Patents by Inventor Olivier PASCO

Olivier PASCO 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).

  • Connector locking system using a temperature responsive spring
    Patent number: 9112307
    Abstract: A secure locking system includes: a case (10) having at least one transverse orifice (33) that opens to the surface of the case; a locking ring (20) having a notched wall (22), which can be locked at one end of the case; a spring (31) housed in the orifice of the case; a ball (32) installed at least partially in the orifice of the case, above the spring. The spring is made of a shape-memory material, which assumes: an elastic state when an environmental temperature is less than or equal to a critical temperature of the shape-memory material, this elastic state enabling movement of the ball in the orifice; or a hardened state when an environmental temperature is higher than the critical temperature of the shape-memory material, this hardened state preventing any movement of the ball in the orifice. A connector and connector assembly including the locking system are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: SOURIAU
    Inventors: Serge Leroyer, Pascal Ribeau, Olivier Pasco
  • SECURE LOCKING SYSTEM AND CONNECTOR COMPRISING SUCH A SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140127929
    Abstract: A secure locking system includes: a case (10) having at least one transverse orifice (33) that opens to the surface of the case; a locking ring (20) having a notched wall (22), which can be locked at one end of the case; a spring (31) housed in the orifice of the case; a ball (32) installed at least partially in the orifice of the case, above the spring. The spring is made of a shape-memory material, which assumes: an elastic state when an environmental temperature is less than or equal to a critical temperature of the shape-memory material, this elastic state enabling movement of the ball in the orifice; or a hardened state when an environmental temperature is higher than the critical temperature of the shape-memory material, this hardened state preventing any movement of the ball in the orifice. A connector and connector assembly including the locking system are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: SOURIAU
    Inventors: Serge LEROYER, Pascal RIBEAU, Olivier PASCO