Patents by Inventor Jean-Pierre Gigout

Jean-Pierre Gigout 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: 5361661
    Abstract: Machine for continuously cutting open bags of deep frozen plasma including a feed table, a cutting area adjacent the feed table and a collection area. The cutting area has a cutting nozzle for cutting the deep frozen bags of plasma on a longitudinal median portion of the bag. The cutting nozzle emits a cutting jet of water under very high pressure. A conveyor made up of two endless belts continuously travels the deep frozen bags of plasma one after another under the cutting nozzle. The conveyor includes the two side-by-side endless belts mounted around horizontal rollers at opposite ends of a chassis. The belts have a small gap between them which is located vertically in relation to the cutting nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1994
    Assignee: Association pour l'Essor de la Transfusion Sanguine Dans la Region du Nord
    Inventors: Annick Faucompre, Jean-Pierre Gigout, Jacques Millard, Marc Leprince