Patents by Inventor Olivier L. E. Berne

Olivier L. E. Berne 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).

  • Device for holding in position a shaft in contact with which a strip passes and a cutting machine using such a device
    Patent number: 5404780
    Abstract: A device is disclosed for limiting the movements of a shaft in response to the changes in tension in a sheet passing in contact with the shaft, and a cutting machine using such a device. The device comprises at least one cylindrically shaped member (10, 11) designed to be placed in contact with the said shaft (16) so as to limit the movements, each of the cylindrical members (10, 11) allowing two levels of contact with the shaft, a first variable level on a non-metallic surface of the member for normal tension conditions in the sheet (17) and a second, substantially fixed level for abnormally high conditions of tension in the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
    Inventor: Olivier L. E. Berne