Patents by Inventor Michel Metrier

Michel Metrier 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).

  • Reversible direction bucket wheels
    Patent number: 4009531
    Abstract: The present invention relates to apparatus for handling bulk products, particularly in granular and pulverulent form, such as ores, coal or the like; the invention relates more especially to pick-up devices constituted by a plurality of buckets mounted on a mobile support such as a bucket wheel, bucket chain or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1977
    Assignee: Koch Transporttechnik GmbH
    Inventor: Michel Metrier
  • Apparatus for loading ships or barges
    Patent number: 4003480
    Abstract: Apparatus for unloading floating cargo vessels comprising endless pick-up members mounted on a jib which, in turn, is mounted on a gantry; a sensing member for determining the position in height of the cargo in the vessel relative to a fixed reference plane; and a control member responsive to information received from the sensing member for controlling the angular positioning of the jib, thereby controlling the position in height of the pick-up members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1977
    Inventor: Michel Metrier