Patents by Inventor Jean-Francois Schmuck

Jean-Francois Schmuck 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: 7850212
    Abstract: This locking ring is adapted to lock a joint between two tubular elements (4, 8). It extends around a central axis (X-X) and comprises segments (50) each having a main part (58) and two circumferential ends (60). Each segment (50) has a shape flaring out from a thin axial side towards a wide axial side. One of the segments (50) comprises a recess (62) for receiving a retaining member (16), which is axially open on the thin side. The receiving recess (62) extends solely through the main part, and it is circumferentially limited on both sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Pam
    Inventors: Jean-François Schmuck, Michel Forfert, Alain Percebois, Pierre Genelot
  • Publication number: 20080007057
    Abstract: This locking ring is adapted to lock a joint between two tubular elements (4, 8). It extends around a central axis (X-X) and comprises segments (50) each having a main part (58) and two circumferential ends (60). Each segment (50) has a shape flaring out from a thin axial side towards a wide axial side. One of the segments (50) comprises a recess (62) for receiving a retaining member (16), which is axially open on the thin side. The receiving recess (62) extends solely through the main part, and it is circumferentially limited on both sides. Application to the joining of large-diameter pipes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Schmuck, Michel Forfert, Alain Percebois, Pierre Genelot
  • Publication number: 20060157941
    Abstract: The invention relates to an annular seal used for the telescopic mounting of a male end (10) of a first tubular element (1) in a socket (20) of a second tubular element (2). Said seal comprises an elastically-deformable annular body (3) designed to be threaded around the outer surface of the male end (10) and an anchoring lug (4) that only extends over part of the length of the body projecting radially around the latter and designed to be housed in an anchoring groove (25) disposed in the inner surface of the socket. At least one part of the lug (4) is made from a reinforcing material having a hardness greater than that of the body (3). Said seal is characterised in that the reinforcing material is located radially at a distance from the inner surface (32) of the body (3). Use: water supply and disposal networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Vitel, Jean-Francois Schmuck, Philippe Renard, Didier Lescot