Patents by Inventor Jean-Luc Burquier

Jean-Luc Burquier 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: 4483510
    Abstract: The present invention relates to fast-fit unions for removably joining pipes, wherein a tubular lock element loaded by a spring carries on its inner wall three teeth offset axially of the union with respect to one another, the central tooth being provided opposite the other two so that, to unlock the two elements of the union, two successive inward displacement maneuvers must be exerted on the lock element, consequently allowing the compressed fluid time in which to be evacuated to the atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1984
    Assignee: S.A. Des Etablissements Staubli (France)
    Inventors: Joseph Palau, Jean-Luc Burquier
  • Patent number: 4397445
    Abstract: The present invention relates to safety valve unions wherein the rotating plug is shaped so as to retain when it is in open position the terminal end of the male element which is released when said plug has been brought into closed position. The opposite faces of the boss and of the pivoting lever are shaped to provide an intermediate position in which the plug is closed, the downstream pipe of the male element is decompressed through a channel and a vent in register, and the terminal is still locked in the bore. The invention is more particularly applicable to the hydraulic or pneumatic accessory industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1983
    Assignee: S.A. Des Etablissements Staubli
    Inventor: Jean-Luc Burquier
  • Patent number: 4394039
    Abstract: The invention relates to multiple unions of the type comprising two plates which carry elementary unions and which are brought close together or spaced apart, by force, with the aid of at least one maneuvering device of the rack and pinion type. Initial latching of the two plates is ensured by a bolt-pillar mechanism, the pinions having on the shaft an angular clearance enabling them to remain immobile and to allow unlocking when the handle begins its movement for the separation of the two plates. With this handle are associated locking means which ensure retention thereof in locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1983
    Assignee: S.A. Des Etablissements Staubli
    Inventor: Jean-Luc Burquier