Patents by Inventor Claude Sarno

Claude Sarno 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: 11772830
    Abstract: This aeronautical equipment for an aircraft, comprising a part configured to be positioned at the level of a skin of the aircraft and means for reheating this part comprising a closed-circuit thermodynamic loop in which a phase-change heat transfer fluid circulates, is wherein it includes means for monitoring the fluid pressure in the loop in order to detect and report a malfunction of the equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Claude Sarno, Romain Hodot, Philippe Oconte
  • Patent number: 11300332
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermal control device of a component, the control device including: a power source, a converter able to convert a temperature variation into a resistance variation, and a cooling module including two faces, a first face at a first temperature and a second face at a second temperature, the difference between the first temperature and the second temperature depending on the current supplying the cooling module, the first face being in, contact with the component, the cooling module, the converter and the power source being arranged electrically so that the current supplying the converter decreases with a temperature increase and the current supplying the cooling module remains constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Romain Hodot, Claude Sarno
  • Patent number: 10994988
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic system comprising an electronic system comprising an electromechanical microsystem and a hermetic box encapsulating said microsystem. The box includes a fastening plane. The electromechanical microsystem includes a sensitive part and at least two beams connecting the sensitive part to the fastening plane. The beams are thermally coupled to the sensitive part and are electrically coupled to one another. The system further includes a thermal regulator of the electromechanical microsystem including an electrical circuit including at least two ends connected to the beams, and a circuit controller able to generate an electrical current in the electrical circuit to modify the temperature of the sensitive part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Bertrand Leverrier, Claude Sarno, Claude Rougeot, Romain Hodot
  • Publication number: 20200354088
    Abstract: This aeronautical equipment for an aircraft, comprising a part configured to be positioned at the level of a skin of the aircraft and means for reheating this part comprising a closed-circuit thermodynamic loop in which a phase-change heat transfer fluid circulates, is wherein it includes means for monitoring the fluid pressure in the loop in order to detect and report a malfunction of the equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Claude SARNO, Romain HODOT, Philippe OCONTE
  • Patent number: 10667330
    Abstract: An aerodynamic measurement probe comprises a part to be sited in the region of the skin of an aircraft and means for heating the part. The heating means comprise a thermodynamic loop comprising a closed circuit in which a heat-transfer fluid circulates, the closed circuit comprising an evaporator and a zone in which the heat-transfer fluid can be condensed in the appendage in order to heat it. Outside the evaporator, the circuit in which the fluid circulates is formed by a tubular duct of open cross section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Claude Sarno, Romain Hodot
  • Patent number: 10472074
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aircraft provided with at least one piece of aeronautic equipment fastened to the outside skin of the aircraft and a heater for heating the piece of aeronautic equipment. The heater is in the form of a thermodynamic closed circuit loop circulating heat-transfer fluid and including an evaporator and a heat source located inside the aircraft and a condenser located in the piece of aeronautic equipment or an appendage thereto. Fasteners in the form of tubular tabs include tubular channels for circulating the heat-transfer fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Adrien Desjardins, Frederic Martin, Claude Sarno, Romain Hodot, Jean-Philippe Pineau
  • Publication number: 20190276307
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic system comprising an electronic system comprising an electromechanical microsystem and a hermetic box encapsulating said microsystem. The box includes a fastening plane. The electromechanical microsystem includes a sensitive part and at least two beams connecting the sensitive part to the fastening plane. The beams are thermally coupled to the sensitive part and are electrically coupled to one another. The system further includes a thermal regulator of the electromechanical microsystem including an electrical circuit including at least two ends connected to the beams, and a circuit controller able to generate an electrical current in the electrical circuit to modify the temperature of the sensitive part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Bertrand LEVERRIER, Claude Sarno, Claude Rougeot, Romain Hodot
  • Publication number: 20190203982
