Patents by Inventor Nicolas Suchier

Nicolas Suchier 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).

  • Welding fittings on a hydraulic cylinder
    Patent number: 6111213
    Abstract: A fitting is mounted on a hydraulic cylinder tube having a cylindrical outer surface by first positioning the fitting against the surface of the tube with the fitting engaging the surface along an arcuate contact line and then directing a laser beam at the contact line and moving the laser beam along the contact line to weld the fitting to the tube. The surface is centered on an axis and the fitting is positioned such that the contact line is at most 120.degree. long relative to the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Societe de Mecanique d'Irigny
    Inventor: Nicolas Suchier