Patents by Inventor Laurent Alcala

Laurent Alcala 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).

  • Aerofoil portion of an aircraft comprising an attachment support of a connecting device mounted in translation
    Patent number: 9381994
    Abstract: In the context of the wings of aircraft, the ability to compensate for variations in movement and to absorb assembly tolerances, and flexibility for mounting, are all desired. An object of the disclosure thus relates to a wing portion of an aircraft, having a connecting device between a rigid structure and a flexible structure, the connecting device being attached to a structural element of the wing portion via the intermediary of an attachment support, wherein the attachment support is mounted in translation on the structural element by at least one translation spindle. The disclosure is applicable in the field of aeronautics, in particular for the hydraulic equipment of an aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Frédéric Rossi, Laurent Alcala
  • AEROFOIL PORTION OF AN AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AN ATTACHMENT SUPPORT OF A CONNECTING DEVICE MOUNTED IN TRANSLATION
    Publication number: 20150183507
    Abstract: In the context of the wings of aircraft, the ability to compensate for variations in movement and to absorb assembly tolerances, and flexibility for mounting, are all desired. An object of the disclosure thus relates to a wing portion of an aircraft, having a connecting device between a rigid structure and a flexible structure, the connecting device being attached to a structural element of the wing portion via the intermediary of an attachment support, wherein the attachment support is mounted in translation on the structural element by at least one translation spindle. The disclosure is applicable in the field of aeronautics, in particular for the hydraulic equipment of an aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Frédéric Rossi, Laurent Alcala