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermal control device of a component, the control device including: a power source, a converter able to convert a temperature variation into a resistance variation, and a cooling module including two faces, a first face at a first temperature and a second face at a second temperature, the difference between the first temperature and the second temperature depending on the current supplying the cooling module, the first face being in, contact with the component, the cooling module, the converter and the power source being arranged electrically so that the current supplying the converter decreases with a temperature increase and the current supplying the cooling module remains constant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Romain HODOT, Claude Sarno
  • Publication number: 20190194781
    Abstract: An aluminum alloy powder for additive manufacturing, and method for manufacturing a piece by manufacturing from this powder are disclosed. In one aspect, the alloy powder is composition by weight: AlcompSiaMgbZrcRd wherein R represents one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mn, Cr, Cu, Zn and Ti, and wherein, in percent by weight: a is between 0.2% and 1%, b is between 0.3% and 1.7%, c is between 0.4% and 5%, and d is between 0% and 1%, wherein the balance consists of aluminum and unavoidable impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Pierre ELOI, Claude SARNO
  • Patent number: 10329024
    Abstract: A heater of a piece of aeronautic equipment is intended to be arranged at the skin of an aircraft. The equipment includes a part intended to be arranged at the skin of the aircraft and elements for heating the part. The heating element include a thermodynamic loop including a closed circuit in which a heat transfer fluid circulates, the closed circuit including an evaporator and a zone in which a condensation of the heat transfer fluid can occur in the appendage to heat it. Outside the evaporator, the circuit in which the fluid circulates is formed by a tubular channel with an empty section. At least part of the equipment is made from a material with a low heat conductivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Romain Hodot, Claude Sarno, Frederic Martin, Jean-Philippe Pineau
  • Patent number: 10234475
    Abstract: Manufacturing method by addition for at least one part of a piece of aeronautic equipment intended to equip an aircraft, the equipment piece including at least one part intended to be arranged at a skin of the aircraft and heating elements for that part, which include a thermodynamic loop including a closed circuit at least partially integrated, in which a heat transfer fluid circulates, the closed circuit including an evaporator and a zone in which condensation of the heat transfer fluid can occur in the appendage to heat it, outside the evaporator, the circuit being formed by a tubular channel with an empty section at least partially integral with the equipment piece, at least the part of the equipment piece arranged outside the aircraft is made by additive manufacturing and includes a base for fastening on the skin of the aircraft from which support elements for a Pitot tube extend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Claude Sarno, Romain Hodot, Marc Duval-Destin
  • Patent number: 10183753
    Abstract: A piece of aeronautic equipment intended to equip an aircraft, the equipment (25) including a part intended to be arranged at a skin (27) of the aircraft and elements for heating the part, characterized in that the heating elements include a thermodynamic loop including a closed circuit in which a heat transfer fluid circulates, the closed circuit including an evaporator (14) associated with functional elements (25a) of the aircraft forming a heat source giving off heat during their operation and a zone in which a condensation of the heat transfer fluid can occur in the appendage to heat it, and in that outside the evaporator (14), the circuit in which the fluid circulates is formed by a tubular channel with an empty section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Jean-Philippe Pineau, Claude Sarno, Romain Hodot, Frederic Martin
  • Patent number: 10035603
    Abstract: An aircraft provided with at least one piece of aeronautic equipment, the equipment (25) including a part intended to be arranged at a skin (27) of the aircraft and elements for heating the part, characterized in that the heating elements include a thermodynamic loop including a closed circuit in which a heat transfer fluid circulates, the closed circuit including an evaporator (14) associated with functional elements (70) of the aircraft forming a heat source giving off heat during their operation and a zone in which a condensation of the heat transfer fluid can occur in the appendage to heat it, and in that outside the evaporator, the circuit in which the fluid circulates is formed by a tubular channel with an empty section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Claude Sarno, Romain Hodot
  • Patent number: 9975639
    Abstract: A piece of aeronautic equipment intended to equip an aircraft, the equipment piece (25) including at least one part intended to be arranged at a skin (27) outside of the aircraft and heating elements for that part, which include a thermodynamic loop including a closed circuit in which a heat transfer fluid circulates, the closed circuit including an evaporator and a zone in which condensation of the heat transfer fluid can occur in the appendage to heat it, outside the evaporator, the circuit in which the fluid circulates is formed by a tubular channel with an empty section, at least the part of the piece of equipment arranged outside the aircraft is made by additive manufacturing and includes a fastening base (120) for fastening on the skin of the aircraft from which support elements (130) for a Pitot tube (140) provided with lateral static pressure taps (150) extend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Romain Hodot, Claude Sarno, Frederic Martin, Adrien Desjardins, Jean-Philippe Pineau
