Patents by Inventor Philippe Foury

Philippe Foury 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: 11998936
    Abstract: Apparatus for spraying a fluid, including a pipe, a scraper capable of moving in the pipe, and a casing defining a storage volume for accommodating the scraper in a position for storing the scraper, the scraper being configured to push fluid in front of it which is present in the pipe when the scraper moves in the pipe, the storage volume being in fluid communication with the pipe and being configured to allow the scraper to move between the storage volume and the pipe. The scraper includes a first magnet, and the casing includes a second magnet capable of exerting a first force on the first magnet to move the scraper from the storage volume to the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: EXEL INDUSTRIES
    Inventors: Philippe Foury, Joseph Tarantini, Didier Faure
  • Publication number: 20220274124
    Abstract: Apparatus for spraying a fluid, including a pipe, a scraper capable of moving in the pipe, and a casing defining a storage volume for accommodating the scraper in a position for storing the scraper, the scraper being configured to push fluid in front of it which is present in the pipe when the scraper moves in the pipe, the storage volume being in fluid communication with the pipe and being configured to allow the scraper to move between the storage volume and the pipe. The scraper includes a first magnet, and the casing includes a second magnet capable of exerting a first force on the first magnet to move the scraper from the storage volume to the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Philippe Foury, Joseph Tarantini, Didier Faure
  • Patent number: 11207704
    Abstract: An installation for spraying a fluid comprising a fluid circulation circuit including a sprayer capable of spraying the fluid, a pump and a circulation pipe for the fluid, the pump being suitable for injecting the fluid into the circulation pipe, the circulation pipe being configured to guide the fluid from the pump to the sprayer, the installation further including at least one injector configured to inject a liquid separate from the fluid into the circuit, wherein the injector is configured to compare a total volume of liquid injected into the circuit to a predetermined volume, and to stop the injection when the total volume of injected liquid is equal to the predetermined volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: EXEL INDUSTRIES
    Inventors: Philippe Foury, David Vincent, Cyrille Medard
  • Patent number: 8851399
    Abstract: The invention relates to a member (10) for spraying a coating product comprising a primary surface (20) for spreading the product and at least two secondary, inner (21) and outer (22) surfaces for spreading the product that extend downstream of the primary surface (20), the primary (20) and secondary (21, 22) surfaces being coaxial (X10-X10), the downstream portions of the secondary surfaces (21, 22) defining an inner spraying edge (23) and an outer spraying edge (24). The downstream portions (21b, 22b) of the secondary surfaces (21, 22) have, relative to one another, directions (A21, A22) that are overall divergent towards the downstream direction. The inner edge (23) has a diameter substantially smaller than the diameter of the outer edge (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Sames Technologies
    Inventors: Patrick Ballu, Philippe Foury, Djamel Merabet, Philippe Provenaz, Eric Prus
  • Publication number: 20100193604
    Abstract: The invention relates to a member (10) for spraying a coating product comprising a primary surface (20) for spreading the product and at least two secondary, inner (21) and outer (22) surfaces for spreading the product that extend downstream of the primary surface (20), the primary (20) and secondary (21, 22) surfaces being coaxial (X10-X10), the downstream portions of the secondary surfaces (21, 22) defining an inner spraying edge (23) and an outer spraying edge (24). The downstream portions (21b, 22b) of the secondary surfaces (21, 22) have, relative to one another, directions (A21, A22) that are overall divergent towards the downstream direction. The inner edge (23) has a diameter substantially smaller than the diameter of the outer edge (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventors: Patrick Ballu, Philippe Foury, Djamel Merabet, Philippe Provenaz, Eric Prus
  • Patent number: 6989176
    Abstract: This device for supplying coating products to the atomizers of an installation for spraying coating products on objects displaced by a conveyor, comprises at least one principal tank adapted to supply secondary tanks each intended for an atomizer, and means for displacing this principal tank up to the vicinity of the secondary tanks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Sames Technologies
    Inventors: Jean Charles Congard, Philippe Foury, Eric Prus
  • Patent number: 6808754
    Abstract: This device for supplying coating products to the atomizers of an installation for spraying coating products on objects to be displaced by a conveyor, comprises at least one principal tank, adapted to supply secondary tanks each intended for an atomizer, at least one station for distributing the contents of the principal tank between the secondary tanks, and means for displacing the full secondary tanks towards application robots adapted to displace said atomizers opposite said objects. Each secondary tank forms with the atomizer for which it is intended, a sub-assembly adapted to be displaced, by the afore-mentioned displacement means, between an application member and the distribution station, and vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Sames Technologies
    Inventors: Jean Charles Congard, Philippe Foury, Eric Prus
  • Publication number: 20020046699
    Abstract: This device for supplying coating products to the atomizers of an installation for spraying coating products on objects displaced by a conveyor, comprises at least one principal tank adapted to supply secondary tanks each intended for an atomizer, and means for displacing this principal tank up to the vicinity of the secondary tanks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Inventors: Jean C. Congard, Philippe Foury, Eric Prus
  • Publication number: 20020046698
    Abstract: This device for supplying coating products to the atomizers of an installation for spraying coating products on objects to be displaced by a conveyor, comprises at least one principal tank, adapted to supply secondary tanks each intended for an atomizer, at least one station for distributing the contents of the principal tank between the secondary tanks, and means for displacing the full secondary tanks towards application robots adapted to displace said atomizers opposite said objects. Each secondary tank forms with the atomizer for which it is intended, a sub-assembly adapted to be displaced, by the afore-mentioned displacement means, between an application member and the distribution station, and vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Applicant: SAMES TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Jean C. Congard, Philippe Foury, Eric Prus