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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7879271 | Obtaining fiber textures of carbon by carbonizing a cellulose precursor A method of obtaining fiber textures of carbon from a cellulose precursor includes the steps of: spinning cellulose filaments (12) from a viscose solution or a cellulose solution; subjecting the cellulose filaments to washing in water (21); impregnatin... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7748688 | Fixturing structure for a fluid exchange column The invention relates to a packing structure (1) for a fluid exchange column, the packing structure defining an exchange surface for at least one down-flowing liquid phase that is to be put into intimate contact with at least one up-flowing gas phase, the str... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7736554 | Method of manufacturing a part out of impervious thermostructural composite material A method of manufacturing a part out of impervious thermostructural composite material, the method comprising forming a porous substrate from at least one fiber reinforcement made of refractory fibers, and densifying the reinforcement by a first phase of carbon and ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7727448 | Densification of fibrous structures by resin transfer moulding for making thick parts of composite material A fiber structure for forming the reinforcement of a part to be made is placed in a mold (22) having at least one wall formed by a flexible membrane, and then a resin composition is injected into the mold, the composition having a volatile material content of... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7691440 | Method and installation for the densification of substrates by means of chemical vapor infiltration A method of densifying porous substrates by chemical vapor infiltration comprises loading porous substrates for densification in a loading zone of an enclosure (10), heating the internal volume of the enclosure, and introducing a reagent gas into the enclosur... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7677026 | Mixer for separate-flow nozzle A mixer for a separate-stream turbojet nozzle, the mixer comprising along a longitudinal axis (X-X′) both a fastener shroud (10) for connecting said mixer to the exhaust casing of the nozzle, and a lobe structure (20) presenting a succession of inner... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7658062 | Gas generator and turbojet fitted with such a generator for starting A gas generator comprises a casing forming a ring or a ring portion and housing a pyrotechnic charge, the casing including at least one vent for ejecting the gas produced during combustion of the charge. Because of its ring design, the gas generator is easy to integ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7628534 | Thermal erosion test device and method for testing thermal protection materials of solid propellant thrusters The invention relates to a thermal erosion test device for testing thermal protection materials for use in a solid propellant thruster. The device comprises a support for holding a plate made of the thermal protection material for testing so that its faces a face of... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7628356 | Yaw control device for a nozzle having a rectangular outlet section The invention relates to a yaw control device for an aircraft fitted with a supersonic nozzle having a rectangular or flat section comprising a supersonic throat extended by a diverging portion in which supersonic flow occurs. In order to enable the aircraft to be c... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7560139 | Thermostructural composite structure with a compositional gradient, its manufacturing process Thermostructural composite structure having a compositional gradient, formed from a porous core (5) made of a refractory having a pore volume content of greater than or equal to 80%. The core (5) lies between two intermediate layers (6a, ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7497918 | Method of siliciding thermostructural composite materials, and parts obtained by the method Within the pores of a porous thermostructural composite material, there is form an aerogel or xerogel made up of a precursor for a refractory material, the precursor is transformed by pyrolysis to obtain an aerogel or xerogel of refractory material, and then it is s... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7410630 | Method and an installation for obtaining carbon bodies from carbon-precursor bodies The method comprises a first stage of transforming carbon precursor material into carbon by heating, with the resulting gaseous effluent being extracted continuously, and a second stage of high temperature heat treatment under low pressure with the resulting gaseous... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7406821 | Adapter device for a rocket engine nozzle having a movable diverging portion An adapter device for controlling a rocket engine nozzle under conditions of external pressure that can lead to the jet separating inside the nozzle, the nozzle being fitted with a diverging portion that is movably mounted relative to a stationary portion of the noz... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7384663 | Method of making a three-dimensional fiber structure of refractory fibers Carbon nanotubes are incorporated in the fiber structure by growing them on the refractory fibers of the substrate so as to obtain a three-dimensional substrate made of refractory fibers and enriched in carbon nanotubes. The substrate is densified with a matrix to f... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7380380 | Thermal protection device The invention provides a thermal protection device for mounting on the wall of a structure to be protected, the device comprising a panel suitable for receiving high temperature heat flux on its outside face. The panel is held at a determined distance from the wall ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7368025 | Method for making a thermally protective coating for a propulsive unit structure A method of making a thermally-protective coating on a thruster structure, the method consisting in: continuously measuring out and mixing (14) at least one polyurethane and a mixture of polymerization agents in which specific fillers have previously been dis... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7351390 | Method and installation for heat treating carbon bodies containing sodium Carbon bodies are heated in an oven under low pressure and while being swept with an inert gas, gaseous effluent containing elemental or compound sodium in sublimed form being continuously extracted from the oven via an effluent exhaust pipe. At least one sodium-neu... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7241470 | Method for monitoring the course of a process using a reactive gas containing one or several hydrocarbons The method applies to a process such as cementation or chemical vapor infiltration or deposition, the process being carried out in an oven and the method comprising setting operating parameters of the oven, introducing a reagent gas into the oven, the reagent gas co... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238247 | Method of making a multi-perforated part out of ceramic matrix composite material A fiber preform for constituting the fiber reinforcement of composite material is prepared and then consolidated by depositing sufficient matrix phase therein to bond the fibers together while not completely densifying the preform. Pins of rigid material are put int... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7200912 | Making composite material parts from blanks made by reinforcing a fiber structure and/or bonding fiber structures together A porous fiber structure is consolidated by forming within a deposit of a refractory material by partially densifying the fiber structure in such a manner as to bond together the fibers of the fiber structure so as to enable the fiber structure to be handled without... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7182980 | Chemical vapor infiltration method for densifying porous substrates having a central passage Annular substrates (20) are stacked in an enclosure where they define an inside volume (24) and an outer volume (26) outside the stack. A gas containing at least one precursor of a matrix material to be deposited within the pores of the substrat... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175879 | Carbonization of cellulosic fibrous materials in the presence of an organosilicon compound The subject of the present invention is a method of obtaining fibrous carbon materials by carbonization of cellulosic fibrous materials carried out continuously or batchwise in the presence of at least one organosilicon compound. Characteristically, said organosilic... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7063886 | Thermostructural composite structure with a compositional gradient and its manufacturing process Thermostructural composite structure having a compositional gradient, formed from a porous core (5) made of a refractory having a pore volume content of greater than or equal to 80%. The core (5) lies between two intermediate layers (6a, ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7003942 | System and method of controlling pressure oscillations of hydrodynamic origin for a solid propellant thruster The invention provides a system for passively controlling pressure oscillations of hydrodynamic origin in a solid propellant thruster comprising a body containing a charge of solid propellant, the system comprising at least one insert disposed in the thruster body t... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6986285 | Pressure sensor and a rocket engine incorporating it The pressure sensor (2) comprises a pressure detector element (21) arranged to receive a pressure that is to be measured and to detect it, and a printed circuit (22) connected to the pressure detector element (21) via an electrical connec... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6939131 | Support for a part to be subjected to heat treatment in an oven, and a method of heat treating a metal part A support slug (2) used for the heat treatment of a part (3), particularly for the hardening of a steel part, comprises a guide element (221) that is used to guide the part (3) towards a supporting surface (230) of the support slug... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6926925 | Method of making a continuous coating on the surface of a part A method and apparatus for a continuous coating of a part may include providing a separation layer made of a material that is weaker than the material of the coating to be made. The part may be placed on one or more supports, the supports coated with the separation ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6886790 | Stand-off for fixing thermal protection panels In order to accommodate differential expansion between thermal protection panels and a structure to be protected, the present invention provides a stand-off for holding the panels, the stand-off comprising a first portion allowing displacements to take place in a fi... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6849105 | Method and installation for treating effluent gas containing hydrocarbons Prior to passing through pumping apparatus effluent gas containing hydrocarbons is subjected to washing by being sprayed with aromatic type oil in oil-recirculating washing apparatus. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons contained in the effluent gas are trapped by bein... | 02/01/2005 |