  • Patent number: 9849993
    Abstract: An aircraft provided with at least two pieces of aeronautic equipment, a first piece of equipment (25) including a part intended to be arranged at a skin (27) of the aircraft and elements for heating the part, characterized in that the heating elements include a thermodynamic loop including a closed circuit in which a heat transfer fluid circulates, the closed circuit including an evaporator (14) associated with functional elements (80) of the second piece of equipment (81) of the aircraft forming a heat source giving off heat during their operation and a zone in which a condensation of the heat transfer fluid can occur in the appendage to heat it, and in that outside the evaporator (14), the circuit in which the fluid circulates is formed by a tubular channel with an empty section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Claude Sarno, Romain Hodot
  • Publication number: 20170029120
    Abstract: A heating of a piece of aeronautic equipment intended to be arranged at the skin of the aircraft. The equipment (25) includes a part (30, 31) intended to be arranged at the skin (27) of the aircraft and elements for heating the part. The heating element include a thermodynamic loop including a closed circuit in which a heat transfer fluid circulates, the closed circuit including an evaporator (14) and a zone in which a condensation of the heat transfer fluid can occur in the appendage to heat it. Outside the evaporator (14), the circuit in which the fluid circulates is formed by a tubular channel with an empty section. At least part of the equipment is made from a material with a low heat conductivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Romain HODOT, Claude SARNO, Frederic MARTIN, Jean-Philippe PINEAU
  • Publication number: 20170029121
    Abstract: An aircraft provided with at least two pieces of aeronautic equipment, a first piece of equipment (25) including a part intended to be arranged at a skin (27) of the aircraft and elements for heating the part, characterized in that the heating elements include a thermodynamic loop including a closed circuit in which a heat transfer fluid circulates, the closed circuit including an evaporator (14) associated with functional elements (80) of the second piece of equipment (81) of the aircraft forming a heat source giving off heat during their operation and a zone in which a condensation of the heat transfer fluid can occur in the appendage to heat it, and in that outside the evaporator (14), the circuit in which the fluid circulates is formed by a tubular channel with an empty section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Claude SARNO, Romain HODOT
  • Publication number: 20170029125
    Abstract: A piece of aeronautic equipment intended to equip an aircraft, the equipment including a part intended to be arranged at a skin of the aircraft and elements for heating the part in an appendage, characterized in that the heating elements include elements forming an oscillating heat pipe (90) including at least one evaporator associated with elements forming a heat source and at least one zone in which a condensation of the heat transfer fluid can occur in the appendage to heat it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Claude SARNO, Romain HODOT
  • Publication number: 20170029122
    Abstract: A piece of aeronautic equipment intended to equip an aircraft, the equipment (25) including a part intended to be arranged at a skin (27) of the aircraft and elements for heating the part, characterized in that the heating elements include a thermodynamic loop including a closed circuit in which a heat transfer fluid circulates, the closed circuit including an evaporator (14) associated with functional elements (25a) of the aircraft forming a heat source giving off heat during their operation and a zone in which a condensation of the heat transfer fluid can occur in the appendage to heat it, and in that outside the evaporator (14), the circuit in which the fluid circulates is formed by a tubular channel with an empty section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Jean-Philippe PINEAU, Claude SARNO, Romain HODOT, Frederic MARTIN
  • Publication number: 20170029123
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aircraft provided with at least one piece of aeronautic equipment (100), the equipment comprising at least one part intended to be arranged at a skin (27) of the aircraft, and means for fastening on said skin outside the aircraft and means for heating the part, characterized in that the fastening means comprise means in the form of tubular tabs (101, 102), in that the heating means comprise a thermodynamic loop comprising a closed circuit in which a heat transfer fluid circulates, the closed circuit comprising an evaporator associated with means forming a heat source arranged inside the aircraft and a zone in which a condensation of the heat transfer fluid can occur in the appendage to heat it, and in that outside the evaporator, the circuit in which the fluid circulates is formed by a tubular channel with an empty section, at least partially formed in the tubular tabs (101, 102) of the fastening means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Adrien DESJARDINS, Frederic MARTIN, Claude SARNO, Romain HODOT, Jean-Philippe PINEAU