Patents by Inventor Pierre PARPAITE

Pierre PARPAITE 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).

  • Device for controlling the speed of a spaceplane during the transition from a phase of space flight to a phase of aeronautical flight and associated transition method
    Patent number: 10046868
    Abstract: A spaceplane suitable for aeronautical flight comprising a body and a wing defining a lower airfoil surface in addition to attitude control means that comprise one or a plurality of shutters disposed under the lower airfoil surface of same and maneuverable between a stowed position and an inclined extended position for aerodynamic braking during the transition from a phase of space flight to a phase of aeronautical flight of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE SAS
    Inventors: Eugénio Ferreira, Angélique Santerre, Benjamin Faure, Samuel Chevrollier, Pierre Parpaite, Christophe Favre
  • DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE SPEED OF A SPACEPLANE DURING THE TRANSITION FROM A PHASE OF SPACE FLIGHT TO A PHASE OF AERONAUTICAL FLIGHT AND ASSOCIATED TRANSITION METHOD
    Publication number: 20160052650
    Abstract: A spaceplane suitable for aeronautical flight comprising a body and a wing defining a lower airfoil surface in addition to attitude control means that comprise one or a plurality of shutters disposed under the lower airfoil surface of same and maneuverable between a stowed position and an inclined extended position for aerodynamic braking during the transition from a phase of space flight to a phase of aeronautical flight of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Inventors: Eugénio FERREIRA, Angélique SANTERRE, Benjamin FAURE, Samuel CHEVROLLIER, Pierre PARPAITE, Christophe FAVRE