Patents by Inventor Thibault FAURE

Thibault FAURE 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 undercarriage fitted with a device for detecting bottoming of its shock absorber
    Patent number: 11142336
    Abstract: An aircraft undercarriage comprising a shock absorber further comprising first and second portions that are mounted to slide telescopically relative to each other and that can come into internal abutment in the event of the shock absorber being compressed, the undercarriage being fitted with a detector device for detecting the shock absorber coming into internal abutment, which comprises firstly a punch secured to the first portion of the shock absorber or to a portion of the undercarriage that does not slide relative to the first portion of the shock absorber, and secondly a sacrificial piece secured to the second portion of the shock absorber or to a portion of the undercarriage that does not slide relative to the second portion of the shock absorber, the punch and the sacrificial piece being arranged in such a manner that, in the event of the two portions of the shock absorber coming into internal abutment, the punch strikes the sacrificial piece so as to form an indentation therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Marc Farcy, Thibault Faure, Frédéric Renault
  • AIRCRAFT UNDERCARRIAGE FITTED WITH A DEVICE FOR DETECTING BOTTOMING OF ITS SHOCK ABSORBER
    Publication number: 20200339277
    Abstract: An aircraft undercarriage comprising a shock absorber further comprising first and second portions that are mounted to slide telescopically relative to each other and that can come into internal abutment in the event of the shock absorber being compressed, the undercarriage being fitted with a detector device for detecting the shock absorber coming into internal abutment, which comprises firstly a punch secured to the first portion of the shock absorber or to a portion of the undercarriage that does not slide relative to the first portion of the shock absorber, and secondly a sacrificial piece secured to the second portion of the shock absorber or to a portion of the undercarriage that does not slide relative to the second portion of the shock absorber, the punch and the sacrificial piece being arranged in such a manner that, in the event of the two portions of the shock absorber coming into internal abutment, the punch strikes the sacrificial piece so as to form an indentation therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Marc Farcy, Thibault Faure, Frédéric Renault
  • Aircraft landing gear provided with an adjustable roller
    Patent number: 9834302
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aircraft undercarriage intended to be mounted so as to be able to move on the aircraft between a deployed position and a retracted position, the undercarriage comprising a roller (1) carried by a support (4) secured to the undercarriage while being able to be moved with respect thereto, characterised in that the support is mounted pivotally on the undercarriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: MESSIER-BUGATTI-DOWTY
    Inventors: Domenico La Commara, Thibault Faure
  • AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR PROVIDED WITH AN ADJUSTABLE ROLLER
    Publication number: 20160016657
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aircraft undercarriage intended to be mounted so as to be able to move on the aircraft between a deployed position and a retracted position, the undercarriage comprising a roller (1) carried by a support (4) secured to the undercarriage while being able to be moved with respect thereto, characterised in that the support is mounted pivotally on the undercarriage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Applicant: MESSIER-BUGATTI-DOWTY
    Inventors: Domenico LA COMMARA, Thibault FAURE