Patents by Inventor Thomas NAVARRE

Thomas NAVARRE 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).

  • Publication number: 20160046370
    Abstract: A structure (10) for aircrafts, includes a part (20) including a metal leading edge (30), the leading edge (30) being covered by a coating (40) having a thickness which is less than or equal to ten micrometers and having a hardness higher than six hundred in the Vickers hardness test (HV). According to a mode of embodiment, the coating (40) is a multilayer stainless steel coating consisting of a superposition of layers with a low nitrogen gradient and layers with a high nitrogen gradient, the layers having a thickness essentially equal to a micrometer. An aircraft including such a structure is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Benjamin LUISET, Thomas NAVARRE, Patrick BOSCHET, Alain BILLARD
  • Publication number: 20090057297
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and to a device (1) for bonding a metal fairing (6) to protect a leading edge of an aircraft airfoil (7), said metal fairing (6) being designed to be bonded against said airfoil (7) with the help of an adhesive (9) The bonding device (1) is remarkable in that it includes a rigid yoke (2) having inserted therein induction heater means (30) for heating said metal fairing (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: EUROCOPTER
    Inventors: Patrick BOSCHET, Thomas NAVARRE, Bruno LORCET