Patents by Inventor Pascal Hermel

Pascal Hermel 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).

  • Leading edge slat with optimized structure
    Patent number: 11260956
    Abstract: A leading edge slat of a wing element of an aircraft. The aircraft defining a mark including a main fuselage axis x and a spanwise axis y. The wing procuring a lift along an axis z. The wing element having a skin forming the leading edge slat, a spar linked to the skin and a stiffening structure linked on the leading edge side to the spar and to the skin. The stiffening structure being formed from a formed sheet metal having a plurality of bosses distributed according to the length of the leading edge. The bosses extending between the spar and the inner face of the skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: DAHER AEROSPACE
    Inventors: Pascal Hermel, Luc Gautrand, François Bauvir, Arnaud Cazelles, David Clech
  • LEADING EDGE SLAT WITH OPTIMIZED STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20200207458
    Abstract: A leading edge slat of a wing element of an aircraft. The aircraft defining a mark including a main fuselage axis x and a spanwise axis y. The wing procuring a lift along an axis z. The wing element having a skin forming the leading edge slat, a spar linked to the skin and a stiffening structure linked on the leading edge side to the spar and to the skin. The stiffening structure being formed from a formed sheet metal having a plurality of bosses distributed according to the length of the leading edge. The bosses extending between the spar and the inner face of the skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: PASCAL HERMEL, LUC GAUTRAND, FRANÇOIS BAUVIR, ARNAUD CAZELLES, DAVID CLECH
  • Fluid film bearing
    Patent number: 5322371
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fluid film bearing, and more particularly the improvement of the load capacity and stability of such a bearing.The fluid film bearing comprises a housing 7 and several bearing sub-assemblies each comprising a flexible leaf 2, a leaf reinforcing element and a support bar (5), the sub-assemblies of the bearing being fixed to the housing by insertion of each bar 5 into a groove provided in the housing. The reinforcing element comprises an upper stiffener 3 secured to the bar of a sub-assembly, and a lower stiffener 4 secued to the bar of an adjacent sub-assembly, the two stiffeners 3 and 4 overlapping on at least one part of one of their faces. The bearing is advantageously provided with a preloading spring 6.The bearing is particularly useful in turbo engines, especially whey they form part of aircraft, more particularly military aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1994
    Assignee: ABG Semca SA
    Inventors: Jacques Signoret, Pascal Hermel, Andre Jambou