Patents by Inventor Nicolas Stoudmann

Nicolas Stoudmann 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: 12369697
    Abstract: An item of luggage includes an extendable and retractable handle mechanism having a handle axle to which a grip portion is mechanically connected. An elongate member of specific cross-section is mounted to be movable in translation relative to a fixed sheath and a locking/unlocking system. The locking/unlocking system includes a bushing and partly housed in the elongate member. In a first position of the grip portion, the locking/unlocking system is configured to compress the bushing such that it is tightly applied against an inside face of the sheath to keep the elongate member fixed in the sheath, thus locking the handle in a selected position. In a second position of the grip portion, the locking/unlocking system is configured to decompress the bushing to enable a free sliding of the elongate member in the sheath, thus unlocking the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: HERMES SELLIER
    Inventors: Axel De Beaufort, David Badstüber, Franck Couvidat, Mickael Lépine, Vincent Le Men, Gilles Froidevaux, Xavier Greppin, Nicolas Stoudmann
  • Publication number: 20230061978
    Abstract: An item of luggage includes an extendable and retractable handle mechanism having a handle axle to which a grip portion is mechanically connected. An elongate member of specific cross-section is mounted to be movable in translation relative to a fixed sheath and a locking/unlocking system. The locking/unlocking system includes a bushing and partly housed in the elongate member. In a first position of the grip portion, the locking/unlocking system is configured to compress the bushing such that it is tightly applied against an inside face of the sheath to keep the elongate member fixed in the sheath, thus locking the handle in a selected position. In a second position of the grip portion, the locking/unlocking system is configured to decompress the bushing to enable a free sliding of the elongate member in the sheath, thus unlocking the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Axel DE BEAUFORT, David BADSTÜBER, Franck COUVIDAT, Mickael LÉPINE, Vincent LE MEN, Gilles FROIDEVAUX, Xavier GREPPIN, Nicolas STOUDMANN
  • Patent number: 10575674
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a home food or beverage preparation machine (1) comprising a mechanical part which is mobile between at least a first and a second position. The machine (1) comprises an actuator comprising a wire (13) made of a shape memory material. This wire (13) has a retracted state and an extended state, and the actuator is configured to move the mechanical part to or maintain the mechanical part in one of said first and second positions by retraction of the wire. Any mobile part of a home food or beverage preparation machine, and more particularly a valve assembly or a mobile plate (22) for clamping an ingredient package may thus be moved instantaneously without noise between its different positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Michael Ayoub, Xavier Greppin, Antoine Gardiol, Nicolas Stoudmann, Pierre-Yves Vannay
  • Publication number: 20180344077
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pipe arrangement for a fluid heating assembly formed of a single heat conductive pipe (1), comprising a stack, along a main axis (A) of the arrangement, of elongate loops (L1, L2, L3, L4) of said pipe (1) extending radially from the main axis (A) in directions substantially orthogonal to said main axis (A). The extension directions of two successive loops form a substantially constant angle between them, and the parts of the loops (L1, L2, L3, L4), in the stack, that are proximal in relation to the main axis (A) define a central channel around the main axis (A). The invention also relates to a fluid heating assembly comprising such a pipe arrangement, and to a portable hot beverage preparation machine comprising this fluid heating assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Ayoub, Nicolas Stoudmann
  • Publication number: 20180206669
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a home food or beverage preparation machine (1) comprising a mechanical part which is mobile between at least a first and a second position. The machine (1) comprises an actuator comprising a wire (13) made of a shape memory material. This wire (13) has a retracted state and an extended state, and the actuator is configured to move the mechanical part to or maintain the mechanical part in one of said first and second positions by retraction of the wire. Any mobile part of a home food or beverage preparation machine, and more particularly a valve assembly or a mobile plate (22) for clamping an ingredient package may thus be moved instantaneously without noise between its different positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Ayoub, Xavier Greppin, Antoine Gardiol, Nicolas Stoudmann, Pierre-Yves Vannay