Patents by Inventor Jean-Claude SOST

Jean-Claude SOST 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).

  • Method for arranging a plurality of spacecraft under the fairing of a launcher, assembly resulting from such a method and dispenser suited to such an assembly
    Patent number: 10407190
    Abstract: A method for arranging a plurality of spacecraft comprises the following steps: arranging a first layer of spacecraft around a dispenser; fixing the spacecraft of the first layer to the dispenser using mechanical interfaces extending in a radial direction; arranging a second layer of spacecraft around the first layer and the dispenser, the spacecraft of the second layer being arranged that they extend beyond, in a longitudinal direction of the fairing, the spacecraft of the first layer which are interposed between them and the dispenser; fixing the spacecraft of the second layer to the dispenser using mechanical interfaces extending in a radial direction over a distance greater than that of the mechanical interfaces of the first layer; and arranging the assembly thus obtained, under the fairing of a launcher. Assembly of spacecraft that can be obtained by the method and a dispenser suited to the assembly is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Gilles Fernandez, Jean-Claude Sost
  • METHOD FOR ARRANGING A PLURALITY OF SPACECRAFT UNDER THE FAIRING OF A LAUNCHER, ASSEMBLY RESULTING FROM SUCH A METHOD AND DISPENSER SUITED TO SUCH AN ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20160304222
    Abstract: A method for arranging a plurality of spacecraft comprises the following steps: arranging a first layer of spacecraft around a dispenser; fixing the spacecraft of the first layer to the dispenser using mechanical interfaces extending in a radial direction; arranging a second layer of spacecraft around the first layer and the dispenser, the spacecraft of the second layer being arranged that they extend beyond, in a longitudinal direction of the fairing, the spacecraft of the first layer which are interposed between them and the dispenser; fixing the spacecraft of the second layer to the dispenser using mechanical interfaces extending in a radial direction over a distance greater than that of the mechanical interfaces of the first layer; and arranging the assembly thus obtained, under the fairing of a launcher. Assembly of spacecraft that can be obtained by the method and a dispenser suited to the assembly is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Gilles FERNANDEZ, Jean-Claude SOST