Patents by Inventor Rodolphe Trouve

Rodolphe Trouve 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).

  • Aerodynamic/hydrodynamic profile with a composite reinforced oblong foam core
    Patent number: 11124285
    Abstract: An aerodynamic profile including a skin defining the outer surface of the aerodynamic profile, a leading edge, a trailing edge and a central portion representing at least 50% of the chord of the profile. The profile includes a hollow core of composite material reinforced with a textile having unidirectional fibers. The hollow core has, in cross section, an oblong shape that is rounded, in particular at each of its ends. The skin bears against the hollow core over the length of the central portion of the aerodynamic profile, both on the pressure side and on the suction side of the profile. The reinforcement with a textile having unidirectional fibers permits an ideal orientation of reinforcing fibers in order to optimize mechanical properties in certain directions. The shape of the hollow core, elongate along the chord of the profile and rounded, lends it great resistance to deformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignees: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.), Airbus (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Rodolphe Trouve, Jean-Claude Lacombe, Julien Rodes, Thomas Schutz
  • AERODYNAMIC PROFILE HAVING A ROUNDED OBLONG HOLLOW CORE MADE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL REINFORCED WITH A TEXTILE HAVING UNIDIRECTIONAL FIBERS
    Publication number: 20190023372
    Abstract: An aerodynamic profile including a skin defining the outer surface of the aerodynamic profile, a leading edge, a trailing edge and a central portion representing at least 50% of the chord of the profile. The profile includes a hollow core of composite material reinforced with a textile having unidirectional fibers. The hollow core has, in cross section, an oblong shape that is rounded, in particular at each of its ends. The skin bears against the hollow core over the length of the central portion of the aerodynamic profile, both on the pressure side and on the suction side of the profile. The reinforcement with a textile having unidirectional fibers permits an ideal orientation of reinforcing fibers in order to optimize mechanical properties in certain directions. The shape of the hollow core, elongate along the chord of the profile and rounded, lends it great resistance to deformation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Rodolphe Trouve, Jean-Claude Lacombe, Julien Rodes, Thomas Schutz