Patents by Inventor Patrick de Ruffray

Patrick de Ruffray 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: 9945408
    Abstract: A coupling system comprising at least one male component and one female component, in which system the male component is inserted into the female component along a longitudinal axis that is common to the male and female components and is retained removably by the female component:—the male component comprising an elongate body of substantially cylindrical shape;—the female component comprising an elongate body of substantially cylindrical shape and having a longitudinal internal bore of dimensions suited to the insertion and retention of the male component and an open top end;—the male component being inserted into the female component through a movement of longitudinal displacement combined at the same time with a rotation by a quarter of a turn;—the male component comprising notches for blocking rotation and displacement along a longitudinal axis, these notches collaborating with complementary stops in the female component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Patrick de Ruffray
    Inventor: Patrick de Ruffray
  • Publication number: 20150211559
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a coupling system comprising at least one male component and one female component, in which system the male component is inserted into the female component along a longitudinal axis that is common to the male and female components and is retained removably by the female component: the male component comprising an elongate body of substantially cylindrical shape; the female component comprising an elongate body of substantially cylindrical shape and having a longitudinal internal bore of dimensions suited to the insertion and retention of the male component and an open top end; the male component being inserted into the female component through a movement of longitudinal displacement combined at the same time with a rotation by a quarter of a turn; the male component comprising means for blocking rotation and displacement along a longitudinal axis, these means collaborating with complementary stop means present in the female component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2012
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventor: Patrick de Ruffray