Patents by Inventor Ludovic DUFAY

Ludovic DUFAY 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).

  • Publication number: 20240132204
    Abstract: An uplock for retaining a capture pin of a movable part includes a hook that is movable between a release position and a retaining position, a locking part that interacts with the hook and is movable between a locking position and an unlocking position, and a detector. The detector includes a first sensor for detecting whether the hook is in the retaining position, and a second sensor for detecting a presence of the mobile part in the immediate vicinity of the uplock in the position occupied by the mobile part when the capture pin is in the hook.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Ludovic DUFAY, Michel ARBENTZ, Vincent PASCAL
  • Publication number: 20240124132
    Abstract: An uplock for the selective retention of a capture pin of a movable element includes a hook, a locking member, and a detector. The hook is movable between a release position and a retaining position for retaining the capture pin. The locking member moves between a locked position, and an unlocked position. The detector detects whether the hook is in the retaining position and the capture pin is in the hook. The detector includes a sensor movable relative to a target. The target or the sensor is carried by the locking member and the other by an indicator lever which is movable between a first position indicating absence of the capture pin in the hook and a second position indicating presence. The target and the sensor are only in the proximate position if the locking member is in the locked position and the indicator lever is in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Vincent PASCAL, Ludovic DUFAY
  • Publication number: 20240101249
    Abstract: An uplock for selectively retaining a capture pin of a movable element including a hook, a locking member, and a detector. The hook is movable between a release position and a retaining position. The locking member is movable between a locked position that immobilizes the hook and an unlocked position in which the hook is free. The detector detects whether the hook is in the retaining position and the capture pin is present in the hook. The detector includes a sensor associated with a single target which is movable between two positions The sensor emits a signal which is modified when the target passes from one of the positions to the other. The target is independently in kinematic interaction with the hook and the capture pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Vincent PASCAL, Ludovic DUFAY, Michel ARBENTZ
  • Publication number: 20230031765
    Abstract: An aircraft landing gear includes a landing gear provided with a yoke supporting a spindle on which is mounted a capture pin to be hooked by a hook of a locking box to be mounted on a structure of an aircraft to immobilize the landing gear in a given position with respect to the structure. The capture pin includes a body provided with a longitudinal opening enabling the capture pin to be mounted on the spindle, and an outer surface of revolution having a central portion having a convex profile to cooperate with the hook. A central portion of the outer surface is formed on a central ring which is mounted so as to rotate freely on a central portion of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS
    Inventor: Ludovic DUFAY
  • Patent number: 10400488
    Abstract: The invention relates to a latching box for selectively retaining a movable element such as an undercarriage or a hatch in position, the box comprising a body carrying: a hook pivotally mounted about a first pivot axis between an engaged position and a disengaged position relative to the movable element; a locking member pivotally mounted about a second pivot axis parallel to the first pivot axis to pivot between a position for blocking the hook in the engagement position and a release position for releasing the hook; and at least one cam actuator in which the cam co-operates operationally with the locking member to move it towards the release position. The cam of the actuator is a cylindrical cam mounted to rotate about an axis of rotation orthogonal to the first and second pivot axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: MESSIER-BUGATTI
    Inventors: Ludovic Dufay, Eric Evenor, Gilbert Lecourtier, Pierre-Yves Liegeois
  • Patent number: 9151303
    Abstract: A hydraulic actuator containing a hollow body defining a cylindrical cavity and a rod which is mounted to slide within the body along a sliding axis between two end positions and which is integral with a piston sliding in a sealed manner within the cylindrical cavity in order to define two chambers. The rod defines an interior passage, connecting the two chambers, which has a valve comprising a shut-off member which is returned towards a seat and closes the passage. The rod receives a push member which can move relative to the rod between a position apart from the shut-off member and a position forcing the shut-off member to open. The push member is constrained, when the rod reaches the end of its stroke, by the push member engaging with a portion of the hollow body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: MESSIER-BUGATTI-DOWTY
    Inventors: Xavier Jubert, Ludovic Dufay, Sébastien Ernis
  • Publication number: 20120247318
    Abstract: A hydraulic actuator comprising a hollow body (1, 3) defining a cylindrical cavity and a rod (5) which is mounted to slide within the body along a sliding axis between two end positions and which is integral with a piston sliding in a sealed manner within the cylindrical cavity in order to define two chambers (C1, C2). The rod defines an interior passage, connecting the two chambers, which has a valve (20) comprising a shut-off member (21) which is returned towards a seat (22) and closes the passage. The rod receives a push member (15, 26) which can move relative to the rod between a position apart from the shut-off member (21) and a position forcing the shut-off member to open. The push member is constrained, when the rod reaches the end of its stroke, by the push member engaging with a portion (3) of the hollow body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: MESSIER-BUGATTI-DOWTY
    Inventors: Xavier JUBERT, Ludovic DUFAY, Sébastien ERNIS