Patents by Inventor Pierre Charon

Pierre Charon 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).

  • Patent number: 11187189
    Abstract: A propulsion system includes a bypass turbine engine and a pylon. The turbine engine includes an engine, two internal cowls, two outer cowls, a first lock for locking the internal cowls to the engine, cascades of vanes fixed to the outer cowl via hooping, wherein the outer cowls are movable in translation with respect to the engine, in which each outer cowl is able to slide parallel to a direction of translation on an internal cowl via a top guideway connection and a bottom guideway connection, and in which each outer cowl is mounted with the ability to slide parallel to the direction of translation on the pylon via an upper guideway connection. The propulsion system makes it possible during maintenance operations to move the outer cowl and the internal fixed structure towards the rear and therefore away from the front cowls to get at the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Frédéric Journade, Pierre Charon, Laurent Cazeaux, Pascal Gougeon
  • Publication number: 20200182194
    Abstract: A propulsion system includes a bypass turbine engine and a pylon. The turbine engine includes an engine, two internal cowls, two outer cowls, a first lock for locking the internal cowls to the engine, cascades of vanes fixed to the outer cowl via hooping, wherein the outer cowls are movable in translation with respect to the engine, in which each outer cowl is able to slide parallel to a direction of translation on an internal cowl via a top guideway connection and a bottom guideway connection, and in which each outer cowl is mounted with the ability to slide parallel to the direction of translation on the pylon via an upper guideway connection. The propulsion system makes it possible during maintenance operations to move the outer cowl and the internal fixed structure towards the rear and therefore away from the front cowls to get at the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Frédéric Journade, Pierre Charon, Laurent Cazeaux, Pascal Gougeon
  • Patent number: 10578636
    Abstract: An electronic device for detecting an air flow includes at least one sensor having a pair of platelets, each platelet having an RTD and having one end fixed, the other end being free and overlapping the free end of the other platelet. A platelet is flexible so as to form a switch for an electrical circuit. An air flow with a speed higher than a predetermined speed makes the sensor go from a first state, corresponding to a closed switch, in which the free ends of the platelets are in contact, to a second state, corresponding to an open switch, in which said contact is broken. A detection module allows, for each sensor, a resistance of the electrical circuit to be measured, the resistance corresponding to the RTDs being connected in parallel when the switch is closed or to one of the RTDs when the switch is open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Airbus Operations S.A.S.
    Inventor: Pierre Charon
  • Patent number: 10095971
    Abstract: An onboard system for detecting a temperature of an element includes a radio-tag, the radio-tag being fixed onto the element and having an antenna, the antenna having a load, and a radio-tag reader. The radio-tag reader is designed to emit an interrogation signal and to receive in return a response signal coming from the radio-tag. The load includes a thermistor and the radio-tag reader is adapted for determining a gain and/or a phase-shift between the interrogation signal and the response signal and for deducing a temperature of the element therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Airbus Operations S.A.S.
    Inventor: Pierre Charon
  • Publication number: 20180174014
    Abstract: An onboard system for detecting a temperature of an element includes a radio-tag, the radio-tag being fixed onto the element and having an antenna, the antenna having a load, and a radio-tag reader. The radio-tag reader is designed to emit an interrogation signal and to receive in return a response signal coming from the radio-tag. The load includes a thermistor and the radio-tag reader is adapted for determining a gain and/or a phase-shift between the interrogation signal and the response signal and for deducing a temperature of the element therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: Airbus Operations S.A.S.
    Inventor: Pierre Charon
  • Publication number: 20180172719
    Abstract: An electronic device for detecting an air flow includes at least one sensor having a pair of platelets, each platelet having an RTD and having one end fixed, the other end being free and overlapping the free end of the other platelet. A platelet is flexible so as to form a switch for an electrical circuit. An air flow with a speed higher than a predetermined speed makes the sensor go from a first state, corresponding to a closed switch, in which the free ends of the platelets are in contact, to a second state, corresponding to an open switch, in which said contact is broken. A detection module allows, for each sensor, a resistance of the electrical circuit to be measured, the resistance corresponding to the RTDs being connected in parallel when the switch is closed or to one of the RTDs when the switch is open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: Airbus Operations S.A.S.
