Patents by Inventor Benoît Artaud

Benoît Artaud 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: 11584536
    Abstract: A method and a system for inerting an aircraft fuel tank includes at least one inert gas generator. The device includes at least means of determining the inert gas requirement of the aircraft tank(s) in real-time, means of regulating the inert gas flow rate of an inert gas generator, and controlled distribution means of the inert gas in the various fuel tanks and/or various compartments of an aircraft fuel tank. A control unit is capable of real-time determination of an inert gas flow rate setting according to the inert gas requirement of the tank(s) of the aircraft transmitted by the means of determining the inert gas requirement, the settings being transmitted in real time to the inert gas flow rate regulating means, and is also capable of determining the inert gas distribution control settings to the controlled distribution means of inert gas into the various fuel tanks and/or various compartments of a fuel tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: ZODIAC AEROTECHNICS
    Inventors: Benoît Artaud, Christophe Claris, Olivier Vandroux, Thibaut Vozy
  • Patent number: 9574688
    Abstract: First and second conduits are joined in a manner to control electrical resistance of a conduit circuit. A cylindrical section of an adapter is placed onto an end of the first conduit. A part of the cylindrical section is crimped onto the first conduit while a spacing block made of a polymer material having a previously chosen conductivity is positioned around the end of the first conduit and clipped onto the cylindrical section. The crimping locks the spacing block to the adapter and deforms an assembly comprising the clipping pieces of the spacing block and the adapter, so as to immobilize the clipping pieces relative to each other in a direction parallel to an axis of the cylindrical section of the adapter, and such that an exterior surface of the first conduit engages interior surfaces of the spacing block and the adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: DESIGNED METAL CONNECTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Benoit Artaud, Stephane Heraud, Daniel Lecroc
  • Publication number: 20160257419
    Abstract: A method and a system for inerting an aircraft fuel tank includes at least one inert gas generator. The device includes at least means of determining the inert gas requirement of the aircraft tank(s) in real-time, means of regulating the inert gas flow rate of an inert gas generator, and controlled distribution means of the inert gas in the various fuel tanks and/or various compartments of an aircraft fuel tank. A control unit is capable of real-time determination of an inert gas flow rate setting according to the inert gas requirement of the tank(s) of the aircraft transmitted by the means of determining the inert gas requirement, the settings being transmitted in real time to the inert gas flow rate regulating means, and is also capable of determining the inert gas distribution control settings to the controlled distribution means of inert gas into the various fuel tanks and/or various compartments of a fuel tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Benoît Artaud, Christophe Claris, Olivier Vandroux, Thibaut Vozy
  • Publication number: 20130020800
    Abstract: A device for coupling fluid-circulation tubes includes a first coupling connecting first and second tubes, in which first coupling the respective ends of the first and second tubes are arranged coaxially aligned with one another. At least one of the opposite ends of the first and second tubes is capable of being secured to a second coupling, which is configured to couple the first or second tube to a pipe of a fluid circuit, the second coupling including at least one portion made in one piece with the opposite end of the tube in question, such that the portion of the second coupling forms the opposite end of the tube in question.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: PERMASWAGE
    Inventors: Stéphane Heraud, Benoît Artaud
  • Publication number: 20120174383
    Abstract: This invention concerns a process for joining at least a first and a second conduit so as to control the electrical resistance of a circuit of conduits characterized in that it comprises of the following steps placing a cylindrical section of an adapter (220) onto an end of the first conduit (500). crimping at least one part of the cylindrical section onto the first conduit, with a spacing block (100) of a polymeric material having a preselected conductivity being positioned on the extension of the end of the first conduit and clipped to the cylindrical section, with the crimping serving to lock the spacing block with respect to the adapter. joining the spacing block to the end of the second conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: DESIGNED METAL CONNECTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Benoit Artaud, Stephane Heraud, Daniel Lecroc