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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5645677 | Machine for the simultaneous laying down and winding of a plurality of individual fiber rovings Machine is provided for the simultaneous laying down/winding of a plurality of rovings, including a gantry supporting a laying down/winding head carrier mechanism plate movable along the X,Y,Z directions, at least one laying down/winding head rotatably mo... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5590705 | Device for generating a hot air flow The present invention relates to a device generating a hot air flow, including an air source generating an air flow at its outlet (17), a heating system (13) generating heat energy and heat-exchange elements (27) capable of storing heat energy generated b... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5589632 | Method and device for estimating the thrust of a ramjet The combustion chamber of the ramjet is mounted on a support which allows partial freedom of longitudinal movement. A nozzle is arranged at the intake of the combustion chamber, with a flexible, fluid-filled bladder being disposed between the nozzle and t... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5571357 | Method for producing hollow composite articles by winding/laying down on an expansible mandrel Method for embodying hollow articles made of composite material including at least one access orifice via winding/laying down fibers on an expansible mandrel, the resulting articles and a recoverable and removable mandrel. The method includes placing prei... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5446255 | Expert system for plasma torch Maintenance aid device (1) for a plasma torch (2) affected by a breakdown, comprising an expert system (3) successively determining subassemblies (4) of said torch (2), of decreasing size, likely to contain the brokendown element, by means of questions (Q... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5441584 | Method for laying filaments on a convex axisymmetric surface Method for laying filaments on a convex axisymmetric surface, especially a hemispherical surface, provided with a circular hole or a dead zone centered on the pole, wherein a regular set of points are defined on a reference circle of the surface, the fila... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5428896 | Method for producing a monoblock composite connecting rod by placing preimpregnated fibers on an extractable mandrel A method for producing a connecting rod, particularly a monoblock composite connecting rod, by placing preimpregnated fibers on an extractable mandrel, with the following successive stages. Embodying on a rigid central shaft a meltable mandrel with a shap... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5410983 | Device and installation for crystal growth having observation means A crystal growth device is disclosed comprising a crucible in the cavity of which a crystallization reaction may take place to make possible the automatic and accurate observation of crystallization in miniaturized installation.... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5408091 | Device for measuring a physical quantity by time-division coding A device for measuring a physical quantity by time-division coding includes a source (1) capable of generating light pulses; a coder (2), the position of which depends on the value of the physical quantity, a sensor (4) including apparatus (5) for sending... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5406500 | Device for nondestructive testing of a plurality of junction sections A device for the nondestructive testing of riveted junction sections or the like contains at least one electric type detection probe movable along the junction sections and a memory containing, for each junction section, its specific structure and, for ea... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5385262 | Vessel for storing fluid under pressure able to undergo rupture without fragmentation Vessel for storing a fluid under pressure, such as a gas storage vessel, of the type comprising an internal casing surrounded by an external hooping. The internal casing has symmetry about a longitudinal axis, a central pipe section and two extremity port... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5384542 | Device for estimating, at high temperature, the electromagnetic properties of a material Device for estimating, at high temperature, the electromagnetic properties of a material, including: an oven (1, 19, 20); a waveguide (3) disposed at least in part in said oven, a housing for a specimen piece of uniform thickness made of said material, this sp... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5381139 | Detector system for a roll-stabilized aircraft A detector system for a roll-stabilized aircraft includes a hollow rotatable toroidal ring within which a suitable sensor such as a TV sensor is fixed. The sensor observes the exterior of the aircraft through an observation window in the outer peripheral ... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5378530 | Device for protection against fire, made of endothermic flexible material A device for protection against fire (G3), comprising a flexible body (A3) of material with endothermic properties, comprising a filler releasing vapor under the effect of fire. According to the invention this device comprises, on at least that face of sa... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5347090 | Method for connecting the screen of at least one screened electrical cable to an electrical link wire, and connection obtained by implementation of this method A method for connecting the screen of at least one screened electrical cable to an electrical link wire includes stripping insulation from the cable and the link wire, coating at least one of the stripped parts of the cable and of the link wire to be conn... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5347180 | Three-input signal section, application to a selector with N inputs and to a poller with N inputs A three-input signal selector formulates two output signals from three input signals. The selector is useful in pollers of various types.... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5311225 | Device for determining the portion of a field seen by the eye of an observer Device intended to determine the portion of a field seen by the eye (5) of an observer. According to the invention, this device includes: an optical sighting system (2, 3) through which said eye (5) looks at said field, said optical system comprising an exit e... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5309250 | Method for determining the stationary position of the line of sight of a filming device subject to vibrations, device for implementation thereof and application to the harmonization of filming devices In a method and device for determining the stationary position of the line of sight of a video filming device subject to periodic vibrations, the video signal produced by the device is sampled by means of sampling signals coming from a vibration detector ... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5305236 | Method and self-contained system for harmonizing equipments on board a vehicle, using means of measuring the earth's gravitational field A method for harmonizing an equipment relative to a vehicle, such as a helicopter, based upon sensing of the gravitational field in a number of reference systems. The equipment is installed fixedly on board the vehicle which, relative to a first absolute ... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5293974 | Device for the transmission of static forces and for the filtration of vibratory excitations between two components The present invention relates to a device for elastic connection between two components in order to transmit the static forces from one to the other in the axis of the device and to filter the associated vibratory excitations, comprising an elastic return... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5294773 | System for controlling a high plasma torch with high flow rates of plasma-generating gas System for controlling a plasma torch generating high power, including a rectifier feeding said torch; a circuit feeding said torch with plasma-generating gas, controlled by a regulating valve; and a controller for controlling the rectifier and the valve ... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5285728 | Successive-actuation device, using pyrotechnic cord The invention relates to a successive-actuation device of the type including at least one pyrotechnic cord and a trigger for actuating the operation thereof. Advantageously, the invention contains at least one element made from a shape-memory alloy having... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5228640 | Device for the elastic coupling between two parts, and aircraft with rotating wings comprising said device A device for elastic coupling between two parts, especially the principal transmission box and the fuselage of an aircraft with rotating wings, such as a helicopter, includes first and second inner and outer tubular bodies, and an elastic connection, hous... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5223969 | Scanning method and apparatus for an opto-electronic camera having high resolution and a large field of view A scanning method and apparatus for an opto-electronic camera having a wide field of view and high resolution, wherein: for each value given to the angle of the deflector about the first axis of rotation the square of the value of the angle of the deflector ab... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5210392 | Plasma torch initiated by short-circuit A plasma torch includes two tubular coaxial electrodes, at least one of which is axially movable between an operating position in which the movable electrode is spaced from the other electrode and an initiating position in which the movable electrode is i... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5208757 | Airborne system for determining the position of an aerial vehicle and its applications An airborne system is disclosed for determining the position of an aerial vehicle. According to the invention, a first memory is provided containing the general characteristics of different types of discrete landmarks and a second memory containing the ge... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5195116 | Compton-effect method and system for locating a plane separating two media of different densities A method and a system for enabling high accuracy measurements to be obtained of the location of a plane separating two media of different densities by using the Compton effect, and application thereof to measuring the thicknesses of layers. A measurement ... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5186416 | System for reducing the forces applied to the wings and particularly to the root of the wings of an aircraft in flight A system for reducing the forces applied to the wings of an aircraft in flight includes an accelerometer for measuring the vertical acceleration of the aircraft and generators for generating signals to control the aerodynamic surfaces in the wings of the ... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5156143 | Ultrasonic percussion device An ultrasonic percussion device uses an ultrasonic generator attached to one end of a wire by a linking assembly which includes a radially elastically deformable sleeve (7) receiving the end of the wire and provided with a conical flared section (7B); a h... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5150856 | System for aligning the inertial unit of a carried vehicle on that of a carrier vehicle The system may be used, for example, to initialize the inertial unit of a missile from the inertial unit of a vehicle carrying the missile. According to the invention, a servo-control circuit is provided for slaving data in the missile inertial unit on da... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5150741 | Device for controlling the gas stream delivered by a pressurized gas reservoir and a gas supply system comprising such a device A device for controlling, in association with a stop valve, the gas stream delivered by a pressurized gas reservoir, whose casing is provided with an opening so that the inside of said reservoir may be connected to the outside. A cylinder is divided into ... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5132511 | Plasma torch provided with an electromagnetic coil for rotating arc feet A plasma torch includes two axially spaced tubular electrodes and an electromagnetic coil for rotating an electric arc formed between the electrodes. Each electrode is held in a support, at least one support containing a cylindrical cooling chamber throug... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5112009 | Pitch control system for aircraft A pitch control system for an aircraft flying at a Mach number greater than 0.7 and including a horizontal plane that is adjustable in deflection and air brakes having a nose-down effect. According to the invention, the system comprises: first means provi... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5108216 | Cam locking system A locking system is disclosed comprising two elements connected mechanically together so as not to be able to move apart, as well as a cam mounted for rotation on the first of said elements and having a contact surface pressing against a bearing face carr... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5098042 | System for maintaining a set of deployable elements in a folded position on a spacecraft A system for maintaining in a folded position a set of elements that are hinged to one another and to a structure (e.g. solar panels on a spacecraft), which elements are capable of occupying either said folded position in which said elements form a stack,... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5095833 | Method and device for producing reinforcement elements formed of resistant fibers A method and device are disclosed for forming reinforcement elements from resistant fibers distributed along three dimensions, in which method, a continuous fiber is introduced in a substrate resting on a support formed of such fibers crossed in at least ... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5088622 | Under pressure gas tank with control of delivered gas flow Pressurized gas tank comprises a casing provided with an opening communicating with an orifice and connecting the inside of the tank with the outside. Gas flow through the orifice is controlled by a flow control valve. The casing is elastically deformable... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5083863 | System for checking the connection of conductor elements in a connector, and an automatic connection installation equipped with said system A system is disclosed for checking the connection of first ends of electric conductors in the corresponding terminals of a connector having a rear face for introducing the ends of the conductors and a front face, each of the terminals being formed of a bo... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5081345 | System for locating a moving object using matrix detector and time integration A system is disclosed for locating a moving object, comprising a transmitter transmitting light flashes, connected to the moving object and a charge transfer and frame transfer photosensitive detector disposed in a fixed station and connected by electroni... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5074492 | System for steering a missile by means of lateral nozzles A system is disclosed for steering a missile by means of gas jets, comprising a gas generator connectable to at least a pair of lateral nozzles via rotary valving means, movable under the action of drive means and controlling the passage of the gases thro... | 12/24/1991 |
