Patents by Inventor Phillippe C. Morand

Phillippe C. Morand 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).

  • Material for efficient masking in the infrared region
    Patent number: 5340395
    Abstract: The technical field of the invention is concerned with smoke-generating devices and with powdered materials scattered by dispersion means in order to produce a camouflaging cloud which is effective in the infrared region. The material in accordance with the invention essentially consists of at least one powder having grains provided with a coating which is chemically inert with respect to the grain, which affords resistance to temperatures lower than or equal to the dispersion temperature, and which does not oxidize in free air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1994
    Assignee: Giat Industries
    Inventors: Daniel Larmignat, Phillippe C. Morand, Christian H. Prieur, Gilles F. Lacreuse