Patents by Inventor Romain CLAIR

Romain CLAIR 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).

  • Preheater assembly, a cylinder head, a piston engine, and an aircraft
    Patent number: 9593661
    Abstract: A preheater assembly of a glowplug and a hollow sheath extending longitudinally from a bottom external zone to a top external zone, the sheath extending radially from an inside surface defining a cavity towards an outside surface, the glowplug being inserted in the cavity, the tip projecting from the sheath through the bottom external zone, the inside surface of the sheath presenting a second thread meshing with a first thread of the glowplug, the inside surface of the sheath presenting a first conical seat bearing against the first conical bearing surface of the glowplug, the outside surface of the bottom external zone having a third thread screwed into a cylinder head and a second bearing surface that bears against the second seat of a cylinder head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventors: Pierre-Julien Hubert, Romain Clair, Christian Mercier
  • PREHEATER ASSEMBLY, A CYLINDER HEAD, A PISTON ENGINE, AND AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20160010617
    Abstract: A preheater assembly of a glowplug and a hollow sheath extending longitudinally from a bottom external zone to a top external zone, the sheath extending radially from an inside surface defining a cavity towards an outside surface, the glowplug being inserted in the cavity, the tip projecting from the sheath through the bottom external zone, the inside surface of the sheath presenting a second thread meshing with a first thread of the glowplug, the inside surface of the sheath presenting a first conical seat bearing against the first conical bearing surface of the glowplug, the outside surface of the bottom external zone having a third thread screwed into a cylinder head and a second bearing surface that bears against the second seat of a cylinder head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Pierre-Julien HUBERT, Romain CLAIR, Christian MERCIER