Patents by Inventor Herve FONTAINE

Herve FONTAINE 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).

  • Flexible composite structure, aircraft fuel retention device, fuel tank and aircraft incorporating same
    Publication number: 20240400221
    Abstract: The invention relates to a flexible composite structure configured to form, in the deployed state, a device for retaining fuel of an aircraft, this retention device incorporating said structure being configured to be mounted inside and away from a wall of a tank of an aircraft containing the fuel, this tank and this aircraft. The structure (9) is such that, if the wall is perforated, the retention device retards or reduces the fuel leak from the tank, the structure being configured so that the outer surface (Se) is mounted in the immediate vicinity and along the contour of the wall, the structure comprising an elastomer body (9A) made of a rubber composition and a reinforcing frame (9B) embedded in the elastomer body. According to the invention, the structure (9) further comprises a fireproof frame (9C) that is embedded in the elastomer body away from the reinforcing frame, the rubber composition being based on at least one fluorosilicone rubber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Romain TUFFERY, Hervé FONTAINE, Jérémy DA COSTA
  • Device for collecting contaminants on the edges and the bevel of a circular plate
    Patent number: 11594434
    Abstract: Collection device for collecting elements on at least one bevel of a circular plate, comprising: a base comprising a collection groove intended to receive a collection liquid, a plate-carrier able to rotate the plate about itself and such that an outer periphery of the plate penetrates into the collection groove, wherein the collection device comprises means for visualising the interior of the collection groove, enabling at least one image to be acquired of the contact region between the collection liquid and a face of the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Delphine Autillo, Thomas Bordy, Delphine Boutry, Virginie Enyedi, Thierry Flahaut, Herve Fontaine, Roland Garcia-Santana
  • DEVICE FOR COLLECTING CONTAMINANTS ON THE BORDER ET THE SIDE OF A CIRCULAR PLAQUE
    Publication number: 20200203190
    Abstract: Collection device for collecting elements on at least one bevel of a circular plate, comprising: a base comprising a collection groove intended to receive a collection liquid, a plate-carrier able to rotate the plate about itself and such that an outer periphery of the plate penetrates into the collection groove, wherein the collection device comprises means for visualising the interior of the collection groove, enabling at least one image to be acquired of the contact region between the collection liquid and a face of the plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Delphine AUTILLO, Thomas BORDY, Delphine BOUTRY, Virginie ENYEDI, Thierry FLAHAUT, Herve FONTAINE, Roland GARCIA-SANTANA