Patents by Inventor Gilles Bezard

Gilles Bezard 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: 11679567
    Abstract: A tool for creating a self-stiffened panel, which comprises a support, a set of punches and a channel delimited between two punches, for each punch, a first securing arrangement including a slider that is able to move in translation on the support and at least one hook secured to the slider, and a second securing arrangement including at least one nose integral with the punch, and an actuating arrangement that moves the slider from a securing position in which each nose is located between the support and a hook, to a release position in which the hooks are offset with respect to the noses. With such a tool, each punch is held in position over its length, which ensures correct positioning during lay-up, even in the event of the tool being rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Gilles Bezard, Nicolas Fordos
  • Publication number: 20220314557
    Abstract: A tool for creating a self-stiffened panel, which comprises a support, a set of punches and a channel delimited between two punches, for each punch, a first securing arrangement including a slider that is able to move in translation on the support and at least one hook secured to the slider, and a second securing arrangement including at least one nose integral with the punch, and an actuating arrangement that moves the slider from a securing position in which each nose is located between the support and a hook, to a release position in which the hooks are offset with respect to the noses. With such a tool, each punch is held in position over its length, which ensures correct positioning during lay-up, even in the event of the tool being rotated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Gilles BEZARD, Nicolas FORDOS
  • Patent number: 10105938
    Abstract: The disclosure proposes a method for producing a panel having an outer skin and stiffeners that have a connecting portion, and at least one projecting portion, the method comprising a step of draping layers of fibers over at least one insert such that each layer of fibers has a connecting portion and a portion that projects downwardly from the connecting portion, a step of draping a layer of fibers that forms the outer skin, and a step of bonding the layers of fibers together. The disclosure also provides a device for implementing the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Dominique Guittard, Mathieu Lannuzel, Philippe Blot, Gilles Bezard
  • Patent number: 9199395
    Abstract: A mold including: a central core having a side wall with a plane external surface; an internal mold element having an internal surface facing the external surface of the central core, with surfaces inclined to the vertical in order to form an angle of clearance, and a substantially vertical external surface; an external mold element fitted against the internal mold element and having a substantially vertical internal surface facing the external surface of the internal mold element; at least one of the facing surfaces being designed to receive a substantially vertical lateral preform so that the internal mold element and the external mold element are suitable for clamping said lateral preform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Philippe Blot, Sebastien Gohier, Gilles Bezard, Matthieu Kneveler
  • Publication number: 20150165744
    Abstract: The disclosure proposes a method for producing a panel having an outer skin and stiffeners that have a connecting portion, and at least one projecting portion, the method comprising a step of draping layers of fibers over at least one insert such that each layer of fibers has a connecting portion and a portion that projects downwardly from the connecting portion, a step of draping a layer of fibers that forms the outer skin, and a step of bonding the layers of fibers together. The disclosure also provides a device for implementing the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Dominique Guittard, Mathieu Lannuzel, Philippe Blot, Gilles Bezard