Patents by Inventor Gilbert Gleyze

Gilbert Gleyze 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: 9096311
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to allow the set of doors to be adjusted without increasing the number of landing gear retraction/extension maneuvers, by incorporating a specific entrance in the fairing (2) of the landing gear bay (4) that provides access to the different accessories (14, 17a, 17b) used to adjust the doors (21-25). The method of the invention consists in: providing a removable bodywork element (5) which is inserted into the fairing (2) of a landing gear bay, surrounded by a stiffening structure (7) and of sufficient dimension such that the adjustment levers (14, 17a, 17b) can be reached from the outside; accessing the inside of the bay (4) by retracting the removable bodywork element (5); and using the levers (14, 17a, 17b) to adjust the different doors (21 to 25) in a flush aerodynamic position, as well as the clearances between said doors. In one embodiment of the invention, one door (25) comprises a central bodywork portion (5) and a peripheral portion (7) including stiffening means (70).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (SAS)
    Inventor: Gilbert Gleyze
  • Publication number: 20130099052
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to allow the set of doors to be adjusted without increasing the number of landing gear retraction/extension manoeuvres, by incorporating a specific entrance in the fairing (2) of the landing gear bay (4) that provides access to the different accessories (14, 17a, 17b) used to adjust the doors (21-25). The method of the invention consists in: providing a removable bodywork element (5) which is inserted into the fairing (2) of a landing gear bay, surrounded by a stiffening structure (7) and of sufficient dimension such that the adjustment levers (14, 17a, 17b) can be reached from the outside; accessing the inside of the bay (4) by retracting the removable bodywork element (5); and using the levers (14, 17a, 17b) to adjust the different doors (21 to 25) in a flush aerodynamic position, as well as the clearances between said doors. In one embodiment of the invention, one door (25) comprises a central bodywork portion (5) and a peripheral portion (7) including stiffening means (70).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventor: Gilbert Gleyze