Patents by Inventor Richard Garrigues

Richard Garrigues 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).

  • Aircraft engine attachment device, and corresponding aircraft
    Patent number: 9676489
    Abstract: A device for attaching an aircraft engine to a pylon secured to the aircraft, the attachment device comprising a beam secured to the pylon and a first clevis mount comprising two cheeks connected to one another by a first clevis pin. A second clevis mount is secured to the engine and comprises two cheeks connected to one another by a second clevis pin. A shackle is rotatably connected to the first and second pins by first and second spherical joints. The attachment device further comprises at least one pair of washers positioned around one of the pins, one washer on each side of the shackle, and separating the shackle from the cheeks of the clevis mount bearing the one of the pins. The shackle, in its extreme positions of rotation about the one of the pins passing through the two spherical joints, coming into contact with the washers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Bruno Serra, Richard Garrigues
  • AIRCRAFT ENGINE ATTACHMENT DEVICE, AND CORRESPONDING AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20160122029
    Abstract: A device for attaching an aircraft engine to a pylon secured to the aircraft, the attachment device comprising a beam secured to the pylon and a first clevis mount comprising two cheeks connected to one another by a first clevis pin. A second clevis mount is secured to the engine and comprises two cheeks connected to one another by a second clevis pin. A shackle is rotatably connected to the first and second pins by first and second spherical joints. The attachment device further comprises at least one pair of washers positioned around one of the pins, one washer on each side of the shackle, and separating the shackle from the cheeks of the clevis mount bearing the one of the pins. The shackle, in its extreme positions of rotation about the one of the pins passing through the two spherical joints, coming into contact with the washers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Bruno Serra, Richard Garrigues