Patents by Inventor Jean-Claude Hugon

Jean-Claude Hugon 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).

  • Process for hard-coating a ball
    Patent number: 5456008
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for hard-coating a ball, consisting in:hollowing in the outer surface of the ball a depression whose periphery lies at a certain distance from the two polar faces of the ball in order that it is bordered by elevated zones;coating the whole of the spherical outer surface with a layer of hard matter;and machining the layer over a depth such that this layer disappears completely on the elevated zones and remains only in the depression.The invention also relates to a ball employed in this process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1995
    Assignee: Sarma
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Hugon