Patents by Inventor Christophe DURANTI

Christophe DURANTI 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).

  • Stacking device for a space vehicle and associated space vehicle
    Patent number: 10836514
    Abstract: A stacking device for a space vehicle comprises a plurality of hold down and release mechanisms and is configured to hold, temporarily, n space appendages, n being an integer strictly greater than 2, on one and the same support of a space vehicle using hold down and release mechanisms. The stacking device is arranged such that several space appendages are held by one and the same hold down and release mechanism. An associated space vehicle comprising at least one such stacking device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Thomas Combernoux, Alain-Vincent Blanc, Christophe Duranti, Thierry Youssefi
  • STACKING DEVICE FOR A SPACE VEHICLE AND ASSOCIATED SPACE VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20180099767
    Abstract: A stacking device for a space vehicle comprises a plurality of hold down and release mechanisms and is configured to hold, temporarily, n space appendages, n being an integer strictly greater than 2, on one and the same support of a space vehicle using hold down and release mechanisms. The stacking device is arranged such that several space appendages are held by one and the same hold down and release mechanism. An associated space vehicle comprising at least one such stacking device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 12, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas COMBERNOUX, Alain-Vincent BLANC, Christophe DURANTI, Thierry YOUSSEFI