Patents by Inventor Olivier Ceysson
Olivier Ceysson 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).
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Publication number: 20240117641Abstract: A panel having the shape of a plank or a tile for the production of a floor covering, comprising two pairs of opposed sides defining: a first two opposed edges for inclined assembly a second two opposed edges for vertical assembly—the male coupling of the edges for the vertical assembly comprise a male groove extending along the edge and opening onto the lower face of the panel—the female coupling of the edges for the vertical assembly comprise a female groove extending along the edge and opening onto the upper face of the panel—the male coupling of the edges for the vertical assembly comprise a lug or a notch and the female coupling means of the edges for the vertical assembly comprise a complementary notch or lug.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2023Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: GerflorInventor: Olivier CEYSSON
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Patent number: 11891816Abstract: A panel having the shape of a plank or a tile for the production of a floor covering, comprising two pairs of opposed sides defining: a first two opposed edges for inclined assembly a second two opposed edges for vertical assembly—the male coupling of the edges for the vertical assembly comprise a male groove extending along the edge and opening onto the lower face of the panel—the female coupling of the edges for the vertical assembly comprise a female groove extending along the edge and opening onto the upper face of the panel—the male coupling of the edges for the vertical assembly comprise a lug or a notch and the female coupling means of the edges for the vertical assembly comprise a complementary notch or lug.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2019Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: GerflorInventor: Olivier Ceysson
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Publication number: 20210381256Abstract: A panel (1) having the shape of a plank or a tile for the production of a floor covering, the panel (1) comprising two pairs of opposed sides defining: two opposed edges for inclined assembly (2), wherein one edge comprises male coupling means (4) provided from a lateral wall of the panel (1), and an opposed edge comprising complementary female coupling means (5) provided from a lateral wall of the panel (1); two opposed edges for vertical assembly (3), wherein one edge comprises male coupling means (6) provided from a lower face of the panel (1), and an opposed edge comprising complementary female coupling means (7) provided from an upper face of the panel (1); characterized in that: the male coupling means (6) of the edges for vertical assembly (3) comprise a male groove (6a) extending along the edge and opening onto the lower face of the panel (1) in a manner such as to define a male tenon (6b), the male tenon (6b) having an outer wall (6c) which is inclined with respect to a vertical plane and towardType: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2019Publication date: December 9, 2021Applicant: GerflorInventor: Olivier CEYSSON
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Patent number: 10640990Abstract: In a male and female coupling means of a floor panel the male coupling means is formed of at least one proximal groove and of a flexible distal tongue. The female coupling means is formed of at least one proximal groove and of a flexible distal tongue. The flexible distal tongue of the male coupling means has a proximal wall inclined at an angle ? with respect to a vertical plane towards the bottom of the panel and towards the outside of the panel, while the flexible distal tongue of the female coupling means has a proximal wall inclined at an angle ? with respect to a vertical plane towards the top of the panel and towards the outside of the panel.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2019Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: GERFLORInventors: Olivier Ceysson, Bertrand Chammas
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Publication number: 20190218793Abstract: In a male and female coupling means of a floor panel the male coupling means is formed of at least one proximal groove and of a flexible distal tongue. The female coupling means is formed of at least one proximal groove and of a flexible distal tongue. The flexible distal tongue of the male coupling means has a proximal wall inclined at an angle ? with respect to a vertical plane towards the bottom of the panel and towards the outside of the panel, while the flexible distal tongue of the female coupling means has a proximal wall inclined at an angle ? with respect to a vertical plane towards the top of the panel and towards the outside of the panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Olivier Ceysson, Bertrand Chammas
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Patent number: 10287779Abstract: A floor panel includes male and female coupling means that are formed by at least one proximal groove that opens onto a lower face or upper face, respectively, of the panel and by a distal flexible tongue that extends from the end of the edge of the panel towards the lower face or upper face, respectively. The tongue has a proximal wall inclined at an angle with respect to a vertical plane towards the bottom and the outside of the panel and towards the top and the outside of the panel, respectively. The tongue of at least one of the male coupling means or female coupling means has a distal wall that includes, at least, a protrusion or a notch that is able to engage with a notch or a protrusion formed in or on a proximal wall of the proximal groove of the corresponding female coupling means or male coupling means so as to form an end stop, avoiding vertical movement of a panel with respect to an adjacent panel.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2018Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: GERFLORInventors: Olivier Ceysson, Bertrand Chammas
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Patent number: 10132090Abstract: A device for laying floor and wall covering for outside corners includes two portions, namely a rigid “central” first portion that is substantially in the shape of a hollow tetrahedron or of a quarter of a truncated cone, and a flexible “peripheral” second portion that is substantially triangular in shape and that extends from the periphery of the central portion. The peripheral portion comes to bear against the floor portion and against the wall portions that are disposed facing the device.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2015Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: GERFLORInventors: Olivier Ceysson, Pascal Paganini
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Patent number: 10129968Abstract: A component, such as a title or a floorboard, has electro-conductive properties for producing a floor covering, or a similar system, in particular for a medium sensitive to static electricity. The component includes a stack of layers integral with one another and including successively: a wearing layer of plastic consisting of granules of conductive material spread out through the thickness of said wearing layer, a first textile reinforcing armature, a middle layer of plastic comprising granules of conductive material spread out through the thickness of said middle layer, a second textile reinforcing armature, and an under layer of plastic material consisting of granules of conductive material spread out through the thickness of said under layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2016Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: GERFLORInventors: Olivier Ceysson, Aurélien Carin
