Patents by Inventor Jean-Philippe DUPONT

Jean-Philippe DUPONT 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: 10994858
    Abstract: A system for purging an aircraft fuel reservoir includes a body (48) configured to be assembled on the aircraft fuel reservoir (16) and a valve (50), received in the body (48), and having a released configuration of an outlet channel (70) and a tight closed configuration of the outlet channel (70). The system further comprises a transport pipe (44) secured to the body (48), the transport pipe (44) being configured to be fluidly connected to a fuel supply pipe (20) configured to supply an energy producing device. The transport pipe (44) extends at least between a fuel suction inlet (52) and a discharge outlet (54), the suction inlet (52) being configured to emerge in the aircraft fuel reservoir (16) and the discharge outlet (54) being configured to emerge in the supply pipe (20) when the body (48) is mounted on the aircraft fuel reservoir (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: DASSAULT AVIATION
    Inventors: Teddy Dufaure, Jean- Philippe Dupont, Julien Perrot
  • Publication number: 20200023990
    Abstract: A system for purging an aircraft fuel reservoir includes a body (48) configured to be assembled on the aircraft fuel reservoir (16) and a valve (50), received in the body (48), and having a released configuration of an outlet channel (70) and a tight closed configuration of the outlet channel (70). The system further comprises a transport pipe (44) secured to the body (48), the transport pipe (44) being configured to be fluidly connected to a fuel supply pipe (20) configured to supply an energy producing device. The transport pipe (44) extends at least between a fuel suction inlet (52) and a discharge outlet (54), the suction inlet (52) being configured to emerge in the aircraft fuel reservoir (16) and the discharge outlet (54) being configured to emerge in the supply pipe (20) when the body (48) is mounted on the aircraft fuel reservoir (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Teddy DUFAURE, Jean- Philippe DUPONT, Julien PERROT
  • Publication number: 20180155671
    Abstract: Aircraft fuel tank, which has a visual control system inside the tank, includes at least a side wall (12), an upper wall (14) and a lower wall (16), the tank (10) comprising a visual inspection system (22) inside the tank (10). The visual inspection system (22) includes an inspection eyepiece (24) arranged in one of the walls (12, 14, 16), a light inlet (26) arranged in one of the walls (12, 14, 16) and configured to allow light from an artificial light source (30) situated outside the tank (10) to enter the tank (10), and a light guide (28) protruding inside the tank (10) from the light inlet (26) to guide the light produced by the artificial light source (30) to the inside of the tank (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Jean-Philippe DUPONT, Marc CATHELAIN