Patents by Inventor Jean-Gabriel Faget

Jean-Gabriel Faget 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).

  • Device for controlling a spacecraft by gating gas via a moving nozzle
    Patent number: 5749559
    Abstract: A device for controlling a spacecraft by gating gas, the device comprising a nozzle, a gas feed duct, a gate having a seat and a plunger interposed between the feed duct and the nozzle, and control means for opening and closing the gate in order to put the feed duct selectively into communication with the nozzle. The seat of the gate is secured to the nozzle and the nozzle is movable such that the gate is opened and closed by displacement of the nozzle, which displacement is driven directly by the hot gas, without calling on an auxiliary fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: Societe Europeene de Propulsion
    Inventors: Andre Dumortier, Jean-Gabriel Faget