Patents by Inventor Bruno Sarpy

Bruno Sarpy 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: 7682682
    Abstract: The object of this invention is a stiffener stop in particular for a primary structural panel of the “skin+stiffener” type for aircraft, said stop consisting of an initial slope connected to the normal height of the stiffener and a final slope, wherein at least one interval having a slope nearly equal to zero with respect to the plane of the base skin in the stop area is inserted between the two aforesaid slopes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Airbus France
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Leon-Dufour, Bruno Sarpy
  • Patent number: 7316372
    Abstract: A fuselage spar for aircraft is vertically mounted between an upper surface panel and a lower surface panel of the fuselage at the junction between a first wing structure spar and a second wing structure spar symmetrical with the first wing structure spar relative to the fuselage, and comprises peripheral zones and a central zone. This fuselage spar comprises a hollowed-out portion in the central zone, the peripheral zones of the spar providing for a draining of the normal loads conveyed by the wing structure spars. Also disclosed is a central spar box comprising such a spar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Airbus France
    Inventor: Bruno Sarpy
  • Patent number: 7195418
    Abstract: A device for joining, in particular, composite structure elements with metallic structure elements of an aircraft. The device includes a junction element, provided with a first longitudinal partition wall fastened to a metallic panel, integral with a stiffener comprising a vertical core and at least one baseplate, with a second longitudinal partition wall, fastened to a composite panel, and with a lower branch to which are connected the proximal extremities of the said first and second longitudinal partition walls. The device further includes a first fitting element, provided with a first pick-up fitting body on the said stiffener and with a first heel and a second fitting element, provided with a second pick-up fitting body on the composite panel, and with a second heel, the heels of the fitting elements being fastened to the lower branch, on both sides of the lower branch, opposite each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Airbus France
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Durand, Bruno Sarpy, Gilles Bazerque
  • Publication number: 20060018710
    Abstract: A device for joining, in particular, composite structure elements with metallic structure elements of an aircraft, comprising a junction element, provided with a first longitudinal partition wall fastened to a metallic panel, integral with a stiffener comprising a vertical core and at least one baseplate, with a second longitudinal partition wall, fastened to a composite panel, and with a lower branch to which are connected the proximal extremities of the said first and second longitudinal partition walls, the device comprising, moreover, a first fitting element, provided with a first pick-up fitting body on the said stiffener and with a first heel and a second fitting element, provided with a second pick-up fitting body on the composite panel, and with a second heel, the heels of the fitting elements being fastened to the lower branch, on both sides of the lower branch, opposite each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Durand, Bruno Sarpy, Gilles Bazerque
  • Publication number: 20050230538
    Abstract: A fuselage spar for aircraft is vertically mounted between an upper surface panel and a lower surface panel of the fuselage at the junction between a first wing structure spar and a second wing structure spar symmetrical with the first wing structure spar relative to the fuselage, and comprises peripheral zones and a central zone. This fuselage spar comprises a hollowed-out portion in the central zone, the peripheral zones of the spar providing for a draining of the normal loads conveyed by the wing structure spars. Also disclosed is a central spar box comprising such a spar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Inventor: Bruno Sarpy
  • Publication number: 20050211846
    Abstract: The object of this invention is a stiffener stop in particular for a primary structural panel of the “skin +stiffener” type for aircraft, said stop consisting of an initial slope connected to the nornal height of the stiffener and a final slope, wherein at least one interval having a slope nearly equal to zero with respect to the plane of the base skin in the stop area is inserted between the two aforesaid slopes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Leon-Dufour, Bruno Sarpy