Patents by Inventor Sylvain Petit

Sylvain Petit 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).

  • Hemming head
    Patent number: 10882095
    Abstract: Described herein is a new method and device for operating a hemming head of the type comprising a hemming roller (101) and a second, opposed, roller (102), which are rotatable about respective axes contained in one and the same plane. The method includes variation of the position of the second roller that is opposed to the hemming roller as a function of a signal indicating the force exerted by said second roller on the metal sheet and/or as a function of a signal indicating the position of the head along the machining path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Comau S.p.A.
    Inventors: Mauro Maestri, Valeria Serpi, Giovanni Di Stefano, Sylvain Petit, Olivier Carqueville
  • Hemming Head
    Publication number: 20190255589
    Abstract: Described herein is a new method and device for operating a hemming head of the type comprising a hemming roller (101) and a second, opposed, roller (102), which are rotatable about respective axes contained in one and the same plane. The method includes variation of the position of the second roller that is opposed to the hemming roller as a function of a signal indicating the force exerted by said second roller on the metal sheet and/or as a function of a signal indicating the position of the head along the machining path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Mauro Maestri, Valeria Serpi, Giovanni Di Stefano, Sylvain Petit, Olivier Carqueville
  • Connector for a fiber probe and a fiber probe adapted to said connector
    Patent number: 8764315
    Abstract: A connector to connect a fiber bundle probe to a light injection module including a tightening cam having an opening of a specified shape adapted to receive the fiber bundle probe, a cam driving coupled to the tightening cam, wherein the tightening cam is configured to translate in response to rotation of the cam driving until the tightening cam is blocked, at least one spring extending between the tightening cam and the cam driving, wherein the at least one spring is configured to resist when the cam driving is actuated by rotation and the tightening cam is blocked, and a locking mechanism to lock the cam driving into a selected position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Mauna Kea Technologies
    Inventors: Alexandra Rocher, Francois Doussoux, Sophie Clade, Sylvain Petit, Nicolas Boularot
  • CONNECTOR FOR A FIBER PROBE AND A FIBER PROBE ADAPTED TO SAID CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20110317963
    Abstract: A connector to connect a fiber bundle probe to a light injection module including a tightening cam having an opening of a specified shape adapted to receive the fiber bundle probe, a cam driving coupled to the tightening cam, wherein the tightening cam is configured to translate in response to rotation of the cam driving until the tightening cam is blocked, at least one spring extending between the tightening cam and the cam driving, wherein the at least one spring is configured to resist when the cam driving is actuated by rotation and the tightening cam is blocked, and a locking mechanism to lock the cam driving into a selected position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: MAUNA KEA TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Alexandra Rocher, Francois Doussoux, Sophie Clade, Sylvain Petit, Nicolas Boularot