Patents by Inventor Sylvain Pitaud

Sylvain Pitaud 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: 12673335
    Abstract: The invention relates to an incorporation device for an agricultural sprayer, having a lower opening extending about a generally vertical first axis, an upper opening extending about a generally vertical second axis, and at least one side wall connecting the lower opening to the upper opening, the lower opening having a cross-sectional area smaller than that of the upper opening, the incorporation device thus generally having a funnel shape, the lower opening being further defined by a neck capable of reversibly and sealingly connecting to a closed transfer system for transferring a product to a liquid circuit of the agricultural sprayer to which the closed transfer system is connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: EXEL INDUSTRIES
    Inventor: Sylvain Pitaud
  • Publication number: 20250295058
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a spraying system for an agricultural sprayer, comprising a spray boom having a nozzle holder comprising a body housing a spray product inlet duct configured to be supplied with spray product, a nozzle for said product comprising an outlet orifice for said product and configured to be supplied with product via the inlet duct and to convey said product towards said outlet orifice, a vibration sensor; said boom being configured to spray product through said nozzle; said sensor being configured to measure the vibrations of the body, said spraying system further comprising a computing unit configured to compare the vibration measurement with a reference signal to determine the clog state of said nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2025
    Publication date: September 25, 2025
    Applicant: EXEL INDUSTRIES
    Inventor: Sylvain PITAUD
  • Publication number: 20250114805
    Abstract: A device for attaching a nozzle holder having a body and a casing to a supply line, the supply line having a receiving support in contact with the supply line; a receiving support hinge for pivoting a latch about a first pivot axis parallel to the direction of the supply line; a receiving support pin for locking the latch, the pin having a deformable clamp collar; and wherein the device being such that the clamp collar of the pin having an eccentric configured to cover the latch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: EXEL INDUSTRIES
    Inventor: Sylvain Pitaud
  • Publication number: 20240389571
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spray boom comprising a nozzle holder connected to a duct, comprising a first nozzle, a section, a group of nozzles, a flow regulating means arranged between the nozzle and the section and comprising at least one inlet and two outlets controllable between an open and closed position, said flow regulating means allowing supply of the nozzle and/or the group of nozzles with liquid, and in the closed position preventing their supply with liquid, in the open position of the first outlet or the second outlet, said flow regulating means allows supply of the nozzle and the section respectively, and in the closed position prevents supply of the first nozzle and the section respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: EXEL INDUSTRIES
    Inventor: Sylvain PITAUD
  • Publication number: 20240198365
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a nozzle holder, having a body, a dispensing chamber, a plurality of valves in the dispensing chamber, movable between an open and closed position, a rotationally movable plate in contact with a first end contact surface of each valve to control the movement of said valve between its two positions; wherein the peripheral edge of the plate has high and low edge portions, in the opening position of a valve, the first end contact surface is in contact with a first plate edge portion, and in the closing position, the first end contact surface of the valve is in contact with a second plate edge, the second edge being different from the first edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: EXEL INDUSTRIES
    Inventor: Sylvain Pitaud
  • Publication number: 20230019528
    Abstract: The invention relates to a liquid circuit for an agricultural sprayer having a main tank, a sealed transfer system able to transfer a liquid product contained in a drum to the liquid circuit in a sealed manner, a suction mechanism designed to suck the liquid product coming from the sealed transfer system and to discharge said liquid product to the main tank, a dosing mechanism and a control unit designed to determine a quantity of liquid product to be provided to the suction mechanism for the filling of the main tank, and to control the dosing mechanism to provide the determined quantity of liquid product to the suction mechanism, in such a way as to meter the liquid product transferred from the sealed transfer system to the main tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: EXEL INDUSTRIES
    Inventor: Sylvain Pitaud
  • Publication number: 20230014213
    Abstract: The invention relates to an incorporation device for an agricultural sprayer, having a lower opening extending about a generally vertical first axis, an upper opening extending about a generally vertical second axis, and at least one side wall connecting the lower opening to the upper opening, the lower opening having a cross-sectional area smaller than that of the upper opening, the incorporation device thus generally having a funnel shape, the lower opening being further defined by a neck capable of reversibly and sealingly connecting to a closed transfer system for transferring a product to a liquid circuit of the agricultural sprayer to which the closed transfer system is connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: EXEL INDUSTRIES
    Inventor: Sylvain Pitaud