Patents by Inventor Pierre Amouroux

Pierre Amouroux 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).

  • Tool for sampling plant material, automation comprising same, sampling cell provided with such an automation and sampling method
    Patent number: 9250161
    Abstract: A sampling tool includes a guiding body provided with a through bore, and a part-carrying punch mounted slidingly adjustable in the bore having a lower edge forming a cutting edge. A part-carrying die of the tool is provided with a cutting upper edge and separated from the guiding body by an opening provided with a through bore which the lower end of the punch enters when cutting the sample to be collected. An actuator to actuate the punch between an initial position, a stationary intermediate position, and a final position in which the punch passes through the die. The path of the punch is tangential to the surface of the opening and the bore is tangential to a geometric plane containing the surface to make a cut with an open contour in the plant from which the sample is collected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: VILMORIN & CIE
    Inventors: Herve Turchi, Guillaume Champain, Remi Sayag, Marc Havard, Pierre Amouroux
  • TOOL FOR SAMPLING PLANT MATERIAL, AUTOMATION COMPRISING SAME, SAMPLING CELL PROVIDED WITH SUCH AN AUTOMATION AND SAMPLING METHOD
    Publication number: 20150260615
    Abstract: A sampling tool includes a guiding body provided with a through bore, and a part-carrying punch mounted slidingly adjustable in the bore having a lower edge forming a cutting edge. A part-carrying die of the tool is provided with a cutting upper edge and separated from the guiding body by an opening provided with a through bore which the lower end of the punch enters when cutting the sample to be collected. An actuator to actuate the punch between an initial position, a stationary intermediate position, and a final position in which the punch passes through the die. The path of the punch is tangential to the surface of the opening and the bore is tangential to a geometric plane containing the surface to make a cut with an open contour in the plant from which the sample is collected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: VILMORIN & CIE
    Inventors: Herve Turchi, Guillaume Champain, Remi Sayag, Marc Havard, Pierre Amouroux