Patents by Inventor Sandrine Monlouis-Bonnaire

Sandrine Monlouis-Bonnaire 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).

  • Primary fuselage structure for aircraft including struts capable of early failure to increase the absorption of energy in the event of a crash
    Patent number: 9266600
    Abstract: A primary fuselage structure for an aircraft, including circumferential frames, a floor structure having lateral ends connected to the circumferential frames, at least one strut supporting the floor structure and including a lower end fixed on a circumferential frame and an upper end fixed on the floor structure, and at least one failure-initiating element associated with the strut, including a first arrangement for fastening the strut to a circumferential frame, at a distance from the lower end of the strut, as well as a second arrangement for attaching the circumferential frame to the strut, away from the ends of the strut. A fuselage segment and aircraft, such as an airplane, including the primary fuselage structure are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (SAS)
    Inventors: Jerome Milliere, Jean-Marc Faure, Edmond Froger, Christian Rekert, Sandrine Monlouis-Bonnaire
  • PRIMARY FUSELAGE STRUCTURE FOR AIRCRAFT INCLUDING STRUTS CAPABLE OF EARLY FAILURE TO INCREASE THE ABSORPTION OF ENERGY IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH
    Publication number: 20140001312
    Abstract: A primary fuselage structure for an aircraft, including circumferential frames, a floor structure having lateral ends connected to the circumferential frames, at least one strut supporting the floor structure and including a lower end fixed on a circumferential frame and an upper end fixed on the floor structure, and at least one failure-initiating element associated with the strut, including a first arrangement for fastening the strut to a circumferential frame, at a distance from the lower end of the strut, as well as a second arrangement for attaching the circumferential frame to the strut, away from the ends of the strut. A fuselage segment and aircraft, such as an airplane, including the primary fuselage structure are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Jerome Milliere, Jean-Marc Faure, Edmond Froger, Christian Rekert, Sandrine Monlouis-Bonnaire