Patents by Inventor Damien Pelissier

Damien Pelissier 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: 8961213
    Abstract: A connection assembly is provided. The connection assembly includes a socket with connection pins, a plug with matching connection pins and a locker for locking the plug relative to the socket while the matching pins are engaged. The lock includes a bolt having a barrel provided with balls movable between a locking position projecting in relation to the barrel and a position retracted inside the barrel, and a rod for retaining the balls in the locking position. The locker also includes a shaft arranged in the plug or the socket for at least partially receiving the bolt and having a groove for receiving the balls in the locked and projecting position. The bolt further includes a spring for returning the rod toward the ball-retaining position, and the rod has a cam surface pushing the balls back into the locked position when the spring urges the rod towards the retaining position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Thales
    Inventors: Xavier Retailleau, Christian Le Tortorec, Matthieu Deffois, Damien Pelissier, Adam Saaidy
  • Publication number: 20130210258
    Abstract: A connection assembly is provided. The connection assembly includes a socket with connection pins, a plug with matching connection pins and a locker for locking the plug relative to the socket while the matching pins are engaged. The lock includes a bolt having a barrel provided with balls movable between a locking position projecting in relation to the barrel and a position retracted inside the barrel, and a rod for retaining the balls in the locking position. The locker also includes a shaft arranged in the plug or the socket for at least partially receiving the bolt and having a groove for receiving the balls in the locked and projecting position. The bolt further includes a spring for returning the rod toward the ball-retaining position, and the rod has a cam surface pushing the balls back into the locked position when the spring urges the rod towards the retaining position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: THALES
    Inventors: Xavier Retailleau, Christian Le Tortorec, Matthieu Deffois, Damien Pelissier, Adam Saaidy