Patents Assigned to Airbus S.A.S.
  • Patent number: 11661169
    Abstract: A floor structure for an aircraft includes a rail that defines a recess having an opening and a bottom and designed to receive one or more attachment elements, a covering element arranged above a segment of the recess so as to provide a complementary bearing surface above the opening, and a cellular supporting structure having a first end that rests on the bottom of the recess, and a second end supporting the covering element. Thus, the covering element can be sufficiently thin to avoid or limit the formation of steps at the surface of the floor structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignees: Airbus (S.A.S.), Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Christian Godenzi, Jean-Michel Corvi, Thomas Sanpons
  • Patent number: 11656147
    Abstract: A method and a system for estimating state of wear of a cutting tool mounted on a machine tool. The system includes an acquisition module configured to acquire at least one operating signal specific to the cutting tool during at least one interaction of introduction or of extraction between the cutting tool and the material to be machined, and a microprocessor configured to generate from the at least one operating signal a wear signature of the cutting tool and to determine the state of wear of the cutting tool as a function of the signature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignees: Airbus (S.A.S.), Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Florian Versolato, Jean-Marie Dautelle
  • Patent number: 11639235
    Abstract: A human-machine interface for displaying an intuitive and accurate graphic representation for assisting in take-off or landing, based on a fully autonomous system essentially using only images captured by embedded cameras and data from avionics systems of the aircraft, the graphic representation including indicators based on a processing of a stream of images taken by embedded cameras and comprising a representation of a runway straight line indicative of the central longitudinal axis of the runway and of at least one deviation indicator representative of the difference between the longitudinal axis of the aircraft and the central longitudinal axis of the runway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Airbus (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Francois Courbun, Javier Manjon Sanchez
  • Patent number: 11641338
    Abstract: Systems and methods for resolving names in a data network. A data network includes an information-centric network layer, ICN-layer, with multiple routers, and a name resolution layer with multiple name resolvers. Each router receives an interest packet announcement describing data objects provided by a data producer. Each router determines a first name resolver of the name resolution layer closest to the data producer and sends a name of the provided data object and geo-location of the data producer to the first name resolver. The first name resolver transmits the name of the data object and geo-location of the data producer to other name resolvers. Each router receives an interest packet request describing a data object requested by a data consumer. Each router transmits the interest packet request to a second name resolver spatially closest to the data consumer. Each name resolver provides the geo-location of the requested data object to the data consumer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Airbus (S.A.S.)
    Inventor: Paulo Mendes
  • Patent number: 11632427
    Abstract: Systems and methods for multi-interface transmission gateway processing. In some embodiments, the system includes one or more vehicles, each including at least one vehicle gateway, and wireless communication interfaces, at least one management gateway in communication with the vehicle gateway of each vehicle through at least one of the wireless communication interfaces, and one or more management servers in communication with each of the one or more vehicles via the management gateway, wherein the one or more management servers is configured to monitor or manage a status of each of the one or more vehicles. To facilitate reliable and low latency communication between the various devices, an overlay network is maintained over the wireless communication interfaces, and each device is assigned a virtual network interface for inter-device communication purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Airbus (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Klaus-Werner Rueger, Romain Desautard, Zhongren Cao, Anders Nilsson Plymoth
  • Patent number: 11579585
    Abstract: Method and system for optimizing the arrangement of a set of aircraft parts on a plate. The system includes a selection module which selects, from a set of data on the material of the set of parts and a set of geometric data associated with the set of parts, part grouping criteria including at least one optimized plate thickness value, an optimization module for optimizing the arrangement of the set of parts on a plate as a function of the part grouping criteria, cutting criteria and optimization criteria and a transmission module generating and transmitting, to a user system, optimization data representative of the optimization of the arrangement of the set of parts. The system makes it possible to take account of the parameters linked to the dimensions of the plate to optimize the arrangement of the set of parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignees: Airbus (S.A.S.), Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Laurent Huquet, Perrine Dupuy, Samuel Drouvroy, Christophe Louat
  • Patent number: 11560240
    Abstract: An aircraft area having a textile display, aircraft passenger seat having a textile display, and aircraft including an aircraft area. An aircraft area includes an interior component, a textile display on the interior component and including at least one textile fiber capable of changing a color at at least one section of the textile fiber, and a controller operatively coupled to the textile display and configured to change color of the at least one section of the textile fiber, such that the textile display displays information. An aircraft passenger seat includes a back rest, seat pan, and textile display integrated into a seat cover covering the backrest and/or the seat pan. The textile display includes at least one textile fiber capable of changing a color at at least one section of the textile fiber. An aircraft may include one or more aircraft areas and/or one or more aircraft passenger seats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignees: Airbus Operations GmbH, Airbus (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Frank Quatmann, Nicolas Jourdan
  • Patent number: 11551346
    Abstract: A computer system is provided for processing ultrasonic data of an ultrasonic probe applied to an area of an aircraft component that includes carbon fiber reinforced polymer. C-scan data is obtained and a preliminary mesh is defined over the C-scan data by taking into account the underlying structural or mechanical characteristics of the analyzed component. The mesh is further refined and data gathered for each mesh cell. A heat map is generated based on the mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignees: AIRBUS (S.A.S.), AIRBUS OPERATIONS (S.A.S.), AIRBUS OPERATIONS S.L.
