Patents by Inventor Xavier Ferret Picazo

Xavier Ferret Picazo 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 for coating ceramic discs and ceramic disc obtained by said method
    Patent number: 6720035
    Abstract: The method includes the phases of preparation of said ceramic discs once lapped and polished; and deposition of a layer of hydrogenated amorphous carbon (or DLC: Diamond-Like Carbon) on said ceramic discs, said deposition phase including the following stages: exposure of said ceramic discs to vacuum; application of a cleaning plasma on said ceramic discs; application of a first deposition plasma on said ceramic discs; and application of a second deposition plasma on said ceramic discs. The ceramic disc is characterized in that it includes a layer of hydrogenated amorphous carbon deposited directly onto the ceramic disc. Thereby are obtained ceramic discs for utilization in mixer valves of single-lever mixer type whose friction coefficient is lower that that of the ceramic discs currently used, all this without loss of leak tightness, without having to use grease and with a low manufacturing cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Industrias Ramon Soler, S.A.
    Inventors: Josè-Luis Andújar, Joan Esteve Pujol, Xavier Ferret Picazo, Maria Benelmekki
  • Method for coating ceramic discs and ceramic disc obtained by said method
    Publication number: 20030017339
    Abstract: The method includes the phases of preparation of said ceramic discs once lapped and polished; and deposition of a layer of hydrogenated amorphous carbon (or DLC: Diamond-Like Carbon) on said ceramic discs, said deposition phase including the following stages: exposure of said ceramic discs to vacuum; application of a cleaning plasma on said ceramic discs; application of a first deposition plasma on said ceramic discs; and application of a second deposition plasma on said ceramic discs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAS RAMON SOLER, S.A.
    Inventors: Jose-Luis Andujar, Joan Esteve Pujol, Xavier Ferret Picazo, Marta Benelmekki
  • Faucet accessory
    Patent number: D577794
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Industrias Ramon Soler, S.A.
    Inventors: Jordi Sanz Fernandez, Xavier Ferret Picazo
  • Faucet handle
    Patent number: D578615
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Industrias Ramin Soler, S.A.
    Inventors: Jordi Sanz Fernandez, Xavier Ferret Picazo