Patents by Inventor Jacques Laforest

Jacques Laforest 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).

  • Triaxial vibrating platform, particularly for helicopter simulators
    Patent number: 5291787
    Abstract: A vibration testing platform includes, on one side, a fastening point connected to three actuators placed in orthogonal directions to one another by link-rods hinged at both ends thereof and, on the other side, three fastening points, each point being connected to the ground by a link-rod hinged at both ends thereof. The two end link-rods are vertically oriented and the third one is horizontally oriented and placed in a transversal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1994
    Assignee: Thomson-CSF
    Inventors: Jacques Laforest, Rene Le Guillou