    Inventor: Pierre Charon
  • Patent number: 9172230
    Abstract: A cable raceway support device for an aircraft, formed from an electrically conductive material, comprising a pedestal having a fastening plane for the fastening of the device onto a primary structure and also having, on a support face which is an opposite face to the fastening plane, at least one pair of jaws having at least one electrical contact enabling a sliding electrical contact to be formed and the support face has a contact that projects, and also has a jaw overhanging the support face, the jaw forming with part of the pedestal the pair of jaws forming a stirrup-shaped clamp comprising a base and two branches, one branch of the clamp merging with the pedestal, and the other branch of the clamp corresponding to the jaw and bearing a second contact facing the first contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventor: Pierre Charon
  • Patent number: 9130325
    Abstract: A current return network element for aircraft particularly with high conductivity. The purpose is achieved by using a plurality of electrically conducting strips intersecting each other and made from a single piece, at a spacing from each other so as to form a plurality of openings between them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS S.A.S.
    Inventors: Guillaume Gallant, Pierre Charon
  • Patent number: 9010687
    Abstract: This invention proposes an insulation blanket for an aircraft, the said blanket coming in the form of a strip of insulation material of elongated shape having two more or less parallel longitudinal edges (12). This blanket comprises: at least one bar (14) extending over one face of the insulation blanket (6), from one longitudinal edge (12) to the other thereof, as well as means for holding (18) the said bar (14), and the bar (14) bears at least one system support intended to receive a system (30, 32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: AIRBUS Operations S.A.S.
    Inventors: Julie Holvoet, Pierre Charon, Olivier Philippe
  • Publication number: 20120018580
    Abstract: This invention proposes an insulation blanket for an aircraft, the said blanket coming in the form of a strip of insulation material of elongated shape having two more or less parallel longitudinal edges (12). This blanket comprises: at least one bar (14) extending over one face of the insulation blanket (6), from one longitudinal edge (12) to the other thereof, as well as means for holding (18) the said bar (14), and the bar (14) bears at least one system support intended to receive a system (30, 32).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Julie Holvoet, Pierre Charon, Olivier Philippe
  • Publication number: 20100206986
    Abstract: The invention relates to a current return network element (1) for aircraft particularly with high conductivity. The purpose is achieved by using a plurality of electrically conducting strips (2) intersecting each other and made from a single piece, at a spacing from each other so as to form a plurality of openings (4) between them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2010
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Applicant: Airbus Operations (Societe Par Actions Simplifiee)
    Inventors: Guillaume GALLANT, Pierre CHARON
  • Patent number: 7692104
    Abstract: This cable-fastening system is intended to maintain cables (4) in a longitudinally extending housing (10) having an aperture through which cables (4) can be introduced into the housing (10). It has the form of a flexible sheet (16) of elongated shape, provided on its two longitudinal rims with fastening intended to cooperate with complementary fastening. A cable support according to the invention is provided with a metal profiled structure (2) having at least one housing (10) intended to receive cables (4) or similar components, and also with such a fastening system (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Airbus France
    Inventors: Pierre Charon, Pierre-Alain Boeuf
  • Publication number: 20080156931
    Abstract: Support for cables intended in particular for aeronautic construction This support is provided with a metal profiled structure (2) having at least one housing (10) intended to receive cables (4) or similar components. This structure (2) in turn has a face intended to be braced against a load-bearing wall, and the said face is covered with a layer of insulating material (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: Airbus France
    Inventors: Pierre Charon, Olivier Picot
  • Publication number: 20080156529
    Abstract: This cable-fastening system is intended to maintain cables (4) in a longitudinally extending housing (10) having an aperture through which cables (4) can be introduced into the housing (10). It has the form of a flexible sheet (16) of elongated shape, provided on its two longitudinal rims with fastening means intended to cooperate with complementary fastening means. A cable support according to the invention is provided with a metal profiled structure (2) having at least one housing (10) intended to receive cables (4) or similar components, and also with such a fastening system (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: Airbus France
    Inventors: Pierre Charon, Pierre-Alain Boeuf
  • Patent number: 6407391
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for use on a collimator of a radio-imaging device. The system includes a stack of plates provided with perforations, the thickness (d) of the plates being less than the diameter of the perforations in the internal entry face of the collimator. The thickness of the span between the perforations is made greater than the thickness of the plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
    Inventors: Roland Mastrippolito, Lydie Ploux, Yves Pierre Charon, Laurent Pinot, Luc Valentin, Alejandro Anibal Valda Ochoa, Rainer Siebert, Philippe Laniece, Hervé Tricoire
  • Patent number: 6225631
    Abstract: A non-invasive analysis device including a plurality of sensors (110) combined with collimating structures (120) having a common source focus (O) and processing means (300) providing an AND-type combinational logic function of the output of the sensors (110) for sensing two coincidently transmitted beams that are at least slightly angularly correlated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
    Inventors: Roland Mastrippolito, Lydie Ploux, Yves Pierre Charon, Laurent Pinot, Luc Valentin, Alejandro Anibal Valda Ochoa, Rainer Siebert, Philippe Laniece, Hervé Tricoire