Patents by Inventor Patrice Blanchet

Patrice Blanchet 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).

  • Apparatus for Retracting, Storing and Inserting an Elongated Element
    Publication number: 20130001490
    Abstract: An apparatus retracts, stores, and inserts an elongated element. The apparatus has a retracting unit for retracting a length of a pre-cut module through a window of a retractable cable, a storage unit for storing the retracted pre-cut module, and an inserting unit for inserting the retracted pre-cut module into a branch duct. The retracting unit, the storage unit, and the inserting unit are mounted on an assembly portion installed at a branch location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: Plumettaz Holding S.A.
    Inventors: Gerard Plumettaz, Willem Griffioen, Patrice Blanchet
  • Cable laying device
    Patent number: 8074968
    Abstract: The laying device of a slender element in a tube comprises on the one hand an introduction cassette and on the other hand a driving body, these two elements being able to be mounted independently around the slender element to be laid, then joined to form said laying device. This makes installation of said device in a laying site easier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Plumettaz S.A.
    Inventors: Michel Cherix, Patrice Blanchet
  • Cable Laying Device
    Publication number: 20090236575
    Abstract: The laying device of a slender element in a tube comprises on the one hand an introduction cassette and on the other hand a driving body, these two elements being able to be mounted independently around the slender element to be laid, then joined to form said laying device. This makes installation of said device in a laying site easier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2007
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: PLUMETTAZ S.A.
    Inventors: Michel Cherix, Patrice Blanchet