Patents by Inventor Joseph Lanier

Joseph Lanier 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).

  • Device for inspecting ventilation or air-conditioning conduits, or other types of conduits
    Patent number: 6686950
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device in particular for inspecting conduits of ventilating or air-conditioning installations, in connection with the cleaning of said conduits. Said device comprises a mobile head (2), designed to be inserted in the conduit (1) or other duct to be inspected. The mobile head (2) contains a video camera (12) connected to external means for displaying (6) and/or recording images from inside the conduit(1). Said mobile head (2) is also connected by a flexible pipe (4) to an external source of compressed air (5), and comprises means for ejecting air jets (18) directed towards the conduit (1) walls, ensuring the lifting and progression of the mobile head (2) inside the conduit (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignees: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Michel Caffon, Joseph Lanier