Patents by Inventor Jean-Claude Patrice Dhainault

Jean-Claude Patrice Dhainault 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).

  • Fail safe thrust reverser door lock with a plastically deformable element
    Patent number: 5904041
    Abstract: A fail safe emergency lock for a thrust reverser is disclosed in which the thrust reverser is located on a jet engine having a cowling bounding a gas flow duct, the cowling having at least one reverse thrust opening in communication with the gas flow duct. The thrust reverser has a thrust reverser panel movably mounted on the cowling so as to be movable between a forward thrust position, in which the thrust reverser panel covers the reverse thrust opening, and a reverse thrust position in which the reverse thrust opening is uncovered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignee: Societe Hispano-Suiza Aerostructures
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Patrice Dhainault