Patents by Inventor Jaume Villar Febre

Jaume Villar Febre 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).

  • Locking device for the door of an apparatus comprising a rotary drum, and a latch for such device
    Patent number: 8016328
    Abstract: The invention relates to a locking device for the door of an apparatus comprising a rotary drum, and to a latch for one such device. The inventive device comprises a latch articulated to a moving leaf of the door, and a control box attached to a fixed frame of the door and configured to receive and immobilize the tip of the latch into a passage provided therein. The aforementioned tip acts primarily as a control tip. The latch comprises at least one second tip acting as a coupling tip which is spaced apart from the control tip and which is configured such that it can be coupled in a retaining stop that is attached to the fixed frame of the door in a position spaced apart from the passage in the control box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Girbau S.A.
    Inventors: Ramon Sans Rovira, Jordi Mas Gili, Ignasi Riera Curcoll, Jaume Villar Febre
  • LOCKING DEVICE FOR THE DOOR OF AN APPARATUS COMPRISING A ROTARY DRUM, AND A LATCH FOR SUCH DEVICE
    Publication number: 20090096222
    Abstract: The invention relates to a locking device for the door of an apparatus comprising a rotary drum, and to a latch for one such device. The inventive device comprises a latch articulated to a moving leaf of the door, and a control box attached to a fixed frame of the door and configured to receive and immobilize the tip of the latch into a passage provided therein. The aforementioned tip acts primarily as a control tip. The latch comprises at least one second tip acting as a coupling tip which is spaced apart from the control tip and which is configured such that it can be coupled in a retaining stop that is attached to the fixed frame of the door in a position spaced apart from the passage in the control box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Ramon Sans Rovira, Jordi Mas Gili, Ignasi Riera Curcoll, Jaume Villar Febre