Patents by Inventor Jacques Vieillot

Jacques Vieillot 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).

  • Solar protection device for space instrument
    Patent number: 8292233
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solar protection device for space instrument. This invention is particularly suited to electromagnetic measuring instruments pointing in a direction close to that of the sun. To ensure the continuous availability, the performance and the non-degradation of collecting instruments directed towards the sun, the invention proposes the use of solar baffling thermally and mechanically decoupled from the platform supporting the collecting instruments of the equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Thales
    Inventors: Claude Alis, Jacques Vieillot
  • SOLAR PROTECTION DEVICE FOR SPACE INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20090065647
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solar protection device for space instrument. This invention is particularly suited to electromagnetic measuring instruments pointing in a direction close to that of the sun. To ensure the continuous availability, the performance and the non-degradation of collecting instruments directed towards the sun, the invention proposes the use of solar baffling (11,12,13) thermally and mechanically decoupled from the platform (21) supporting the collecting instruments (M0, M1, M2, M3, Mr) of the equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: Thales
    Inventors: Claude ALIS, Jacques Vieillot
  • Passive cooler comprising dual elliptically-based cones
    Patent number: 6592079
    Abstract: The invention provides a passive cooler for a detector on board a satellite; the cooler comprises a sunshade, a sunshade radiator forming the end of the sunshade, an infrared deflector at the end of the sunshade, and a radiator forming the end of the deflector. According to the invention, the sunshade has an elliptical base and forms a constant angle relative to the axis of the cooler. The deflector also presents a base that is elliptical. The invention makes it possible to improve the thermal performance of the cooler by making use of all of the volume available for the cooler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Alcatel
    Inventor: Jacques Vieillot
  • Passive cooler comprising dual elliptically-based cones
    Publication number: 20020050340
    Abstract: The invention provides a passive cooler for a detector on board a satellite; the cooler comprises a sunshade, a sunshade radiator forming the end of the sunshade, an infrared deflector at the end of the sunshade, and a radiator forming the end of the deflector. According to the invention, the sunshade has an elliptical base and forms a constant angle relative to the axis of the cooler. The deflector also presents a base that is elliptical. The invention makes it possible to improve the thermal performance of the cooler by making use of all of the volume available for the cooler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Applicant: ALCATEL
    Inventor: Jacques Vieillot