Patents by Inventor Jean-Luc Bertrand

Jean-Luc Bertrand 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: 10651364
    Abstract: A driving stage of a servo valve, including a hydraulic ejector and a hydraulic receiver able to be moved relative to each other, one of the two hydraulic units being integral with a mobile unit, movable relative to a body of the servo valve through actuation means, characterized in that the actuation means comprise two piezoelectric actuators connected in series. Control device comprising a servo valve comprising such a driving stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: ZODIAC HYDRAULICS
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Bertrand, Catherine Mailhan
  • Publication number: 20170324021
    Abstract: A driving stage of a servo valve, including a hydraulic ejector and a hydraulic receiver able to be moved relative to each other, one of the two hydraulic units being integral with a mobile unit, movable relative to a body of the servo valve through actuation means, characterized in that the actuation means comprise two piezoelectric actuators connected in series. Control device comprising a servo valve comprising such a driving stage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Jean-Luc BERTRAND, Catherine MAILHAN
  • Patent number: 9677682
    Abstract: Hydraulic servo valve (1) comprising: a power stage (3) comprising a power distribution member able to move between two extreme positions in order to place one or more service portions (C1, C2) in communication with a feed port (P) supplying hydraulic fluid and with a return port (R); a control stage (4) for controlling the position of the power distribution member, the control stage (4) comprising a torque motor (MC) that can be operated in such a way as to actuate a fluid ejection member secured to an elastically deformable element and designed to cause a control pressure of the power distribution member to vary; characterized in that the fluid ejection member comprises a first and a second fluid injector (60, 63) which are fed by fluid feed means able to feed either just one of the first and second fluid injectors (60, 63) or both injectors simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: ZODIAC HYDRAULICS
    Inventor: Jean-Luc Bertrand
  • Publication number: 20160033052
    Abstract: Hydraulic servo valve (1) comprising: a power stage (3) comprising a power distribution member able to move between two extreme positions in order to place one or more service portions (C1, C2) in communication with a feed port (P) supplying hydraulic fluid and with a return port (R); a control stage (4) for controlling the position of the power distribution member, the control stage (4) comprising a torque motor (MC) that can be operated in such a way as to actuate a fluid ejection member secured to an elastically deformable element and designed to cause a control pressure of the power distribution member to vary; characterized in that the fluid ejection member comprises a first and a second fluid injector (60, 63) which are fed by fluid feed means able to feed either just one of the first and second fluid injectors (60, 63) or both injectors simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: ZODIAC HYDRAULICS
    Inventor: Jean-Luc BERTRAND
  • Patent number: 5600220
    Abstract: A servo-control system for actuating an aircraft flight control member, the system including at least one hydraulic actuator together with actuation means for actuating said actuator, said hydraulic actuator being duplicated, said actuation means including first and second actuation assemblies each comprising two hydraulic circuits each controlled by a respective mechanically-controlled distributor valve, the two distributor valves of the same actuation assembly being actuated by common mechanical elements caused to move by motor means, the actuation means including control means controlling said motor means as a function of the position of the flight control member and of piloting orders received by the control means, detection means for detecting failures, and a selector valve which controls switching of the actuation assemblies between an active state and a reserve state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1997
    Assignee: Lucas France
    Inventors: Bruno Thoraval, Jean-Luc Bertrand