Patents by Inventor Alain Cohendy

Alain Cohendy 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).

  • Heating element for a defrosting device for a wing structure, such a device and a process for obtaining same
    Patent number: 4737618
    Abstract: An electric resistance element (1) in a device for deicing a wing structure such as the wing of an aircraft or the blades of a helicopter, which includes conducting fibers embedded in a composite fiber structure and power supply wires connected electrically to said conducting fibers. In this element, the conducting fibers are carbon fibers in the form of at least one ribbon (2) in which the fibers are oriented longitudinally, preimpregnated with resin and at least one end of which is fixed in a deformable tubular metal mesh element (3) providing the electric connection by contact with the ribbon and which in turn is soldered to the corresponding power supply wire (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1988
    Assignee: Aerospatiale Societe Nationale Industrielle
    Inventors: Philippe Barbier, Alain Cohendy, Remy Reynet