Patents by Inventor Johan RAFFOUX

Johan RAFFOUX 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).

  • Weapon tube and particularly torpedo tube structure
    Patent number: 11226172
    Abstract: Disclosed is a weapon tube and particularly a torpedo tube structure including a system for holding the weapon in a storage position in the tube, including a clamping mechanism which is connected to the structure and can be moved by an actuator between a closed position for locking an interface part of the weapon in order to lock the weapon in position in the structure and an open position for releasing the interface part and therefore the weapon, the structure includes an elastic unit for soliciting the clamping mechanism in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: NAVAL GROUP
    Inventors: Arnaud Lamotte, Johan Raffoux, Stéphane Niot
  • Weapon launching tube structure, and naval platform comprising at least one structure of said type
    Patent number: 10641581
    Abstract: A weapon launching tube structure, and in particular a torpedo launching tube structure, includes a tube inside which weapon guiding slides are mounted at regular intervals around the weapon. The slides are made from a single slide blank obtained by an extrusion process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: NAVAL GROUP
    Inventors: Arnaud Lamotte, Johan Raffoux, Laurent Lavoix
  • WEAPON TUBE AND PARTICULARLY TORPEDO TUBE STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20190339041
    Abstract: Disclosed is a weapon tube and particularly a torpedo tube structure including a system for holding the weapon in a storage position in the tube, including a clamping mechanism which is connected to the structure and can be moved by an actuator between a closed position for locking an interface part of the weapon in order to lock the weapon in position in the structure and an open position for releasing the interface part and therefore the weapon, the structure includes an elastic unit for soliciting the clamping mechanism in the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Arnaud LAMOTTE, Johan RAFFOUX, Stéphane NIOT
  • WEAPON LAUNCHING TUBE STRUCTURE, AND NAVAL PLATFORM COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE STRUCTURE OF SAID TYPE
    Publication number: 20190063872
    Abstract: A weapon launching tube structure, and in particular a torpedo launching tube structure, includes a tube inside which weapon guiding slides are mounted at regular intervals around the weapon. The slides are made from a single slide blank obtained by an extrusion process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Arnaud LAMOTTE, Johan RAFFOUX, Laurent LAVOIX