Patents by Inventor Christian Trouillot

Christian Trouillot 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: 11326862
    Abstract: An aerodynamic braking device for a payload casing intended to be ejected from a projectile on its trajectory including at least one parachute connected to the casing by hangers, the parachute and the parachute hangers being housed in a sleeve. The sleeve is wound around an axis of winding perpendicular to its longitudinal direction and attached to a cylindrical housing the axis of which is parallel to the axis of winding, which housing is itself secured to a shell base that closes off the projectile, the hangers being connected to the casing by an extension cable which is wound around the axis of the housing and attached thereto by at least three peripheral break lines which are uniformly angularly distributed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: NEXTER MUNITIONS
    Inventors: Christian Trouillot, Frédéric Carreau, Cécile Grognet-Quenecan
  • Publication number: 20210148685
    Abstract: An aerodynamic braking device for a payload casing intended to be ejected from a projectile on its trajectory including at least one parachute connected to the casing by hangers, the parachute and the parachute hangers being housed in a sleeve. The sleeve is wound around an axis of winding perpendicular to its longitudinal direction and attached to a cylindrical housing the axis of which is parallel to the axis of winding, which housing is itself secured to a shell base that closes off the projectile, the hangers being connected to the casing by an extension cable which is wound around the axis of the housing and attached thereto by at least three peripheral break lines which are uniformly angularly distributed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: NEXTER MUNITIONS
    Inventors: Christian TROUILLOT, Frédéric CARREAU, Cécile GROGNET-QUENECAN
  • Patent number: 10788297
    Abstract: An artillery projectile is configured to have a trajectory comprising a ballistic phase and a piloted phase. This projectile has at least one means ensuring its aerodynamic stabilization on part or all of its trajectory and a means configured to ensure a piloting during the piloted phase. This projectile is characterized in that the aerodynamic stabilization means comprises a wing system having at least two wings which are able to be positioned with respect to the axis of the projectile, at least during the piloted phase, with their sweepback angles being negative, that is, with the free ends of the wings being oriented towards the front of the projectile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: NEXTER MUNITIONS
    Inventors: Christian Trouillot, Geoffroy Deschatre
  • Publication number: 20190368846
    Abstract: An artillery projectile is configured to have a trajectory comprising a ballistic phase and a piloted phase. This projectile has at least one means ensuring its aerodynamic stabilization on part or all of its trajectory and a means configured to ensure a piloting during the piloted phase. This projectile is characterized in that the aerodynamic stabilization means comprises a wing system having at least two wings which are able to be positioned with respect to the axis of the projectile, at least during the piloted phase, with their sweepback angles being negative, that is, with the free ends of the wings being oriented towards the front of the projectile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: NEXTER MUNITIONS
    Inventors: Christian TROUILLOT, Geoffroy DESCHATRE
  • Patent number: 10401134
    Abstract: The invention relates to an artillery projectile (1) which is intended to have a trajectory comprising a ballistic phase and a piloted phase. This projectile (1) has at least one means ensuring its aerodynamic stabilization on part or all of its trajectory and a means (9) intended to ensure a piloting during the piloted phase. This projectile is characterized in that the aerodynamic stabilization means comprises a wing system having at least two wings (16) which are able to positioned with respect to the axis (26) of the projectile, at least during the piloted phase, with their sweepback angles being negative, that is, with the free ends (16b) of the wings (16) being oriented towards the front of the projectile (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: NEXTER MUNITIONS
    Inventors: Christian Trouillot, Geoffroy Deschatre
  • Publication number: 20170299355
    Abstract: The invention relates to an artillery projectile (1) which is intended to have a trajectory comprising a ballistic phase and a piloted phase. This projectile (1) has at least one means ensuring its aerodynamic stabilization on part or all of its trajectory and a means (9) intended to ensure a piloting during the piloted phase. This projectile is characterized in that the aerodynamic stabilization means comprises a wing system having at least two wings (16) which are able to positioned with respect to the axis (26) of the projectile, at least during the piloted phase, with their sweepback angles being negative, that is, with the free ends (16b) of the wings (16) being oriented towards the front of the projectile (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: NEXTER MUNITIONS
    Inventors: Christian TROUILLOT, Geoffroy DESCHATRE
  • Patent number: 7919739
    Abstract: The invention relates to a locking device for a deployable surface or fin of a projectile characterized in that it incorporates at least one flexible tongue, one end of which protrudes in the groove, a recess to the side of the groove enabling the tongue to bend in a first direction to enable the fin to enter the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Nexter Munitions
    Inventor: Christian Trouillot
  • Publication number: 20070138335
    Abstract: The invention relates to a locking device for a deployable surface or fin of a projectile characterized in that it incorporates at least one flexible tongue, one end of which protrudes in the groove, a recess to the side of the groove enabling the tongue to bend in a first direction to enable the fin to enter the groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: GIAT Industries
    Inventor: Christian Trouillot
  • Patent number: 7059561
    Abstract: A deployment device for a fin of a projectile incorporating a hinge fixed to the projectile body which allows said fin to make a pivoting movement along at least one axis, wherein said hinge comprises a support for said fin mounted able to tilt over with respect to an axis substantially perpendicular to the projectile axis, said fin being linked to said support by a rod whose axis is substantially parallel to said projectile axis when said fin is in the folded position and substantially perpendicular to said projectile axis when said fin is in the deployed position, said rod itself being able to pivot with respect to said fin support when such said support tilts over, this pivoting of said rod being controlled by driving means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: GIAT Industries
    Inventor: Christian Trouillot
  • Publication number: 20050082420
    Abstract: A deployment device for a fin of a projectile incorporating a hinge fixed to the projectile body which allows said fin to make a pivoting movement along at least one axis, wherein said hinge comprises a support for said fin mounted able to tilt over with respect to an axis substantially perpendicular to the projectile axis, said fin being linked to said support by a rod whose axis is substantially parallel to said projectile axis when said fin is in the folded position and substantially perpendicular to said projectile axis when said fin is in the deployed position, said rod itself being able to pivot with respect to said fin support when such said support tilts over, this pivoting of said rod being controlled by driving means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Applicant: GIAT INDUSTRIES
    Inventor: Christian Trouillot
  • Patent number: 5685503
    Abstract: A deployment device for stabilizing fins of a projectile includes at least one pallet and a holding device for each fin. The pallet is oriented to receive an aerodynamic flow when the projectile is fired and thus transfers a resultant strain to the fin to deploy it away from the projectile. The deployment device can be used for fins of a projectile fired from smooth barrelled weapons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Assignee: Luchaire Defense AS
    Inventors: Christian Trouillot, Alain Verstraete
  • Patent number: 5622335
    Abstract: A tail piece for a projectile includes at least three fins connected to either the projectile itself or a bracket connected to the projectile. Each fin is linked to the projectile/bracket by at least one fastening foot that cooperates with at least one recess of the projectile/bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Assignee: Giat Industries
    Inventors: Christian Trouillot, Yves Millet, Fran.cedilla.ois Beauvais