Patents by Inventor Gaetan NORMANDIN

Gaetan NORMANDIN 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).

  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING A PLY OF MATERIAL OF A COMPOSITE COMPONENT ALONG AN ARCUATE SURFACE
    Publication number: 20190329507
    Abstract: A method and device of positioning a ply of material for a composite component along an arcuate surface are presented. The ply comprises two end portions and a plurality of fiber tows extending longitudinally between the two end portions. The arcuate surface has a curved edge and a planar surface extending from the curved edge. The method comprises placing a first longitudinal edge portion of the ply along the curved edge; and rotating at least one of the two end portions away from the arcuate surface about a pivot axis normal to the ply, so as to cause sliding of at least some of the plurality of fiber tows relative to each other, and substantial aligning of the plurality of fiber tows in a curved direction along the arcuate surface. A method of positioning a ply of material for a composite component onto a curved mandrel is also presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Louis LABERGE LEBEL, Matei DRAGUTESCU, Paul TRUDEAU, Gaetan NORMANDIN, Mouhcine RIFAY
  • Device and method for positioning a ply of material of a composite component along an arcuate surface
    Patent number: 10391721
    Abstract: A method and device of positioning a ply of material for a composite component along an arcuate surface are presented. The ply comprises two end portions and a plurality of fiber tows extending longitudinally between the two end portions. The arcuate surface has a curved edge and a planar surface extending from the curved edge. The method comprises placing a first longitudinal edge portion of the ply along the curved edge; and rotating at least one of the two end portions away from the arcuate surface about a pivot axis normal to the ply, so as to cause sliding of at least some of the plurality of fiber tows relative to each other, and substantial aligning of the plurality of fiber tows in a curved direction along the arcuate surface. A method of positioning a ply of material for a composite component onto a curved mandrel is also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: BOMBARDIER INC.
    Inventors: Louis Laberge Lebel, Matei Dragutescu, Paul Trudeau, Gaetan Normandin, Mouhcine Rifay
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING A PLY OF MATERIAL OF A COMPOSITE COMPONENT ALONG AN ARCUATE SURFACE
    Publication number: 20180029313
    Abstract: A method and device of positioning a ply of material for a composite component along an arcuate surface are presented. The ply comprises two end portions and a plurality of fiber tows extending longitudinally between the two end portions. The arcuate surface has a curved edge and a planar surface extending from the curved edge. The method comprises placing a first longitudinal edge portion of the ply along the curved edge; and rotating at least one of the two end portions away from the arcuate surface about a pivot axis normal to the ply, so as to cause sliding of at least some of the plurality of fiber tows relative to each other, and substantial aligning of the plurality of fiber tows in a curved direction along the arcuate surface. A method of positioning a ply of material for a composite component onto a curved mandrel is also presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Louis LABERGE LEBEL, Matei DRAGUTESCU, Paul TRUDEAU, Gaetan NORMANDIN, Mouhcine RIFAY