Patents by Inventor Frederic BIGOT

Frederic BIGOT 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: 10118280
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tool (15) for installing fasteners, said tool comprising: a sheath containing a cylindrical housing (18) with a polygonal base, a roller cage (19) accommodated within said cylindrical housing, said cage comprising: a cylindrical support (33) with a substantially circular base, capable of pivoting within the cylindrical housing. rollers (34) disposed on the perimeter of the support, each roller being able to rotate with respect to said support, a compressing spring (36) exerting a radial force on the rollers in the direction of the main axis, the tool further comprising a restoring member (37) tending to bring the rollers of the cage to face the edges (27) of the cylindrical housing of the sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: LISI AEROSPACE
    Inventor: Frederic Bigot
  • Patent number: 9669457
    Abstract: A rivet for blind fastening may include a screw with a handling element, a break groove, a head separated from the handling element by the break groove, and a threaded part. The rivet may also include a sleeve with a collar and a tubular shank having an internal thread intended to come into engagement with the threaded part of the screw. The handling element includes a first handling portion able to guide introduction of the rivet in a setting tool, and a second handling portion able to transmit a torque, the two handling portions being separated by a blocking portion able to limit an axial movement of the rivet in a setting tool. A setting nose may be used for installing such a rivet, and the rivet, setting nose and a setting method can be used in the assembly of aircraft structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: LISI Aerospace
    Inventors: Frederic Bigot, Jerome Couderc, Olivier Gay, Guy Pailhories
  • Publication number: 20150196951
    Abstract: A rivet for blind fastening may include a screw with a handling element, a break groove, a head separated from the handling element by the break groove, and a threaded part; a sleeve with a collar and a tubular shank comprising an internal thread intended to come into engagement with the threaded part of the screw. The handling element comprises a first handling portion able to guide the introduction of the rivet in a setting tool, and a second handling portion able to transmit a torque, the two handling portions being separated by blocking portion able to limit an axial movement of the rivet in a setting tool. A setting nose for installing such a rivet, and a setting method are also described. These in particular are applicable to the assembly of aircraft structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: LISI AEROSPACE
    Inventors: Frederic BIGOT, Jerome COUDERC, Olivier GAY, Guy PAILHORIES