Patents by Inventor Sylvain GOEK

Sylvain GOEK 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).

  • Fuel tank with separating membrane
    Patent number: 9052062
    Abstract: A tank especially suitable for use as a fuel or oxidizer tank in spacecraft is divided into two tank spaces by a membrane. A liquid is stored on one side of the membrane and a pressure gas is stored on the other side of the membrane. The pressure gas is to drive the liquid out of the tank. The membrane is made of a polymer material and is held by a spring ring in a recess on the outer wall of the tank. The spring ring has a substantially C-shaped cross-section to exert elastic spring holding forces on the membrane in the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Astrium GmbH
    Inventors: Walter Schwarting, Sylvain Goek
  • Fuel Tank with Separating Membrane
    Publication number: 20130105490
    Abstract: A tank especially suitable for use as a fuel or oxidizer tank in spacecraft is divided into two tank spaces by a membrane. A liquid is stored on one side of the membrane and a pressure gas is stored on the other side of the membrane. The pressure gas is to drive the liquid out of the tank. The membrane is made of a polymer material and is held by a spring ring in a recess on the outer wall of the tank. The spring ring has a substantially C-shaped cross-section to exert elastic spring holding forces on the membrane in the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventors: Walter SCHWARTING, Sylvain GOEK