Patents by Inventor Philippe Weber

Philippe Weber 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: 9585201
    Abstract: An electric induction rail heater is provided for selectively adjusting the heated temperatures in a rail's head, web and foot sections after fabrication of the rail. Alternatively, the rail heater can be used for heating the opposing ends of two rails that are to be welded together. The electric induction rail heater is a transverse flux electric inductor that can be provided with or without magnetic cores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: INDUCTOTHERM CORP.
    Inventors: Jean Lovens, Michel Fontaine, Philippe Weber
  • Publication number: 20170036409
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a pulley device for a tension roller or a roller of a transmission element providing a pulley, at least two rolling-element bearings and a sleeve, the rolling-element bearings being assembled adjacently on the sleeve before the pulley is formed by injecting material onto the rolling-element bearings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Daniel Capoldi, Frederic Bordier, Laurent Cherioux, Thierry Prouteau, Philippe Weber
  • Publication number: 20150362047
    Abstract: A tensioning device comprising a receiver housing, a lever arm mounted on the receiver housing and rotatable with respect to the receiver housing around a first rotation axis, a pulley mounted on the lever arm and rotatable with respect to the lever arm around a second rotation axis parallel to the first rotation axis, and a spring mounted between the receiver housing and the lever arm and adapted to apply a torque for rotating the lever arm around the first rotation axis. The receiver housing and the lever arm are screwed together around the first rotation axis. The spring applies an axial damping effort, parallel to the first axis, on cooperating threaded portions respectively provided on the receiver housing and on the lever arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Jeremie BARILLET, Laurent CHERIOUX, Christophe DAUBIGNARD, Tony GAUDRIER, Pascal MAUROY, Thierry PROUTEAU, Sebastien SCHULTZ, Philippe WEBER
  • Patent number: 8888372
    Abstract: A sensor-carrier cap for a bearing of a wheel hub, the cap being made of plastic material and having a bottom wall arranged transversely to a central axis and providing a seat for accommodating a sensor, a cylindrical mounting wall extending axially from one side of the bottom wall around the axis; snap locking means projecting in a radially outer direction from the cylindrical wall, for locking the sensor-carrier cap on a tubular appendage of a wheel hub-bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Luca Ciulla, William Finetti, Philippe Weber
  • Patent number: 8753039
    Abstract: A device for transporting and placing a bridge (1) of an offshore oil rig onto a floating or stationary mounting structure (3). The device has two parallel floating barges (10) for mounting the bridge (1). Each barge has a set of vertical movement rams (11) that move the bridge between a position of bearing on the barges (10) and a position of bearing on the structure (3). Each barge (10) has at least one assembly (15) for controlling the roll of each barge (10) in relation to the bridge (1) during the placement of the bridge onto the mounting structure (3). The assembly includes at least two rams (16) that are carried by the barge (10) and are located on both sides of the longitudinal axis of the barge (10). Each ram (16) is connected to the bridge (1) by a connecting member (17) that has rigid pull and flexible compression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Technip France
    Inventors: Sophie Ytournel, Thomas Coudray, Jean-Claude Naudin, Philippe Weber
  • Publication number: 20130278046
    Abstract: A sensor-carrier cap for a bearing of a wheel hub, the cap being made of plastic material and having a bottom wall arranged transversely to a central axis and providing a seat for accommodating a sensor, a cylindrical mounting wall extending axially from one side of the bottom wall around the axis; snap locking means projecting in a radially outer direction from the cylindrical wall, for locking the sensor-carrier cap on a tubular appendage of a wheel hub-bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Luca Ciulla, William Finetti, Philippe Weber
  • Publication number: 20120288509
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for analysis methylation patterns in DNA and identifying aberrantly methylated genes in disease tissue. The invention also provides a method of identifying novel targets for therapeutic intervention and disease markers. Novel cancer targets are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Dirk SCHUEBELER, Michael Philippe Weber
  • Publication number: 20120000407
    Abstract: A device for transporting and placing a bridge (1) of an offshore oil rig onto a floating or stationary mounting structure (3). The device has two parallel floating barges (10) for mounting the bridge (1). Each barge has a set of vertical movement rams (11) that move the bridge between a position of bearing on the barges (10) and a position of bearing on the structure (3). Each barge (10) has at least one assembly (15) for monitoring the roll of each barge (10) in relation to the bridge (1) during the placement of the bridge onto the mounting structure (3). The assembly includes at least two rams (16) that are carried by the barge (10) and are located on both sides of the longitudinal axis of the barge (10). Each ram (16) is connected to the bridge (1) by a connecting member (17) that has rigid pull and flexible compression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Sophie Ytournel, Thomas Coudray, Jean-Claude Naudin, Philippe Weber
  • Publication number: 20110161036
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining the thickness of multi-layer films (13) comprising layers consisting of various non-conductive materials. According to said method, the thickness of the multi-layer film (13) is measured by a first sensor (17) and a second sensor (16) and optionally additional sensors. The first sensor (17) measures the profile of the total thickness in a short cycle with a duration of approximately 1-2 minutes, but with a large measuring error margin. The second sensor (16) measures the profile of the total thickness with a small measuring error margin but in a long cycle with a duration of approximately 10 to 30 minutes. A correction profile for the first sensor (17) can be calculated by comparing the two thickness profiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: Hch. Kuendig & Cie. AG
    Inventors: Albert Keller, Markus Haenggli, Philipp Weber, Peter Stuker
  • Patent number: 7856873
    Abstract: The apparatus is suited to reduce the friction between two bodies (1, 2) moving relative to each other. The two bodies (1, 2), which move relative to each other, can contact each other constantly or occasionally or have a small distance from one another of, for example, up to one millimeter. The distance can vary. With the relative movement of both bodies (1, 2), for example, the one body can be a sensor (1) which is firmly installed, and the second body can be a foil (2), which moves with considerably constant speed. The device has a vibration device (3, 4, 5, 6) for vibrating at least one of the bodies (1, 2). The vibration movements of the vibrated bodies can have any pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Hch. Kuendig & Cie. AG
