Patents by Inventor Dominique Gerbier

Dominique Gerbier 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: 7628087
    Abstract: A linear screw actuator including, an outer housing which is fixed in use, an electric motor within the housing, the motor including a hollow rotatable output shaft, a rotatable but axially fixed nut driven by said output shaft, an elongate hollow axially translatable output member, said output member extending within said output shaft of said motor and cooperating with said rotatable nut, and, an elongate anchor member secured against rotation relative to said housing and extending within said output member, said anchor member cooperating with said output member to hold said output member against rotation whereby rotation of said nut relative to said output member causes axial translation of said non-rotatable output member relative to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Goodrich Actuation Systems SAS
    Inventors: Dominique Gerbier, Jean-Michel Perrochat, Franck Bonny
  • Publication number: 20070295120
    Abstract: An actuator arrangement comprises a first linear actuator 12 having a first output shaft 14, a second linear actuator 16 having a second output shaft 18, the first and second output shafts 14, 18 being pivotally connected to a link 20, and a pivotable output connection 26 provided on the link 20 intermediate the locations at which the first and second output shafts 14, 18 are pivotally connected to the link 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2007
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventors: Dominique Gerbier, Serge Grand, Samuel Sandler
  • Publication number: 20050132830
    Abstract: A linear screw actuator including, an outer housing which is fixed in use, an electric motor within the housing, the motor including a hollow rotatable output shaft, a rotatable but axially fixed nut driven by said output shaft, an elongate hollow axially translatable output member, said output member extending within said output shaft of said motor and cooperating with said rotatable nut, and, an elongate anchor member secured against rotation relative to said housing and extending within said output member, said anchor member cooperating with said output member to hold said output member against rotation whereby rotation of said nut relative to said output member causes axial translation of said non-rotatable output member relative to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2004
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Dominique Gerbier, Jean-Michel Perrochat, Franck Bonny