Patents by Inventor Sofía PONCE BORRERO

Sofía PONCE BORRERO 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).

  • Monolithic fan cowl of an aircraft engine and a manufacturing method thereof
    Patent number: 9677409
    Abstract: The invention provides a fan cowl (11) of an aircraft engine made of a composite material having an optimized structure for withstanding the expected loads and for being able to be manufactured as a monolithic ensemble. The structure comprise a skin (13), frames (15) of a closed cross-section arranged in a transverse direction to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft and longitudinal beams (17, 19) comprising first parts (21) of a closed cross-section to be superimposed to the transverse frames (15) in their crossing zones and second parts (23) of an open cross-section in zones not crossing transverse frames (15) having their webs (41) arranged in a same plane. The invention also refers to a manufacturing method of said fan cowl (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Eads Construcciones Aeronauticas S.A.
    Inventors: Álvaro Ortiz Del Cerro, Joaquín Gallego Pleite, Luis Rubio García, Sofía Ponce Borrero
  • MONOLITHIC FAN COWL OF AN AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140248143
    Abstract: The invention provides a fan cowl (11) of an aircraft engine made of a composite material having an optimized structure for withstanding the expected loads and for being able to be manufactured as a monolithic ensemble. The structure comprise a skin (13), frames (15) of a closed cross-section arranged in a transverse direction to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft and longitudinal beams (17, 19) comprising first parts (21) of a closed cross-section to be superimposed to the transverse frames (15) in their crossing zones and second parts (23) of an open cross-section in zones not crossing transverse frames (15) having their webs (41) arranged in a same plane. The invention also refers to a manufacturing method of said fan cowl (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: EADS CONSTRUCCIONES AERONÁUTÌCAS S.A.
    Inventors: Álvaro ORTIZ DEL CERRO, Joaquín GALLEGO PLEITE, Luis RUBIO GARCÍA, Sofía PONCE BORRERO