Patents by Inventor Christian Trouillot
Christian Trouillot 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).
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Patent number: 11326862Abstract: An aerodynamic braking device for a payload casing intended to be ejected from a projectile on its trajectory including at least one parachute connected to the casing by hangers, the parachute and the parachute hangers being housed in a sleeve. The sleeve is wound around an axis of winding perpendicular to its longitudinal direction and attached to a cylindrical housing the axis of which is parallel to the axis of winding, which housing is itself secured to a shell base that closes off the projectile, the hangers being connected to the casing by an extension cable which is wound around the axis of the housing and attached thereto by at least three peripheral break lines which are uniformly angularly distributed.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2018Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: NEXTER MUNITIONSInventors: Christian Trouillot, Frédéric Carreau, Cécile Grognet-Quenecan
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Publication number: 20210148685Abstract: An aerodynamic braking device for a payload casing intended to be ejected from a projectile on its trajectory including at least one parachute connected to the casing by hangers, the parachute and the parachute hangers being housed in a sleeve. The sleeve is wound around an axis of winding perpendicular to its longitudinal direction and attached to a cylindrical housing the axis of which is parallel to the axis of winding, which housing is itself secured to a shell base that closes off the projectile, the hangers being connected to the casing by an extension cable which is wound around the axis of the housing and attached thereto by at least three peripheral break lines which are uniformly angularly distributed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2018Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicant: NEXTER MUNITIONSInventors: Christian TROUILLOT, Frédéric CARREAU, Cécile GROGNET-QUENECAN
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Patent number: 10788297Abstract: An artillery projectile is configured to have a trajectory comprising a ballistic phase and a piloted phase. This projectile has at least one means ensuring its aerodynamic stabilization on part or all of its trajectory and a means configured to ensure a piloting during the piloted phase. This projectile is characterized in that the aerodynamic stabilization means comprises a wing system having at least two wings which are able to be positioned with respect to the axis of the projectile, at least during the piloted phase, with their sweepback angles being negative, that is, with the free ends of the wings being oriented towards the front of the projectile.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2019Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: NEXTER MUNITIONSInventors: Christian Trouillot, Geoffroy Deschatre
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Publication number: 20190368846Abstract: An artillery projectile is configured to have a trajectory comprising a ballistic phase and a piloted phase. This projectile has at least one means ensuring its aerodynamic stabilization on part or all of its trajectory and a means configured to ensure a piloting during the piloted phase. This projectile is characterized in that the aerodynamic stabilization means comprises a wing system having at least two wings which are able to be positioned with respect to the axis of the projectile, at least during the piloted phase, with their sweepback angles being negative, that is, with the free ends of the wings being oriented towards the front of the projectile.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Applicant: NEXTER MUNITIONSInventors: Christian TROUILLOT, Geoffroy DESCHATRE
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Patent number: 10401134Abstract: The invention relates to an artillery projectile (1) which is intended to have a trajectory comprising a ballistic phase and a piloted phase. This projectile (1) has at least one means ensuring its aerodynamic stabilization on part or all of its trajectory and a means (9) intended to ensure a piloting during the piloted phase. This projectile is characterized in that the aerodynamic stabilization means comprises a wing system having at least two wings (16) which are able to positioned with respect to the axis (26) of the projectile, at least during the piloted phase, with their sweepback angles being negative, that is, with the free ends (16b) of the wings (16) being oriented towards the front of the projectile (1).Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2016Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: NEXTER MUNITIONSInventors: Christian Trouillot, Geoffroy Deschatre
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Publication number: 20170299355Abstract: The invention relates to an artillery projectile (1) which is intended to have a trajectory comprising a ballistic phase and a piloted phase. This projectile (1) has at least one means ensuring its aerodynamic stabilization on part or all of its trajectory and a means (9) intended to ensure a piloting during the piloted phase. This projectile is characterized in that the aerodynamic stabilization means comprises a wing system having at least two wings (16) which are able to positioned with respect to the axis (26) of the projectile, at least during the piloted phase, with their sweepback angles being negative, that is, with the free ends (16b) of the wings (16) being oriented towards the front of the projectile (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2016Publication date: October 19, 2017Applicant: NEXTER MUNITIONSInventors: Christian TROUILLOT, Geoffroy DESCHATRE
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Patent number: 7919739Abstract: The invention relates to a locking device for a deployable surface or fin of a projectile characterized in that it incorporates at least one flexible tongue, one end of which protrudes in the groove, a recess to the side of the groove enabling the tongue to bend in a first direction to enable the fin to enter the groove.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2006Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: Nexter MunitionsInventor: Christian Trouillot
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Publication number: 20070138335Abstract: The invention relates to a locking device for a deployable surface or fin of a projectile characterized in that it incorporates at least one flexible tongue, one end of which protrudes in the groove, a recess to the side of the groove enabling the tongue to bend in a first direction to enable the fin to enter the groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2006Publication date: June 21, 2007Applicant: GIAT IndustriesInventor: Christian Trouillot
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Patent number: 7059561Abstract: A deployment device for a fin of a projectile incorporating a hinge fixed to the projectile body which allows said fin to make a pivoting movement along at least one axis, wherein said hinge comprises a support for said fin mounted able to tilt over with respect to an axis substantially perpendicular to the projectile axis, said fin being linked to said support by a rod whose axis is substantially parallel to said projectile axis when said fin is in the folded position and substantially perpendicular to said projectile axis when said fin is in the deployed position, said rod itself being able to pivot with respect to said fin support when such said support tilts over, this pivoting of said rod being controlled by driving means.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2004Date of Patent: June 13, 2006Assignee: GIAT IndustriesInventor: Christian Trouillot
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Publication number: 20050082420Abstract: A deployment device for a fin of a projectile incorporating a hinge fixed to the projectile body which allows said fin to make a pivoting movement along at least one axis, wherein said hinge comprises a support for said fin mounted able to tilt over with respect to an axis substantially perpendicular to the projectile axis, said fin being linked to said support by a rod whose axis is substantially parallel to said projectile axis when said fin is in the folded position and substantially perpendicular to said projectile axis when said fin is in the deployed position, said rod itself being able to pivot with respect to said fin support when such said support tilts over, this pivoting of said rod being controlled by driving means.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2004Publication date: April 21, 2005Applicant: GIAT INDUSTRIESInventor: Christian Trouillot
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Patent number: 5685503Abstract: A deployment device for stabilizing fins of a projectile includes at least one pallet and a holding device for each fin. The pallet is oriented to receive an aerodynamic flow when the projectile is fired and thus transfers a resultant strain to the fin to deploy it away from the projectile. The deployment device can be used for fins of a projectile fired from smooth barrelled weapons.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 1995Date of Patent: November 11, 1997Assignee: Luchaire Defense ASInventors: Christian Trouillot, Alain Verstraete
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Patent number: 5622335Abstract: A tail piece for a projectile includes at least three fins connected to either the projectile itself or a bracket connected to the projectile. Each fin is linked to the projectile/bracket by at least one fastening foot that cooperates with at least one recess of the projectile/bracket.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 1995Date of Patent: April 22, 1997Assignee: Giat IndustriesInventors: Christian Trouillot, Yves Millet, Fran.cedilla.ois Beauvais