Patents by Inventor Jean-Pierre Choffy

Jean-Pierre Choffy 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: 4640133
    Abstract: An ultrasonic testing device of the type comprising a fixed hub with at least one ultrasonic transducer as well as an annular rolling means mounted for rotation on said hub and surrounding said transducer, this latter being mounted on the hub through a support whose external face opposite said transducer defines with the inner face of said rolling means a rotational sliding slit, the coupling between said support and said rolling means being provided by an ultrasonic liquid present in said slit, wherein a spongy resilient element is provided imbibed with said coupling liquid, said element being housed in a recess in said hub and being applied resiliently against the inner face of said rolling means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1987
    Assignee: Aerospatiale Societe National Industrielle
    Inventors: Daniel Lecuru, Jean-Pierre Choffy