Patents by Inventor Philippe Bourdieu

Philippe Bourdieu 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).

  • Device for reducing aerodynamic drag of a vehicale
    Patent number: 8226044
    Abstract: A device for reducing the aerodynamic drag of a vehicle includes at least one masking element for at least one part of a nozzle of the vehicle's engine, the masking element having a resorbable material designed to be eliminated in the nozzle's flow once the engine is ignited. A space craft includes the nozzle attached to the fuselage of the space craft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Astrium SAS
    Inventors: Gerald Raymond, Philippe Bourdieu
  • DEVICE FOR REDUCING AERODYNAMIC DRAG
    Publication number: 20110024572
    Abstract: A device for reducing the aerodynamic drag of a vehicle includes at least one masking element for at least one part of a nozzle of the vehicle's engine, the masking element having a resorbable material designed to be eliminated in the nozzle's flow once the engine is ignited. A space craft includes the nozzle attached to the fuselage of the space craft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: Astrium SAS
    Inventors: Gerald Raymond, Philippe Bourdieu