Patents by Inventor Michel Cherix

Michel Cherix 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: 9287689
    Abstract: A method for laying a plurality of cable sections to be successively positioned in series in a buried duct, according to a flowing-pushing method using a pressurized fluid. The different cable sections are successively introduced into the duct in a single entry point comprising a laying device notably comprising an orifice for introducing a pressurized fluid, a cable section entirely introduced into the duct is pushed towards the position which it should occupy in the duct, only by the pressure of the fluid introduced by said laying device and when a cable section has reached his final position in the duct, an opening is made in the duct near to the rear of the cable section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignees: PLUMETTAZ HOLDING SA, EHTP ENTERPRISE HYDRAULIQUE ET TRAVAUX PUBLICS
    Inventors: Gérard Plumettaz, Michel Dunand, Joël Perelle, Olivier Perignon, Michel Cherix
  • Publication number: 20130277629
    Abstract: A method for laying a plurality of cable sections to be successively positioned in series in a buried duct, according to a flowing-pushing method using a pressurized fluid. The different cable sections are successively introduced into the duct in a single entry point comprising a laying device notably comprising an orifice for introducing a pressurized fluid, a cable section entirely introduced into the duct is pushed towards the position which it should occupy in the duct, only by the pressure of the fluid introduced by said laying device and when a cable section has reached his final position in the duct, an opening is made in the duct near to the rear of the cable section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicants: EHTP Entreprise Hydraulique et Travaux Publics, Plumettaz Holding SA
    Inventors: Gérard Plumettaz, Michel Dunand, Joël Perelle, Olivier Perignon, Michel Cherix
  • Patent number: 8074968
    Abstract: The laying device of a slender element in a tube comprises on the one hand an introduction cassette and on the other hand a driving body, these two elements being able to be mounted independently around the slender element to be laid, then joined to form said laying device. This makes installation of said device in a laying site easier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Plumettaz S.A.
    Inventors: Michel Cherix, Patrice Blanchet
  • Publication number: 20090236575
    Abstract: The laying device of a slender element in a tube comprises on the one hand an introduction cassette and on the other hand a driving body, these two elements being able to be mounted independently around the slender element to be laid, then joined to form said laying device. This makes installation of said device in a laying site easier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: PLUMETTAZ S.A.
    Inventors: Michel Cherix, Patrice Blanchet
  • Patent number: 6189758
    Abstract: A driving device for an elongated element such as a cable includes a device for simultaneously and symmetrically moving two driving track belts apart or closer together in relation to the elongated element. With this driving device, the two track belts can be brought against the elongated element while the elongated element's longitudinal axis remains constant. A single handle allows for simple adjustment of a gap between the two driving track belts and a spring device absorbs instantaneous variation of a transverse dimension of the elongated element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: Plumettaz SA
    Inventor: Michel Cherix