Patents by Inventor FRANCIS FACON

FRANCIS FACON 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).

  • Metal/composite assembly method
    Patent number: 10513067
    Abstract: An assembly includes a first part made of composite material including a polymer matrix and a second part made of metal. The two parts are assembled by opposite or assembly faces along an interface subjected to shear loads. The first part is made of a composite having continuous reinforcing fibers in a thermoplastic matrix. The second part includes, on its assembly face, a coupling form having a plurality of patterns. Each pattern has a closed contour in a plane parallel to the assembly face of the second part and extends along a direction normal to the assembly face of the second part. A method for making such an assembly is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE TECHNOLOGIQUE JULES VERNE
    Inventors: Sylvain Roche, Francis Facon, Thierry Renault, Stéphane Auger, Christophe Cornu, Cyrille Dalla-Zuanna
  • METAL/COMPOSITE ASSEMBLY METHOD AND DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170217061
    Abstract: An assembly includes a first part made of composite material including a polymer matrix and a second part made of metal. The two parts are assembled by opposite or assembly faces along an interface subjected to shear loads. The first part is made of a composite having continuous reinforcing fibers in a thermoplastic matrix. The second part includes, on its assembly face, a coupling form having a plurality of patterns. Each pattern has a closed contour in a plane parallel to the assembly face of the second part and extends along a direction normal to the assembly face of the second part. A method for making such an assembly is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: SYLVAIN ROCHE, FRANCIS FACON, THIERRY RENAULT, STÉPHANE AUGER, CHRISTOPHE CORNU, CYRILLE DALLA-ZUANNA