Patents by Inventor Jerome RIVAS

Jerome RIVAS 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: 10330206
    Abstract: A movable shutter for a fluid conduit including two half-bodies consisting of a tube that forms a conduit, to the ends of which are affixed a flange and a plate having a bearing surface; a gate with a body defined by two longitudinal surfaces located opposite the bearing surfaces, which gate is mounted movably between the bearing surfaces, between a closed position and an open position; and a locking mechanism suitable for keeping the plates in a position in which they are either separated or close together, wherein at least one protruding element is provided on at least one of the bearing surfaces or on at least one of the longitudinal surfaces, such that if the gate is not properly positioned, the protruding element forms an obstacle that prevents the locking mechanism from keeping the plates in the position in which they are close together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: ONIS
    Inventor: Jerome Rivas
  • Publication number: 20170082208
    Abstract: A movable shutter for a fluid conduit including two half-bodies consisting of a tube that forms a conduit, to the ends of which are affixed a flange and a plate having a bearing surface; a gate with a body defined by two longitudinal surfaces located opposite the bearing surfaces, which gate is mounted movably between the bearing surfaces, between a closed position and an open position; and a locking mechanism suitable for keeping the plates in a position in which they are either separated or close together, wherein at least one protruding element is provided on at least one of the bearing surfaces or on at least one of the longitudinal surfaces, such that if the gate is not properly positioned, the protruding element forms an obstacle that prevents the locking mechanism from keeping the plates in the position in which they are close together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Applicant: ONIS
    Inventor: Jerome RIVAS