Patents by Inventor Christian CROS

Christian CROS 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 controlling coupled forward and aft doors of an aircraft landing gear bay
    Patent number: 10526074
    Abstract: A system for the control of the door assemblies of a bay of a landing gear of an aircraft, that is retractile and is able to be deployed, the opening of the bay for the landing gear being able to be closed by a forward door assembly and an aft door assembly, comprises a coupling mechanism of the forward door assembly and the aft door assembly, that is configured such that the aft door assembly is not completely closed, but is ajar, as soon as the forward door assembly is opened during the deployment of the landing gear and the aft door assembly is completely closed at the complete closing of the forward door assembly when the landing gear is retracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Christian Cros, Jérôme Phalippou, Christophe Mialhe, Jacques Peres
  • Joint assembly and method connecting an aircraft belly fairing to the fuselage provided with a particularly positioned stringer
    Patent number: 10358204
    Abstract: A joint assembly in an aircraft connecting a belly fairing to the fuselage of the aircraft. The belly fairing has a sewing angle connected to a main belly fairing section, while the fuselage has a fuselage skin with an exterior and an interior. The joint assembly includes a sewing angle with a flange connected to the fuselage skin exterior at a fixation zone of the fuselage skin, with the fixation zone being overlapped by the flange where it is connected thereto. The joint assembly further includes a stringer connected to the fuselage skin interior and overlapping the fixation zone. This joint assembly is less susceptible to vibrations. The disclosure herein also pertains to a method of providing such a joint assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Airbus Operation (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: François Rouyre, Christian Cros, Jérome Antypas, Sébastien Menard
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING COUPLED FORWARD AND AFT DOORS OF AN AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR BAY
    Publication number: 20170166300
    Abstract: A system for the control of the door assemblies of a bay of a landing gear of an aircraft, that is retractile and is able to be deployed, the opening of the bay for the landing gear being able to be closed by a forward door assembly and an aft door assembly, comprises a coupling mechanism of the forward door assembly and the aft door assembly, that is configured such that the aft door assembly is not completely closed, but is ajar, as soon as the forward door assembly is opened during the deployment of the landing gear and the aft door assembly is completely closed at the complete closing of the forward door assembly when the landing gear is retracted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Christian Cros, Jérôme Phalippou, Christophe Mialhe, Jacques Peres
  • JOINT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD CONNECTING AN AIRCRAFT BELLY FAIRING TO THE FUSELAGE PROVIDED WITH A PARTICULARLY POSITIONED STRINGER
    Publication number: 20160185438
    Abstract: A joint assembly in an aircraft connecting a belly fairing to the fuselage of the aircraft. The belly fairing has a sewing angle connected to a main belly fairing section, while the fuselage has a fuselage skin with an exterior and an interior. The joint assembly includes a sewing angle with a flange connected to the fuselage skin exterior at a fixation zone of the fuselage skin, with the fixation zone being overlapped by the flange where it is connected thereto. The joint assembly further includes a stringer connected to the fuselage skin interior and overlapping the fixation zone. This joint assembly is less susceptible to vibrations. The disclosure herein also pertains to a method of providing such a joint assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: François ROUYRE, Christian CROS, Jérome ANTYPAS, Sébastien MENARD