Patents by Inventor Marc Thery

Marc Thery 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: 6332239
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device for separating and collecting trash for a trash collecting apparatus such as a vacuum cleaner, said device comprising a first tube with an air intake (13) capable of receiving the air sucked in and an air delivery outlet, a screw (11) substantially axially positioned in said first tube (8a), a second tube (9) with a diameter smaller than the screw external diameter and coaxially located in the first tube (8a) extension, in ventilating communication though one end to the first tube (8a) delivery end and connected by its other end to the suction unit by a first discharge conduit (14). The invention is characterised in that said device comprises a third tube (8b) arranged around the second tube (9) and connected to the first tube (8a) delivery end so as to provide between the second and third tubes (9, 8b) a second conduit for discharging the trash towards a filter and/or a container (10) in a secondary output flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignee: SEB S.A.
    Inventors: Roland Dubos, Vincent Fleurier, Marc Thery
  • Patent number: 5237168
    Abstract: An installation for the control of the level of illumination of premises provided with openings towards the outside and acting on means for blocking the openings or on means for variable artificial illumination associated with controllable operating devices, on the one hand by means of contacts which can be actuated manually and, on the other hand, by an automatic control comprising a logical processing unit depending on a reference value corresponding to a level of illumination established by the user and recorded by the LPU. The photosensitive means measuring the illumination are mounted on a mobile module in which the LPU is also preferably mounted. The reference value is established by means of the contacts and is recorded in the LPU either automatically or by actuating a third contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 17, 1993
    Assignee: Somfy
    Inventors: Henri Giust, Bernard J. Grehant, Marc Thery