    Inventors: Nicolas Dominguez, Silvere Barut, Franck Bentouhami, Rémi Cabrero, Grégoire Noblet, David Lopez Bravo
  • Patent number: 11485512
    Abstract: An aircraft propulsion plant including an electric motor having a rotor and a stator mechanically linked to a base which can be mounted at the rear of an aircraft fuselage, a fan rotated by the rotor, a set of fixed blades located downstream of the fan, and a nacelle comprising an outer casing and a fan casing surrounding the fan and the set of fixed blades. The nacelle is mechanically linked to the base through the set of fixed blades. This configuration enables a cooling circuit to be formed for enabling the heat produced by the electric motor at the location of the stator to be evacuated towards the fixed blades and the nacelle where it is dissipated. Furthermore, this heat may be used for the de-icing of the nacelle lip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignees: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.), Airbus (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Jérôme Colmagro, Aurélien Mauconduit
  • Patent number: 11458719
    Abstract: A method for assembling two parts, referred to as first and second parts, the first part being produced from composite material with fibrous reinforcement embedded in a thermosetting or thermoplastic matrix, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining the first part comprising, on all or part of an outer surface, a first amorphous thermoplastic film; positioning the first part and the second part such that the first amorphous thermoplastic film is placed opposite the second part; introducing a thermosetting resin between the first amorphous thermoplastic film and the second part; at least partially polymerising the thermosetting resin. When the two parts comprise an amorphous thermoplastic film, the parts are positioned such that the respective amorphous thermoplastic films are placed opposite each other, and the thermosetting resin is introduced between the amorphous thermoplastic films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignees: AIRBUS (S.A.S.), ARIANEGROUP S.A.S.
