Patents by Inventor Jacques Jouffreau

Jacques Jouffreau 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).

  • Reusable thermal protection member for an object subject to great heating
    Patent number: 4804571
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a reusable thermal protection member for an object subject to great heating, e.g. an aircraft or spacecraft.The member comprises in per se known manner a refractory shield and an insulating layer between the refractory shield and the structure of the craft. According to the invention the refractory shield comprises at least one thin film of refractory material having an adequate flexibility to adapt to the shape of the structure of the craft in the area to be protected.Application to the thermal protection of aircraft or spacecraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1989
    Assignee: Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales
    Inventor: Jacques Jouffreau