Patents by Inventor Benoit Leclercq

Benoit Leclercq 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).

  • Method and device for the rigid connection of two thin elements
    Patent number: 10011388
    Abstract: According to the present invention, the device comprises: a flange having an at least approximately trapezoidal tapered section; a counter-flange having a shape complementary to that of said flange (1); and clamping means for clamping said flange and said counter-flange one in the direction of the other, interposing the edges of said elements shaped at least partially in the shape of said counter-flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: MBDA FRANCE
    Inventors: François Durand, Xavier Bertrand, Javier Sistac-Meler, Benoit Leclercq
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE RIGID CONNECTION OF TWO THIN ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20150034637
    Abstract: According to the present invention, the device comprises: a flange having an at least approximately trapezoidal tapered section; a counter-flange having a shape complementary to that of said flange (1); and clamping means for clamping said flange and said counter-flange one in the direction of the other, interposing the edges of said elements shaped at least partially in the shape of said counter-flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: François Durand, Xavier Bertrand, Javier Sistac-Meler, Benoit Leclercq