Patents by Inventor Stephane Rochet

Stephane Rochet 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).

  • Process using porous supports and vacuum hold down device using said supports
    Patent number: 11446839
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a porous support (20) intended to be removably positioned on a top side (11b) of a perforated plate (11) of a table (10) of a vacuum hold down device (1), the perforated plate having a bottom side (11a) connected to a vacuum system (13) for producing reduced pressure on the bottom side, wherein the porous support includes a perforated tray (21) provided on one side (21a) with outer reliefs (23) and on the other side (21b) with a blade penetrable porous structure (22) fixed thereon. The invention further relates to a vacuum hold down device (1) including such a support. The invention also relates to a process for replacing a first porous support by a second porous support in such a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: SOFRADIM PRODUCTION
    Inventors: Stephane Rochet, Thomas Vial
  • Porous supports and vacuum hold down device using said supports
    Patent number: 10807265
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a porous support intended to be removably positioned on a top side of a perforated plate of a table of a vacuum hold down device, the perforated plate having a bottom side connected to a vacuum system for producing reduced pressure on the bottom side, wherein the porous support comprises a perforated tray provided on one side with outer reliefs and on the other side with a blade penetrable porous structure fixed thereon. The invention further relates to a vacuum hold down device comprising such a support. The invention also relates to a process for replacing a first porous support by a second porous support in such a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Sofradim Production
    Inventors: Stephane Rochet, Thomas Vial
  • POROUS SUPPORTS AND VACUUM HOLD DOWN DEVICE USING SAID SUPPORTS
    Publication number: 20200316804
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a porous support (20) intended to be removably positioned on a top side (11b) of a perforated plate (11) of a table (10) of a vacuum hold down device (1), said perforated plate having a bottom side (11a) connected to a vacuum system (13) for producing reduced pressure on said bottom side, wherein the porous support comprises a perforated tray (21) provided on one side (21a) with outer reliefs (23) and on the other side (21b) with a blade penetrable porous structure (22) fixed thereon. The invention further relates to a vacuum hold down device (1) comprising such a support. The invention also relates to a process for replacing a first porous support by a second porous support in such a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Stephane Rochet, Thomas Vial
  • POROUS SUPPORTS AND VACUUM HOLD DOWN DEVICE USING SAID SUPPORTS
    Publication number: 20150266197
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a porous support intended to be removably positioned on a top side of a perforated plate of a table of a vacuum hold down device, the perforated plate having a bottom side connected to a vacuum system for producing reduced pressure on the bottom side, wherein the porous support comprises a perforated tray provided on one side with outer reliefs and on the other side with a blade penetrable porous structure fixed thereon. The invention further relates to a vacuum hold down device comprising such a support. The invention also relates to a process for replacing a first porous support by a second porous support in such a device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Stephane Rochet, Thomas Vial