Patents by Inventor Catherine Sibottier

Catherine Sibottier 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).

  • Energy-absorbing element and related pretensioning flange
    Patent number: 9133899
    Abstract: The invention essentially relates to an energy-absorbing element (1?) comprising: an absorbing portion (2), a first (3) and second anchoring point (4), a first (2?) and second (2?) distal ends of said absorbing portion (2) being respectively secured to the first and second anchoring points (3, 4), characterized in that it also comprises: a pretensioning flange (12) installed between the first (2?) and second (2?) distal ends, the length (L) of said flange (12) exceeding the gap (E) between the two distal ends (2?, 2?) in order to pretension said absorbing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventors: Vincent Delage, Catherine Sibottier, Julien Dhermand
  • ENERGY-ABSORBING ELEMENT AND RELATED PRETENSIONING FLANGE
    Publication number: 20130038007
    Abstract: The invention essentially relates to an energy-absorbing element (1?) comprising: an absorbing portion (2), a first (3) and second anchoring point (4), a first (2?) and second (2?) distal ends of said absorbing portion (2) being respectively secured to the first and second anchoring points (3, 4), characterised in that it also comprises: a pretensioning flange (12) installed between the first (2?) and second (2?) distal ends, the length (L) of said flange (12) exceeding the gap (E) between the two distal ends (2?, 2?) in order to pretension said absorbing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventors: Vincent Delage, Catherine Sibottier, Julien Dhermand