Patents by Inventor Thierry Fougeroux

Thierry Fougeroux 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: 6626286
    Abstract: A container including a body incorporating at least one cell able to receive an ammunition element, the body also having two side faces as well as a lower face and an upper face having matching shapes forming a Positioning device allowing one container to be positioned with respect to another one stacked onto it, the container also incorporating a joining device allowing the container to be linked to another container stacked onto it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Giat Industries
    Inventors: Claude Boutet, Thierry Fougeroux
  • Publication number: 20020134693
    Abstract: The technical scope of the invention is that of containers for large-caliber ammunition, in particular for field artillery ammunition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2001
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Claude Boutet, Thierry Fougeroux
  • Patent number: 6205904
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is an ammunition element (3,4) feed device (1) for an artillery cannon, notably in projectiles (3) or propellant charge modules (4), and comprising at least one storage magazine (2) for the ammunition elements that incorporates at least one row (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d), a device (28) to transfer the ammunition elements from the magazine to a loading chute (5) and motor means enabling the ammunition elements to be moved up one row to bring them onto the transfer device (28), feed device is characterized in that each row (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d) of the magazine comprises: a support plate (12) on which the ammunition elements (3,4) are arranged with their axes perpendicular to their direction of movement in the row, at least one conveyor belt (15) activated by motorization (16), said belt pressed to the ammunition elements of the row and constituting the motor means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Giat Industries
    Inventors: Claude Boutet, Thierry Fougeroux