Patents by Inventor Thierry Mauer

Thierry Mauer 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).

  • Method and tool for forming a seal in a block chamber of a sheet pile
    Patent number: 9340943
    Abstract: A method and a tool (10) for forming a seal in a lock chamber (3) of a sheet pile are proposed. The method comprises the steps of: introducing a seal forming tool (10) into the lock chamber (3); injecting a sealing material into a distribution chamber (50) of the tool (10) from where it axially fills longitudinally extending recesses (38?, 38?, 38??) in a seal-shaping module (12); and moving the tool (10) longitudinally through the lock chamber (3), whereby the sealing material is shaped by the seal-shaping module (12). The distribution chamber (50) is a closed chamber inside the tool (10) and spaced from the longitudinally extending recesses (38?, 38?, 38??); and the tool (10) comprises moreover at least two distribution channels (52?, 52?, 52??) connecting in parallel the distribution chamber (50) to the recesses (38?, 38?, 38??), the parallel distribution channels (52?, 52?, 52??) being fine-tuned for apportioning the flow of sealing material between the recesses (38?, 38?, 38??).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Arcelormittal Investigación Y Desarrollo S.L.
    Inventors: Luis Da Silva Arêde, Anne Fagot, Thierry Mauer, Pol Reichert
  • Method and Tool for forming a Seal in a Block Chamber of a Sheet Pile
    Publication number: 20150184352
    Abstract: A method and a tool (10) for forming a seal in a lock chamber (3) of a sheet pile are proposed. The method comprises the steps of: introducing a seal forming tool (10) into the lock chamber (3); injecting a sealing material into a distribution chamber (50) of the tool (10) from where it axially fills longitudinally extending recesses (38?, 38?, 38??) in a seal-shaping module (12); and moving the tool (10) longitudinally through the lock chamber (3), whereby the sealing material is shaped by the seal-shaping module (12). The distribution chamber (50) is a closed chamber inside the tool (10) and spaced from the longitudinally extending recesses (38?, 38?, 38??); and the tool (10) comprises moreover at least two distribution channels (52?, 52?, 52??) connecting in parallel the distribution chamber (50) to the recesses (38?, 38?, 38??), the parallel distribution channels (52?, 52?, 52??) being fine-tuned for apportioning the flow of sealing material between the recesses (38?, 38?, 38??).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: Arcelormittal Investigación Y Desarrollo S.L.
    Inventors: Luis Da Silva Arêde, Anne Fagot, Thierry Mauer, Pol Reichert