Patents by Inventor Laurent Thevenot

Laurent Thevenot 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: 6403260
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lithium-rich carbonaceous substance which can be used as a negative electrode in a lithium accumulator. This substance has the following formula: LiNaxCyOz  (I) in which x, y and z are such that 0.4≦x≦0.6 2.5≦y≦3.5 0.2≦z≦1 It can be prepared by the insertion of lithium electrochemically in a graphite-sodium-oxygen compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales
    Inventors: Patrick Willmann, Denis Billaud, Laurent Thevenot
  • Patent number: 6067853
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for reducing the vibration in the cabin (2) of a rotary-wing aircraft, especially a helicopter (He).According to the invention, said device (1) comprises at least one sensor (C) arranged on the structure of the aircraft (He) and capable of measuring the values of at least one parameter that represents the vibration in said cabin (2); at least one controllable resonator (R), mounted directly in said cabin (2) and capable therein of generating a force which opposes said vibration; and a control unit (UC) capable of controlling said resonator (R) on the basis of the values measured by said sensor (C), so as to reduce and minimize said vibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: Eurocopter
    Inventor: Laurent Thevenot