHERLANDS B.V., ROBO
    Inventors: Jérome Boniface, Romuald Richebourg, Michel Demarchi
  • Publication number: 20210402799
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for surface-treating a part (2), comprising: a measurement step, during which movement means (3), to which the part (2) is secured, are moved and a set of instantaneous velocities, at the surface (1) of the part (2), is determined by means of a measurement sensor (9), a signal processing step, during which a microcontroller (8) determines, from the data representative of the set of instantaneous velocities, a pulse train signal (S) representative of a set of frequencies of ejection of a substance (13) to be deposited, a deposition step, during which the microcontroller (8) transmits the pulse train signal (S) to the deposition means (6) in order to eject the substance (13) according to the pulse train signal (S).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Michel DEMARCHI, Jérome BONIFACE
  • Publication number: 20210300061
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a facility (1) for printing surfaces of parts comprising: —apart support (3) mounted on a movement device (4) having at least five degrees of freedom, —at least one spray printing head and means (8) for sensing speeds and/or coordinates mounted on a support (11), —means (10) capable of controlling the printing means and the movement device (4), the movement device (4) and the support (11) being arranged opposite each other and a spatial reference frame (X, Y, Z) being assigned to said fixed support structure (11). A printing facility (1) characterised in that the printing means (5) consist of at least two monochromatic or bi-chromatic printing heads that are able to rotate and/or move in translation with at least one degree of freedom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Jérome BONIFACE, Romuald RICHEBOURG, Michel DEMARCHI
  • Patent number: 10919319
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an installation for printing and drying a part having a surface. The installation includes a printing means comprising a printhead, a control unit, a support device suitable and intended for supporting the part, the support device and printhead being movable relative to each other, drying means including a source and an emission output, the emission output and support device being movable relative to each other, and means for adjusting and orienting the beam specifically associated with the source and/or with emission output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Inventors: Jérôme Boniface, Romuald Richebourg, Marc Saelen
  • Patent number: 10857812
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for coating, optionally with specific colouring, an exposed surface of a body with simultaneous formation of a structured surface, including projecting formations, via a device for depositing one or more liquid substances in droplets, in particular by a jet, said method consisting, for each affected site (1?) of the surface to be printed (1?), of consecutively depositing at least two vertically adjacent layers (6, 6?) of a first substance selected from the group made up of a size, a varnish, an adhesion or attachment agent and a coating agent, preferably white or transparent and at least one second substance such as a colouring substance or a mixture of colouring substances, each of the consecutive layers (6, 6?) being formed by depositing droplets (4, 4?; 5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: REYDEL AUTOMOTIVE B.V.
    Inventor: Jérôme Boniface
  • Publication number: 20190337306
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an installation for printing and drying a part having a surface. The installation includes a printing means comprising a printhead, a control unit, a support device suitable and intended for supporting the part, the support device and printhead being movable relative to each other, drying means including a source and an emission output, the emission output and support device being movable relative to each other, and means for adjusting and orienting the beam specifically associated with the source and/or with emission output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Jérôme BONIFACE, Romuald Richebourg, Marc Saelen
  • Publication number: 20180056671
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for coating, optionally with specific colouring, an exposed surface of a body with simultaneous formation of a structured surface, including projecting formations, via a device for depositing one or more liquid substances in droplets, in particular by a jet, said method consisting, for each affected site (1?) of the surface to be printed (1?), of consecutively depositing at least two vertically adjacent layers (6, 6?) of a first substance selected from the group made up of a size, a varnish, an adhesion or attachment agent and a coating agent, preferably white or transparent and at least one second substance such as a colouring substance or a mixture of colouring substances, each of the consecutive layers (6, 6?) being formed by depositing droplets (4, 4; 5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Jérôme Boniface