Patents by Inventor Matthieu CLERMONT

Matthieu CLERMONT 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).

  • More compact side force steering and attitude control system, and a vehicle including such a system
    Patent number: 10895443
    Abstract: An in-flight side force steering and attitude control system for a vehicle includes a thruster body and a plurality of valves distributed in first and second valve sets. The system further includes a first tank defined by a first cylindrical enclosure present at the center of the thruster body, the first tank containing a first solid propellant charge having at least one combustion face exposed at one end of the first tank, the first tank being in communication with the first valve set; and a second tank defined between the first cylindrical enclosure and a second cylindrical enclosure present around the first enclosure, the second tank containing a second solid propellant charge having at least one combustion face exposed at one end of the second tank, the second tank being in communication with the second valve set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: ARIANEGROUP SAS
    Inventors: Pascal Caubet, Matthieu Clermont
  • A MORE COMPACT SIDE FORCE STEERING AND ATTITUDE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND A VEHICLE INCLUDING SUCH A SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180347957
    Abstract: An in-flight side force steering and attitude control system for a vehicle includes a thruster body and a plurality of valves distributed in first and second valve sets. The system further includes a first tank defined by a first cylindrical enclosure present at the center of the thruster body, the first tank containing a first solid propellant charge having at least one combustion face exposed at one end of the first tank, the first tank being in communication with the first valve set; and a second tank defined between the first cylindrical enclosure and a second cylindrical enclosure present around the first enclosure, the second tank containing a second solid propellant charge having at least one combustion face exposed at one end of the second tank, the second tank being in communication with the second valve set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Pascal CAUBET, Matthieu CLERMONT