Patents by Inventor Yves Armand

Yves Armand 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: 9310074
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lance (1) for a heating hand tool, comprising a nozzle (2) connected at a first of the ends (21) thereof to a handle (3), the nozzle (2) comprising an inlet (23) for combustible gas and a conductive wire (24) forming an electrode for the priming of a spark; characterized in that it further comprises a grid (25) arranged at a second end (22) of the nozzle (2) for holding a flame that ignites at the priming of the spark in a flow of combustible gas, the conductive wire (24) extending through said grid (25) and outside the nozzle (2), and in that it comprises a cup (4) for evacuating burned gas positioned at the second end (22), the evacuation cup (4) directing the hot burned gas so that that it remains out of contact with the nozzle (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: GUILBERT EXPRESS
    Inventors: Yves Guillou, Yves Armand, Christophe Le Drappier
  • Publication number: 20130078586
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lance (1) for a heating hand tool, comprising a nozzle (2) connected at a first of the ends (21) thereof to a handle (3), the nozzle (2) comprising an inlet (23) for combustible gas and a conductive wire (24) forming an electrode for the priming of a spark; characterised in that it further comprises a grid (25) arranged at a second end (22) of the nozzle (2) for holding a flame that ignites at the priming of the spark in a flow of combustible gas, the conductive wire (24) extending through said grid (25) and outside the nozzle (2), and in that it comprises a cup (4) for evacuating burned gas positioned at the second end (22), the evacuation cup (4) directing the hot burned gas so that that it remains out of contact with the nozzle (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventors: Yves Guillou, Yves Armand, Christophe Le Drappier