Patents by Inventor Jacques Covet

Jacques Covet 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).

  • Sealing and safety device for filling a hollow body with a liquid
    Patent number: 7191810
    Abstract: Sealing and safety device made from flexible elastomer material, for filing a hollow body with a liquid using a delivery nozzle, which includes an annular seal for surrounding the nozzle and preventing the exit of gases from the hollow body and also a valve capable of opening, in the event of excess overpressure in the hollow body, only towards the external atmosphere so as to create a passage allowing the escape of liquid and/or of gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Inergy Automotive Systems Research (Société Anonyme)
    Inventors: Patrick Ganachaud, Jacques Covet
  • Safety system for liquid fuel tank
    Patent number: 7168466
    Abstract: Fuel safety system, made of plastic, comprising a liquid fuel tank equipped with a fill tube provided with a guide for a delivery nozzle, which includes a sealing device, a normally-open float valve, for degassing and venting the tank, and a vapour breather pipe that also fixes the maximum level of liquid in the tank, the pipe connecting the top of this tank to a point located downstream of the sealing device and being completely located inside both the tank and the fill tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Inergy Automotive Systems Research
    Inventors: Patrick Ganachaud, Jacques Covet
  • Sealing and safety device for filling a hollow body with a liquid
    Publication number: 20060169356
    Abstract: Sealing and safety device for filling a hollow body with a liquid Sealing and safety device made from flexible elastomer material, for filling a hollow body with a liquid using a delivery nozzle, comprising an annular seal for surrounding the nozzle and preventing the exit of gases from the hollow body and also a valve capable of opening, in the event of excess overpressure in the hollow body, only towards the external atmosphere so as to create a passage allowing the escape of liquid and/or of gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Applicant: INERGY AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS RESEARCH (SA)
    Inventors: Patrick Ganachaud, Jacques Covet
  • Sealing and safety device for filling a hollow body with a liquid
    Patent number: 7082973
    Abstract: Sealing and safety device made from flexible elastomer material, for filling a hollow body with a liquid using a delivery nozzle, comprising an annular seal for surrounding the nozzle and preventing the exit of gases from the hollow body and also a valve capable of opening, in the event of excess overpressure in the hollow body, only towards the external atmosphere so as to create a passage allowing the escape of liquid and/or of gas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Inergy Automative Systems Research (Societe Anonyme)
    Inventors: Patrick Ganachaud, Jacques Covet
  • Safety system for liquid fuel tank
    Publication number: 20050205156
    Abstract: Fuel safety system, made of plastic, comprising a liquid fuel tank equipped with a fill tube provided with a guide for a delivery nozzle, which includes a sealing device, a normally-open float valve, for degassing and venting the tank, and a vapour breather pipe that also fixes the maximum level of liquid in the tank, the pipe connecting the top of this tank to a point located downstream of the sealing device and being completely located inside both the tank and the fill tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Patrick Ganachaud, Jacques Covet
  • Sealing and safety device for filling a hollow body with a liquid
    Publication number: 20050205160
    Abstract: Sealing and safety device made from flexible elastomer material, for filling a hollow body with a liquid using a delivery nozzle, comprising an annular seal for surrounding the nozzle and preventing the exit of gases from the hollow body and also a valve capable of opening, in the event of excess overpressure in the hollow body, only towards the external atmosphere so as to create a passage allowing the escape of liquid and/or of gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Applicant: Inergy Auto. Systems Research SA
    Inventors: Patrick Ganachaud, Jacques Covet