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Publication number: 20180187423Abstract: A floor panel includes male and female coupling means that are formed by at least one proximal groove that opens onto a lower face or upper face, respectively, of the panel and by a distal flexible tongue that extends from the end of the edge of the panel towards the lower face or upper face, respectively. The tongue has a proximal wall inclined at an angle with respect to a vertical plane towards the bottom and the outside of the panel and towards the top and the outside of the panel, respectively. The tongue of at least one of the male coupling means or female coupling means has a distal wall that includes, at least, a protrusion or a notch that is able to engage with a notch or a protrusion formed in or on a proximal wall of the proximal groove of the corresponding female coupling means or male coupling means so as to form an end stop, avoiding vertical movement of a panel with respect to an adjacent panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2018Publication date: July 5, 2018Inventors: Olivier Ceysson, Bertrand Chammas
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Patent number: 9938727Abstract: A floor panel includes male and female coupling means that are formed by at least one proximal groove that opens onto a lower face or upper face, respectively, of the panel and by a distal flexible tongue that extends from the end of the edge of the panel towards the lower face or upper face, respectively. The tongue has a proximal wall inclined at an angle with respect to a vertical plane towards the bottom and the outside of the panel and towards the top and the outside of the panel, respectively. The tongue of at least one of the male coupling means or female coupling means has a distal wall that includes, at least, a protrusion or a notch that is able to engage with a notch or a protrusion formed in or on a proximal wall of the proximal groove of the corresponding female coupling means or male coupling means so as to form an end stop, avoiding vertical movement of a panel with respect to an adjacent panel.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2015Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: GERFLORInventors: Olivier Ceysson, Bertrand Chammas
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Publication number: 20180021859Abstract: The invention relates to a device for retaining dust created by a drilling operation, comprising a closed envelope defining a space for receiving said dust, said envelope comprising a rear face for applying to a wall to be drilled, and a front opposing face through which a drill bit penetrates for the actual drilling operation. The envelope contains a gel suitable for being mixed, by the rotation of the drill bit, with the dust from the drilling operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2016Publication date: January 25, 2018Inventors: Alain Rivat, Olivier Ceysson, Sébastien Metayer
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Publication number: 20170284105Abstract: A floor panel includes male and female coupling means that are formed by at least one proximal groove that opens onto a lower face or upper face, respectively, of the panel and by a distal flexible tongue that extends from the end of the edge of the panel towards the lower face or upper face, respectively. The tongue has a proximal wall inclined at an angle with respect to a vertical plane towards the bottom and the outside of the panel and towards the top and the outside of the panel, respectively. The tongue of at least one of the male coupling means or female coupling means has a distal wall that includes, at least, a protrusion or a notch that is able to engage with a notch or a protrusion formed in or on a proximal wall of the proximal groove of the corresponding female coupling means or male coupling means so as to form an end stop, avoiding vertical movement of a panel with respect to an adjacent panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2015Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: Olivier Ceysson, Bertrand Chammas
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Publication number: 20170245326Abstract: A multilayer structure for the production of a heating floor or wall covering or similar includes a decorative layer made up of at least one plastic surface layer. The decorative layer is bonded onto a heating layer, which heating layer is bonded onto a sublayer intended to be installed on the floor or a wall or the like. The heating layer is made up of a conductive band comprising conductive particles homogeneously distributed over the surface and/or in the thickness of said conductive band, which supports at least three conductive electrodes spaced from one another so as to define a discontinuous heating surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2017Publication date: August 24, 2017Inventors: Alain Rivat, Olivier Ceysson
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Publication number: 20170145702Abstract: A device for laying floor and wall covering for outside corners includes two portions, namely a rigid “central” first portion that is substantially in the shape of a hollow tetrahedron or of a quarter of a truncated cone, and a flexible “peripheral” second portion that is substantially triangular in shape and that extends from the periphery of the central portion. The peripheral portion comes to bear against the floor portion and against the wall portions that are disposed facing the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: Olivier CEYSSON, Pascal PAGANINI
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Publication number: 20160262249Abstract: A component, such as a title or a floorboard, has electro-conductive properties for producing a floor covering, or a similar system, in particular for a medium sensitive to static electricity. The component includes a stack of layers integral with one another and including successively: a wearing layer of plastic consisting of granules of conductive material spread out through the thickness of said wearing layer, a first textile reinforcing armature, a middle layer of plastic comprising granules of conductive material spread out through the thickness of said middle layer, a second textile reinforcing armature, and an under layer of plastic material consisting of granules of conductive material spread out through the thickness of said under layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2016Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Olivier Ceysson, Aurélien Carin
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Patent number: 7257929Abstract: A module includes at least an associated two-layer structure with one first layer being a polymer base layer highly loaded with mineral fillers contributing to the rigidity of the module, and a second layer made from a printed polymer film defining the decorative part of the module, and the protection of the decorative part. An outer surface of a rigidifying base layer is designed to form a spacer means in the form of a plate of dimensions substantially greater than the format of the module, over all or part thereof, to constitute after abutment of the modules and/or edge jointing of the plate edges, a zone for receiving a sealant such as a binder, putty and like bonding.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2004Date of Patent: August 21, 2007Assignee: GeflorInventors: Olivier Ceysson, Olivier Thill, Freddy Bosc
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Publication number: 20040231284Abstract: A module includes at least an associated two-layer structure with one first layer being a polymer base layer highly loaded with mineral fillers contributing to the rigidity of the module, and a second layer made from a printed polymer film defining the decorative part of the module, and the protection of the decorative part. An outer surface of a rigidifying base layer is designed to form a spacer means in the form of a plate of dimensions substantially greater than the format of the module, over all or part thereof, to constitute after abutment of the modules and/or edge jointing of the plate edges, a zone for receiving a sealant such as a binder, putty and like bonding.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2004Publication date: November 25, 2004Applicant: GERFLORInventors: Olivier Ceysson, Olivier Thill, Freddy Bosc