Patents by Inventor Alain PRUDENT

Alain PRUDENT 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).

  • Publication number: 20230079075
    Abstract: An aircraft including a main landing gear compartment which comprises a rear transverse wall, and a base wall forming a sealed barrier between a first, pressurized area and a second, non-pressurized area. The main landing gear compartment includes a body, produced in a single piece from composite material, separating the first, pressurized area and the second, non-pressurized area. The body includes a first part corresponding to the base wall, as well as a second part corresponding to the rear transverse wall. At least two longitudinal beams made of composite material, are connected to the body. This single body makes it possible to eliminate a large number of parts, to simplify the assembly process, and to reduce the duration thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Inventors: Matthieu PLET, Laurent DUBREUIL, Alain PRUDENT, Xavier MATHEIS, Gilles ANDRIEU, Damien DESGACHES
  • Patent number: 11312469
    Abstract: An aircraft fuselage includes a structure, considered in respect of all or part of the fuselage, with fuselage upper sub-structure constituting an upper part of the fuselage and a fuselage bottom sub-structure constituting a lower part of the fuselage. Openings in the structure of the fuselage are intended for the installation of windows or doors for exiting the fuselage. Furthermore, the fuselage upper sub-structure and the fuselage bottom sub-structure form fuselage sub-structures that are assembled with one another via at least one lintel in which all or some of the openings intended for installing the exit doors or windows are formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Inventors: Hervé Ducournau, Alain Prudent, Florian Gauchet
  • Publication number: 20190112035
    Abstract: An aircraft landing gear bay roof, the roof forming a pressurization barrier between a pressurized upper compartment and a landing gear bay for the housing of a landing gear, comprising a roof wall forming the pressurization barrier. The roof wall is held by longitudinal gantries to which it is linked, and which extend over the entire length of the roof wall. The roof wall comprises a lower face configured to be installed inside the landing gear bay and an upper face configured to be installed outside the landing gear bay. At least one of the gantries is installed against the lower face of the roof wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel BELLET, Francois LOYANT, Alexandra LEGARDEZ, Simon ROUX, Sebastien CROUZET, Laurent DUBREUIL, Alain PRUDENT
  • Publication number: 20190112034
    Abstract: An aircraft landing gear bay roof for forming a pressurization barrier between an upper pressurized compartment and a landing gear bay for the housing of a landing gear. The roof comprises a main bulkhead extending in a longitudinal direction, an inclined forward bulkhead, rigidly connected to a forward edge of the main wall, and an inclined aft bulkhead, rigidly connected to an aft edge of the main bulkhead. The forward bulkhead and the aft bulkhead each form an obtuse angle with the main bulkhead. This configuration enables a better absorption of loads by the landing gear bay roof and a shorter and optimized path for transmission of the mechanical loads, in particular to the fuselage member to which the aft bulkhead is configured to be connected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel BELLET, Francois LOYANT, Alexandre LEGARDEZ, Simon ROUX, Sebastien CROUZET, Laurent DUBREUIL, Alain PRUDENT
  • Publication number: 20180009521
    Abstract: An aircraft fuselage includes a structure, considered in respect of all or part of the fuselage, with fuselage upper sub-structure constituting an upper part of the fuselage and a fuselage bottom sub-structure constituting a lower part of the fuselage. Openings in the structure of the fuselage are intended for the installation of windows or doors for exiting the fuselage. Furthermore, the fuselage upper sub-structure are the fuselage bottom sub-structure form fuselage sub-structures that are assembled with one another via at least one lintel in which all or some of the openings intended for installing the exit doors or windows are formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: Stelia Aerospace
    Inventors: Hervé DUCOURNAU, Alain PRUDENT, Florian GAUCHET