Patents by Inventor Christine Fumoux

Christine Fumoux 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).

  • Noise-absorption structures and walls constituted thereby
    Patent number: 6332027
    Abstract: A noise-absorption structure comprising a frame over which a gastight membrane is tensioned, the outside face of the membrane receiving soundwaves, a gas such as air filling the volume defined by the frame and the membrane, and energy-dissipation means housed in the volume, which means are of the laminar gas-flow type, of the electrostatic type, or of the electromagnetic type, and area adjustable or controllable to modify the acoustic impedance of the structure as a function of the characteristics of the noise to be absorbed. The invention is particularly applicable in the aviation industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2001
    Assignees: Bertin & Cie, Societe Nationale d'Etude et de Construction de moteurs d'Aviation - Snecma
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Guilloud, Dominique Collin, Jacques Julliard, Christine Fumoux