Patents by Inventor Luc Collette

Luc Collette 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: 9914587
    Abstract: Position-indexed storage device comprising a support and a basket installed on the support, the basket comprising a plurality of compartments distributed around a longitudinal axis, the basket comprising a central passage with a longitudinal axis, the support comprising a shaft with a longitudinal axis, the shaft being housed in the passage such that relative displacement is possible between the basket and the support along the longitudinal axis, and mechanical means for displacement of the basket relative to the support by a given angle about the longitudinal axis are supported by the internal surface of the passage and the external surface of the shaft, said mechanical displacement means being actuated in each cycle, each cycle comprising a relative separation or approach displacement along the longitudinal axis of the basket and the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: AREVA NC
    Inventors: Bruno Colin, Luc Collette
  • Patent number: 9649769
    Abstract: The handling device for cases and boxes contained in the cases, comprising a housing intended to receive a case, said housing being closed at a first longitudinal end and open at a second longitudinal end, a holding device (14) mounted at the level of the second end of the housing, the latter comprising two clamping jaws, said clamping jaws applying a clamping force to the case (E), an actuator for opening and closing said jaws, two stop jaws (36, 38), each (36, 38) being supported by a clamping jaw and being articulated in a free manner about and relative to the clamping jaw, springs (40) connecting said stop jaws (36, 38), such that opening of the clamping jaws causes opening of the stop jaws (36, 38) and the stop jaws (36, 38) can be opened independently of the clamping jaws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: AREVA NC
    Inventors: Bruno Colin, Luc Collette
  • Patent number: 9610694
    Abstract: Device for handling objects in a glove box comprising a carriage (2) to support the objects to be handled, a base (6) relative to which the carriage (2) can be moved along a horizontal axis (X), means of driving the carriage (2) along the first axis (X), these drive means comprising an electric motor (14) arranged such that its drive shaft is orthogonal to the axis (X) and projects opposite the base (6), a transmission shaft (18) parallel to the motor (14), a rack (22) fixed to the base (6) along the axis (X) and a pinion (24) directly fixed in rotation to the transmission shaft (18) and engaging with the rack (22), a transmission belt (20) mechanically connecting the drive shaft of the motor (14) to the transmission shaft (18), the electric motor (14) being declutchable and the carriage possibly being moved manually along the axis (X).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: AREVA NC
    Inventors: Patrice Duval, Jean-Jacques Marchal, Luc Collette
  • Publication number: 20150197013
    Abstract: The handling device for cases and boxes contained in the cases, comprising a housing intended to receive a case, said housing being closed at a first longitudinal end and open at a second longitudinal end, a holding device (14) mounted at the level of the second end of the housing, the latter comprising two clamping jaws, said clamping jaws applying a clamping force to the case (E), an actuator for opening and closing said jaws, two stop jaws (36, 38), each (36, 38) being supported by a clamping jaw and being articulated in a free manner about and relative to the clamping jaw, springs (40) connecting said stop jaws (36, 38), such that opening of the clamping jaws causes opening of the stop jaws (36, 38) and the stop jaws (36, 38) can be opened independently of the clamping jaws.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Bruno Colin, Luc Collette
  • Publication number: 20150129736
    Abstract: Position-indexed storage device comprising a support and a basket installed on the support, the basket comprising a plurality of compartments distributed around a longitudinal axis, the basket comprising a central passage with a longitudinal axis, the support comprising a shaft with a longitudinal axis, the shaft being housed in the passage such that relative displacement is possible between the basket and the support along the longitudinal axis, and mechanical means for displacement of the basket relative to the support by a given angle about the longitudinal axis are supported by the internal surface of the passage and the external surface of the shaft, said mechanical displacement means being actuated in each cycle, each cycle comprising a relative separation or approach displacement along the longitudinal axis of the basket and the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: AREVA NC
    Inventors: Bruno Colin, Luc Collette
  • Publication number: 20140369790
    Abstract: Device for handling objects in a glove box comprising a carriage (2) to support the objects to be handled, a base (6) relative to which the carriage (2) can be moved along a horizontal axis (X), means of driving the carriage (2) along the first axis (X), these drive means comprising an electric motor (14) arranged such that its drive shaft is orthogonal to the axis (X) and projects opposite the base (6), a transmission shaft (18) parallel to the motor (14), a rack (22) fixed to the base (6) along the axis (X) and a pinion (24) directly fixed in rotation to the transmission shaft (18) and engaging with the rack (22), a transmission belt (20) mechanically connecting the drive shaft of the motor (14) to the transmission shaft (18), the electric motor (14) being declutchable and the carriage possibly being moved manually along the axis (X).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventors: Patrice Duval, Jean-Jacques Marchal, Luc Collette
  • Publication number: 20110232111
    Abstract: This can opening machine comprises a lower guide ring to center the top of the single-piece can, comprising a centering chamfered face and an upper stop face. A piston arranged in the tool for cutting out the can lid is pushed downwards by a spring extending low enough to separate the cut out lid from the tool. The lid remains in the can during turning and content emptying operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: AREVA NC
    Inventors: Patrice Duval, Jean-Jacques Marchal, Luc Collette