Patents by Inventor Pascal RIBEYRON

Pascal RIBEYRON 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).

  • Spacecraft assembly arranged about a central axis and linked on longitudinal edges by fasteners
    Patent number: 11623770
    Abstract: An assembly includes at least one first collection of a plurality of spacecraft intended to be fastened to a launcher during a launch phase, wherein the spacecraft are arranged about a central axis (Z) in a given transverse plane perpendicular to the central axis, the spacecraft having edges along a longitudinal axis and being moreover arranged in such a way that a spacecraft is linked to a neighboring spacecraft of the collection by one edge by means of at least one fastener (B) positioned on the edge, so as to mechanically hold the spacecraft to one another, and a satellites-launcher adaptor to which the spacecraft are fastened in a transverse plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Emmanuel Texier, Yves Durand, Jérôme Andy, Pascal Ribeyron, Julien Labarthe
  • METHOD FOR ARRANGING A PLURALITY OF SPACECRAFT UNDER THE COVER OF A LAUNCHER WITHOUT A STRUCTURAL DISTRIBUTOR AND ASSEMBLY RESULTING FROM SUCH A METHOD
    Publication number: 20210229839
    Abstract: An assembly includes at least one first collection of a plurality of spacecraft intended to be fastened to a launcher during a launch phase, wherein the spacecraft are arranged about a central axis (Z) in a given transverse plane perpendicular to the central axis, the spacecraft having edges along a longitudinal axis and being moreover arranged in such a way that a spacecraft is linked to a neighboring spacecraft of the collection by one edge by means of at least one fastener (B) positioned on the edge, so as to mechanically hold the spacecraft to one another, and a satellites-launcher adaptor to which the spacecraft are fastened in a transverse plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Emmanuel TEXIER, Yves DURAND, Jérôme ANDY, Pascal RIBEYRON, Julien LABARTHE