Patents by Inventor Jean-Marc Besson

Jean-Marc Besson 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).

  • Patent number: 9228811
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gas generator (10) comprising a body (12) delimiting at least one part of a combustion chamber (20), said part housing a primary pyrotechnic charge (16) adapted to generate gases in the combustion chamber (20) when said charge is initiated in combustion, and a slide valve (60) located outside said body (12) and defining with the latter a second chamber (66) housing a secondary pyrotechnic charge (74) whereof the self-ignition temperature is less than that of the primary pyrotechnic charge (16). A gas flow channel (50) for flowing gas out of the combustion chamber (20) is formed in the body (12). According to the invention, the slide valve (60) blocks this channel when it is in a first position, and under the effect of gases released by said secondary pyrotechnic charge (74), the slide valve is adapted to move to a second position wherein the channel (50) is no longer sealed off, allowing the gases contained in the combustion chamber (20) to flow outwards to the exterior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: HERAKLES
    Inventor: Jean-Marc Besson
  • Publication number: 20140338553
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gas generator (10) comprising a body (12) delimiting at least one part of a combustion chamber (20), said part housing a primary pyrotechnic charge (16) adapted to generate gases in the combustion chamber (20) when said charge is initiated in combustion, and a slide valve (60) located outside said body (12) and defining with the latter a second chamber (66) housing a secondary pyrotechnic charge (74) whereof the self-ignition temperature is less than that of the primary pyrotechnic charge (16). A gas flow channel (50) for flowing gas out of the combustion chamber (20) is formed in the body (12). According to the invention, the slide valve (60) blocks this channel when it is in a first position, and under the effect of gases released by said secondary pyrotechnic charge (74), the slide valve is adapted to move to a second position wherein the channel (50) is no longer sealed off, allowing the gases contained in the combustion chamber (20) to flow outwards to the exterior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventor: Jean-Marc Besson
  • Patent number: 7641447
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a support (20, 24, 26) for a stationary article surmounting a helicopter rotor (11), which support comprises a hollow structure presenting a longitudinal axis (25); the hollow structure comprises two hollow parts (20, 24) of elongate shape along said longitudinal axis that are designed to be engaged one in the other and to be mutually stressed in twisting along said common longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: Eurocopter
    Inventors: Gerard Cravero, Louis LeBlanc, Jean-Marc Besson
  • Publication number: 20070166164
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a support (20, 24, 26) for a stationary article surmounting a helicopter rotor (11), which support comprises a hollow structure presenting a longitudinal axis (25); the hollow structure comprises two hollow parts (20, 24) of elongate shape along said longitudinal axis that are designed to be engaged one in the other and to be mutually stressed in twisting along said common longitudinal axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Gerard Cravero, Jean-Marc Besson, Louis Leblanc