Patents by Inventor Pascal FORICHON

Pascal FORICHON 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: 11407519
    Abstract: A rear engine attachment having a beam fixed to a pylon, a spreader pivotally mounted on the beam, the spreader comprising two ends situated on either side of a median plane, two rods located one on either side of the median plane, each rod having a first end fixed to one end of the spreader by a ball joint and a second end fixed to the engine, each ball joint comprising a clevis with two arms at the first end of the rod, a swivel bearing arranged on the end of the spreader, and a hinge pin passing through the two arms, the swivel bearing arranged between the two arms and fitted on the hinge pin. For each ball joint, an interface part is removably interposed between the end of the spreader and the first end of the rod and forms a contact surface between the spreader and the rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
    Inventors: Rémi Lansiaux, Anthony Mertes, Pascal Forichon, Patrice Perez
  • Patent number: 11345481
    Abstract: An assembly for an aircraft, which includes a pylon with a bearing face and a contact face, an engine mount with a bearing face and a contact face bearing against the contact face of the pylon, at least two bolts comprising a threaded stem with a head and a nut bearing against the bearing face of the engine mount, for each head, a bearing washer with a first bearing face and a second bearing face, where the second bearing face of the bearing washer bears against the bearing face of the pylon, and where the head bears against the first bearing face of the bearing washer, a shoe, and, for each bearing washer, a clamp that is secured to the shoe and comprises a first branch and a second branch between which the bearing washer is clamped and is free to rotate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
    Inventors: Isabelle Petrissans, Rémi Lansiaux, Pascal Forichon, Patrice Perez, Wan Hu
  • Publication number: 20200346772
    Abstract: A rear engine attachment having a beam fixed to a pylon, a spreader pivotally mounted on the beam, the spreader comprising two ends situated on either side of a median plane, two rods located one on either side of the median plane, each rod having a first end fixed to one end of the spreader by a ball joint and a second end fixed to the engine, each ball joint comprising a clevis with two arms at the first end of the rod, a swivel bearing arranged on the end of the spreader, and a hinge pin passing through the two arms, the swivel bearing arranged between the two arms and fitted on the hinge pin. For each ball joint, an interface part is removably interposed between the end of the spreader and the first end of the rod and forms a contact surface between the spreader and the rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Rémi LANSIAUX, Anthony MERTES, Pascal FORICHON, Patrice PEREZ
  • Publication number: 20200307815
    Abstract: An assembly for an aircraft, which includes a pylon with a bearing face and a contact face, an engine mount with a bearing face and a contact face bearing against the contact face of the pylon, at least two bolts comprising a threaded stem with a head and a nut bearing against the bearing face of the engine mount, for each head, a bearing washer with a first bearing face and a second bearing face, where the second bearing face of the bearing washer bears against the bearing face of the pylon, and where the head bears against the first bearing face of the bearing washer, a shoe, and, for each bearing washer, a clamp that is secured to the shoe and comprises a first branch and a second branch between which the bearing washer is clamped and is free to rotate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Isabelle PETRISSANS, Rémi LANSIAUX, Pascal FORICHON, Patrice PEREZ, Wan HU