Patents by Inventor Michel Jean Julien Brutus

Michel Jean Julien Brutus 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 and method for abrading a wooden barrel
    Patent number: 7261618
    Abstract: A device for abrading a wooden barrel (13) includes a robot having elements (11, 17, 23) for loading a barrel (13), elements (29a, 29b, 33a, 33b) for gripping and rotating the barrel (13) around the axis thereof, elements (43a, 43b) for extracting and re-positioning the two bilge hoops of the barrel, elements (53) for abrading the barrel, and elements (69) for removing the barrel (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: Tonnellerie Radoux
    Inventor: Michel Jean Julien Brutus