Patents by Inventor Franck DEPOORTERE

Franck DEPOORTERE 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).

  • Cascade thrust reverser for an aircraft turbojet engine
    Patent number: 9617955
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cascade thrust reverser providing that when a sliding cowl and a flap are in a direct jet position, a hook is held in engagement with another hook and the flap is immobilized inside of a housing of the sliding cowl by a stem of a telescopic connecting rod subjected to pre-stress generated by a compressed spring located in the body of the connecting rod. When the sliding cowl starts to slide from the direct jet position toward the reverse jet position, the hooks disengage each other and the stem engages with an extension in the body of the connecting rod, so that the flap is rotated from the direct jet position toward the reverse jet position due to the tensile force exerted by the stem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: AIRCELLE
    Inventors: Vincent Peyron, Laurent Georges Valleroy, Franck Depoortere
  • CASCADE THRUST REVERSER FOR AN AIRCRAFT TURBOJET ENGINE
    Publication number: 20160245229
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cascade thrust reverser providing that when a sliding cowl and a flap are in a direct jet position, a hook is held in engagement with another hook and the flap is immobilized inside of a housing of the sliding cowl by a stem of a telescopic connecting rod subjected to pre-stress generated by a compressed spring located in the body of the connecting rod. When the sliding cowl starts to slide from the direct jet position toward the reverse jet position, the hooks disengage each other and the stem engages with an extension in the body of the connecting rod, so that the flap is rotated from the direct jet position toward the reverse jet position due to the tensile force exerted by the stem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Vincent PEYRON, Laurent Georges VALLEROY, Franck DEPOORTERE