Patents by Inventor Pascal Gendre

Pascal Gendre 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).

  • Controlled rupture device for a structure operating in traction and equipment using same
    Patent number: 6901836
    Abstract: A device is presented including a first support element, a second support element (110) which is separate from the first support element, a structure placed in tension between the two support elements and a rupture device associated with the structure in tension so as to rupture the structure in tension on demand. The device additionally includes a beam working in compression, inserted between the two support elements in parallel with the structure to be ruptured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Etienne Lacroix Tous Artifices S.A.
    Inventors: Guy Valembois, Pascal Gendre, Régis Riffet
  • Projectile propulsion assembly that limits recoil force
    Patent number: 6044746
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a projectile propulsion assembly of the type comprising a chamber housing a pressure source. The chamber which houses the pressure source communicates with at least one pipe placed inside the launch tube and having bores distributed along its length so as to be released in succession during ejection of the projectile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Assignee: Etienne Lacroix Trous Artifices S.A.
    Inventors: Pascal Gendre, Gregory Soulier, Regis Riffet