Patents by Inventor Antoine Iffly

Antoine Iffly 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).

  • Craft and method of coupling a propulsion system to a regenerative fuel cell system
    Patent number: 8282045
    Abstract: The invention relates to a craft comprising an energy storage system of the RFCS (regenerative fuel cell system) type and a system for pressurizing the propellants used for propulsion. The craft also comprises a plurality of means (31 to 38) for coupling the tanks of the fuel cell to the propellant-pressurizing tanks of the propulsion system of the craft when the tanks of the propellant-pressurizing system are no longer used. The invention also relates to the method of coupling the tanks of the propellant-pressurizing means to the energy storage system. The invention applies particularly to telecommunication satellites and more generally to spacecraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Thales
    Inventors: Isabelle Nann, Antoine Iffly, Martin Lang
  • Craft and Method of Coupling a Propulsion System to a Regenerative Fuel Cell System
    Publication number: 20100213319
    Abstract: The invention relates to a craft comprising an energy storage system of the RFCS (regenerative fuel cell system) type and a system for pressurizing the propellants used for propulsion. The craft also comprises a plurality of means (31 to 38) for coupling the tanks of the fuel cell to the propellant-pressurizing tanks of the propulsion system of the craft when the tanks of the propellant-pressurizing system are no longer used. The invention also relates to the method of coupling the tanks of the propellant-pressurizing means to the energy storage system. The invention applies particularly to telecommunication satellites and more generally to spacecraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: Thales
    Inventors: Isabelle Nann, Antoine Iffly, Martin Lang