Patents by Inventor Patrice Giroux

Patrice Giroux 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).

  • Patent number: 5106025
    Abstract: An electrostatic coating product sprayer device is provided with quick cleaning means. The sprayer device comprises a rotatable sprayer member and at least one cleaning product nozzle fixed relative to the rotatable member. The nozzle is directed towards a generally convex surface of the rotatable member so that the jet from it impinges on the generally convex surface with a large angle of incidence. The nozzle is disposed in the immediate proximity of the generally convex surface, to its rear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Assignee: SAMES, S.A.
    Inventors: Patrice Giroux, Gerard Degli
  • Patent number: 5096126
    Abstract: At least part of an electrostatic spraying installation for spraying an electrically conductive liquid product such as a coating product is grounded. The installation includes at least one intermediate storage tank that is electrically insulated from ground and at least one electrostatic sprayer device that is supplied from this intermediate storage tank. The electrostatic sprayer device is connected to a variable or switchable high-tension voltage source. The installation includes at least one electrical insulation device which incorporates a section of insulative conduit and a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet at respective ends of this conduit section. A piston movable in the conduit section scrapes its inside wall clean.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1992
    Assignee: Sames S. A.
    Inventors: Patrice Giroux, Jean-Christophe Rey
  • Patent number: 5094389
    Abstract: An installation particularly suited to use in the automobile industry for electrostatic application of conductive coating product is partly at a high-tension voltage and partly grounded, these parts being separated by at least one temporary insulating device. The electrostatic sprayer is fed from a first storage tank insulated from ground and the latter is filled in a very short time period with coating product previously stored in a grounded second storage tank, through a temporary insulating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1992
    Assignee: Sames, S.A.
    Inventors: Patrice Giroux, Jean C. Rey
  • Patent number: 5088519
    Abstract: A device for connecting two conduit parts, in particular two parts of a pollutant fluid circuit, comprises a first connector part enclosing a first valve member elastically urged towards a first valve seat to isolate a fluid outlet. A second connector part comprises a tubular element defining an inlet conduit and enclosing a second valve member elastically urged towards a second valve seat to isolate a fluid inlet. A system is provided for cleaning contacting surfaces of the two connector parts and in particular those of the two valve members. The valve members have respective complementary shape mutually contacting surfaces and are adapted to be movable conjointly while remaining in contact so as to enable the fluid to pass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1992
    Assignee: Sames S.A.
    Inventors: Patrice Giroux, Jean-Christophe Rey
  • Patent number: 5083711
    Abstract: An electrical insulator device is in the form of a section of pipe for a conductive liquid. The device comprises an insulative casing accommodating a mobile assembly and an expandable pipe part is connected between one end of the casing and this mobile assembly, which carries ano-ring for scraping clean an end surface of a connection mechanism arranged in the vicinity of the second end of the casing, with which it cooperates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1992
    Assignee: Sames S.A.
    Inventors: Patrice Giroux, Jean C. Rey