Patents by Inventor Aurore Ferrant

Aurore Ferrant 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).

  • In-flight attitude control and direct thrust flight control system of a vehicle and craft comprising such a system
    Patent number: 9194332
    Abstract: A system for in-flight attitude control and side-force steering includes a thruster body and a plurality of valves capable of generating side thrusts put into communication with the thruster body. The valves are arranged in two sets of valves spaced apart from each other towards the front and towards the rear of the thruster body in substantially symmetrical manner relative to the center of gravity of the vehicle situated on a longitudinal axis (A) of the vehicle. Each set comprises a first pair of valves generating thrust in opposite directions along axes that are not in alignment and are parallel to a first axis, and a second pair of valves generating thrust in opposite directions along axes that are not aligned and are parallel to a second axis. The first and second axes are distinct and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: HERAKLES
    Inventors: Pascal Caubet, Aurore Ferrant
  • In-Flight Attitude Control and Direct Thrust Flight Control System of a Vehicle and Craft Comprising Such a System
    Publication number: 20140109552
    Abstract: A system for in-flight attitude control and side-force steering includes a thruster body and a plurality of valves capable of generating side thrusts put into communication with the thruster body. The valves are arranged in two sets of valves spaced apart from each other towards the front and towards the rear of the thruster body in substantially symmetrical manner relative to the center of gravity of the vehicle situated on a longitudinal axis (A) of the vehicle. Each set comprises a first pair of valves generating thrust in opposite directions along axes that are not in alignment and are parallel to a first axis, and a second pair of valves generating thrust in opposite directions along axes that are not aligned and are parallel to a second axis. The first and second axes are distinct and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: HERAKLES
    Inventors: Pascal Caubet, Aurore Ferrant