Patents by Inventor Luc Desouttter

Luc Desouttter 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).

  • Mold for molding a hollow body from a preform and machine comprising such a mold
    Patent number: 9738026
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mold for molding a hollow body from a preform, the mold defining a molding cavity having the shape of the a hollow body to be molded. The mold including a first part and a second part movable relative to each other between an opened configuration, wherein the preform can be loaded inside the molding cavity, and a closed configuration, wherein the molding cavity is formed. The mold further including a locking element arranged to maintain the mold in its closed configuration in a locked position of the mold. The locking element having at least a sleeve portion arranged around a portion of the first and second parts in the closed configuration such that the sleeve portion surrounds the portion of the first and second parts and prevents the mold from moving towards its open configuration in the locked position of the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: DISCMA AG
    Inventors: Luc Desouttter, Benoit Picot, Daniel Diesnis