Patents by Inventor Michel Varin

Michel Varin 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: 4888852
    Abstract: The suction head comprises a housing (1) provided with a suction tube (2) and closed by a bottom sole plate (4) which has at least two longitudinal channels in the form of grooves communicating with the tube via at least one window (14). According to the invention, at least one removable blade (19) carrying a thread-pickup cloth (20) having oriented fibers is suitable for being received in one of the channels and for at least partially obstructing a window, with the fibers being directed towards the window which is left unobstructed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1989
    Assignee: Establissements Georges Olivier S.A.
    Inventor: Michel Varin
  • Patent number: 4564972
    Abstract: This nozzle attachment consists of a casing containing a fixed sole and a moving plate supporting a brush, a rocking nozzle pivotably mounted about a shaft in the casing, the internal conduit whereof opens onto a center duct in contact with said sole, a sleeve wherein is rotatably fitted a suction tube and which is pivotably supported by said rocking nozzle, the internal conduits of said sleeve and said tube being connected in an airtight manner with the conduit of said nozzle, and a floor bearing roller mounted in a freewheeling manner about a shaft supported by said rocking nozzle at the back of said casing.In accordance with the invention, said sleeve is pivotably mounted on said rocking nozzle about a shaft located between the nozzle's swiveling axis with respect to the casing and the centerline of the floor-contacting surface of the floor bearing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1986
    Assignee: Etablissements Georges Olivier
    Inventor: Michel Varin