    Inventor: Philipp Weber
  • Publication number: 20100141274
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining the thickness of multi-layer films (13) comprising layers consisting of various non-conductive materials. According to said method, the thickness of the multi-layer film (13) is measured by a first sensor (17) and a second sensor (16) and optionally additional sensors, whereby all the sensors take a measurement at the same location under the same conditions if possible. The first sensor (17) and the second (16) or additional sensors generate different measured values for layers of the multi-layer film (13) of the same thickness consisting of the same material (13). The measured signals of the sensors (16, 17) are fed to a computer (18), which determines the total thickness of the multi-layer film (13) and/or the thickness of the individual layers of the multi-layer film (13) from the different measured values of the first sensor (17) and the second (16) or additional sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Hch. Kuendig & Cie. AG
    Inventors: Albert Keller, Markus Haenggli, Philipp Weber, Peter Stuker
  • Publication number: 20090306923
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining the thickness of multi-layer films (13) comprising layers consisting of various non-conductive materials. According to said method, the thickness of the multi-layer film (13) is measured by a first sensor (17) and a second sensor (16) and optionally additional sensors. The first sensor (17) measures the profile of the total thickness in a short cycle with a duration of approximately 1-2 minutes, but with a large measuring error margin. The second sensor (16) measures the profile of the total thickness with a small measuring error margin but in a long cycle with a duration of approximately 10 to 30 minutes. A correction profile for the first sensor (17) can be calculated by comparing the two thickness profiles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Albert Keller, Markus Haenggli, Philipp Weber, Peter Stuker
  • Publication number: 20090270482
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for analysis methylation patterns in DNA and identifying aberrantly methylated genes in disease tissue. The invention also provides a method of identifying novel targets for therapeutic intervention and disease markers. Novel cancer targets are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Dirk Schuebeler, Michael Philippe Weber
  • Publication number: 20080105027
    Abstract: The apparatus is suited to reduce the friction between two bodies (1, 2) moving relative to each other. The two bodies (1, 2) which move relative to each other, can contact each other constantly or occasionally or have a small distance from one another of, for example, up to one millimeter. The distance can vary. With the relative movement of both bodies (1, 2), for example, the one body can be a sensor (1) which is firmly installed, and the second body can be a foil (2), which moves with considerably constant speed. The device has a vibration device (3, 4, 5, 6) for vibrating at least one of the bodies (1, 2). The vibration movements of the vibrated bodies can have any pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: Hch. Kuendig & Cie. AG
    Inventor: Philipp Weber
  • Patent number: 6889673
    Abstract: In a device for exhaust gas recirculation, with an intake duct and an exhaust gas recirculation duct, which projects into the intake duct and via which exhaust gas is recirculated to the fresh air in the intake duct, the exhaust gas recirculation duct has an outlet orifice oriented toward the fresh gas inlet flow and a diverting device is disposed in front of the outlet orifice for redirecting the exhaust gas discharged front the outlet orifice in the direction of flow of the fresh air in the intake duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Franz Bender, Hermann Büter, Philipp Weber
  • Publication number: 20040079347
    Abstract: In a device for exhaust gas recirculation, with an intake duct and an exhaust gas recirculation duct, which projects into the intake duct and via which exhaust gas is recirculated to the fresh air in the intake duct, the exhaust gas recirculation duct has an outlet orifice oriented toward the fresh gas inlet flow and a diverting device is disposed in front of the outlet orifice for redirecting the exhaust gas discharged front the outlet orifice in the direction of flow of the fresh air in the intake duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Franz Bender, Hermann Buter, Philipp Weber
  • Patent number: 6432241
    Abstract: Splicing tape for splicing a leading edge portion of a roll of sheet material to a further sheet comprising a carrier layer having on a first major surface a first adhesive layer and on a second major surface opposite to the first major surface in the order given a non-tacky polymer layer and a second adhesive layer. The splicing tape being capable of delamination between the carrier layer and the non-tacky polymer layer when preparing the splice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Pierre M. Congard, Richard Sabatier, Jean-Philippe Weber
  • Patent number: 6413242
    Abstract: Injection device (1) for injecting fluid from a fluid container (4) equipped with a piston (5), comprising an actuating device (7) having a rod-shaped driven member (9) having a structured surface, a control button (8) being movable in axial direction, and a hollow cylindrical counter component (11) having a structured internal sleeve and said counter component matching the rod-shaped driven member (9). When twisting the counter component (11) in relation to the driven member (9), the driven member (9) can be shifted freely in axial direction. This allows the free return of the driving member—without the need for additional control elements—only when the patient releases the driven member (9) by turning it, i.e. by a conscious additional operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Disetronic Licensing AG
    Inventors: Peter Michel, Peter Nydegger, Philipp Weber
  • Patent number: 5972155
    Abstract: A repositionable, adhesively mounted, blank signage sheet including (i) a sheet having imprintable first and second major surfaces which are essentially void of communicative indicia, (ii) repositionable adhesive strips disposed on the first major surface of the sheet along each of the margins, with each adhesive strip offset from the edge of the sheet so as to define adhesive-free tabs along the first and second edges of the sheet, and (iii) release liners covering the marginal adhesive strips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Terry E. Cooprider, Dale O. Bailey, Lori A Bilski, Jean-Philippe Weber
  • Patent number: D415927
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Tefal S.A.
    Inventor: Philippe Weber