    Inventors: Frederick Cavaliere, Michel Bermudez, Bruno Thomas, Patrice Lefebure
  • Patent number: 11444965
    Abstract: Methods and systems for detection of cyberattacks in onboard systems of aircraft. Measurements carried out on these onboard systems are correlated, in case of doubt of one of the measurements, to validate the doubt, (and therefore a cyberattack) or to avert the risk. The correlation can be understood as a coming into correspondence of two or more elements/facts (for example measurements or acquired values) which makes it possible to highlight if there is a dependence of one upon the other and thus to justify modifications of one by those of the other. The correlation, preferably temporal, between identification of a suspect measurement and one or more other (quasi)simultaneous measurements allows dynamic detection, in real time, of the cyberattacks, whether they be already known or not. Thus, there is no dependence on a static protection of the onboard systems developed on the a priori knowledge of the existing cyberattacks alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Airbus (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Bernard Rousse, Claude Poli
  • Patent number: 11413650
    Abstract: A device for a lacquer transfer includes a frame, transfer roller with a circumferential lateral wall, drive unit for rotating the transfer roller, and slit nozzle with a muzzle end for dispensing lacquer. The slit nozzle includes a first nozzle-part, second nozzle-part and deformation unit. The deformation unit is attached to the first nozzle-part, the lateral wall passing in a rotation direction subsequently the deformation unit and the muzzle end during transfer unit rotation. The lateral wall of the transfer roller is deformed by the deformation unit in the radial direction resulting in a deformation section of the lateral wall in the rotation direction behind the deformation unit, the muzzle end of the slit nozzle arranged for dispensing lacquer into depressions of the lateral wall. The transfer roller can roll with the outside contact surface on a work surface of a work piece for transferring lacquer from the depressions to the work surface of the work piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignees: Airbus Operations GmbH, Airbus (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Pierre C. Zahlen, Alexander Gillessen, Sebastian Kerger, Christian Schepp, Daniel Kress, Waldemar Kümmel
  • Patent number: 11331688
    Abstract: A device for a lacquer transfer includes a transfer roller mounted at and rotatable relative to a frame. The roller includes a cylindrical support-body, first ring-element, second ring-element, and a tire including a middle-section forming a circumferential outer contact surface with depressions, the roller configured to roll with the outer contract surface on a work surface of a workpiece for transferring lacquer from the outer contact surface and the depressions to the work surface. The tire includes two annular end-sections attached to a cylindrical outer shell of the support-body resulting in two axially separated and circumferentially extending connections, the tire, connections, and outer shell of the support-body being fluid-tight. The first and second ring-elements are in the first cavity seated on the support-body at a distance in an axial direction of the roller from one another and the middle-section of the tire between the first and second ring-elements is prestrained in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignees: Airbus Operations GmbH, Airbus (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Pierre C. Zahlen, Alexander Gillessen, Christian Schepp, Daniel Kress, Waldemar Kümmel
  • Patent number: 11312505
    Abstract: To reduce the footprint of an installation for assembling a fuselage section, a support structure includes a chassis and a core mounted so that it can rotate relative to the chassis about an axis of rotation of the core. The core includes a fastener(s) for holding the longitudinal fuselage portions around the core, with a view to assembling them to form the fuselage section. The support structure includes one or more rolling elements provided on the chassis, in order to allow the movement of this support structure within the installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignees: Airbus (S.A.S.), Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Datas, Jacques Bouriquet, Jean-Mickael Brindeau, André Aquila, Patrick Guibert
  • Patent number: 11293465
    Abstract: A double shear attachment device with an eccentric axis and eccentric sleeves, mechanical assembly including such a device and assembling process. The attachment device comprises an eccentric axis and two eccentric sleeves to mount on the eccentric axis to correct, by an appropriate positioning in rotation of the eccentric sleeves on the eccentric axis, the possible clearances between superposed circular holes of mechanical components that have to be linked together by the attachment device, the attachment device including also blocking structure configured to block in rotation the eccentric sleeves, the attachment device thus allowing to generate a quick and clear attachment, that is able to correct clearances locally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Airbus (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Jean-Mickael Brindeau, André Aquila, Benoit Ruscassie
  • Patent number: 11260986
    Abstract: A method and device for inspecting the structural damage on the skin of an aircraft after a lightning strike, the skin has marks derived from the lightning strike, wherein the marks represent a Visual Damage (VD) and a Structural Damage (SD). The method includes for every mark: measuring the area of paint that has been removed by the lightning strike, and comparing the measured area with an area threshold value, wherein the threshold value is related to the Structural Damage (SD) of every mark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignees: Airbus Operations S.L., Airbus Operations (S.A.S), Airbus S.A.S.
    Inventors: Valentin Garcia Martinez, Richard Murillo, Sebastien Dupouy, Antoine Bregand, Irene Borillo Llorca, Romain Coëmet
  • Patent number: 11260994
    Abstract: An assembly including a support tower and at least two support systems, each bearing a panel of a section of an aircraft fuselage and including four fixing points. The support tower includes a tower extending along an axis X, a seat on which the tower is mounted and which is rotationally mobile about the axis X, and, for each fixing point, a fixing base mounted on a three-dimensional adjustment system mounted on the tower and motorized to displace the fixing base in two horizontal directions and one vertical direction, where each fixing point and the associated fixing base can be locked with one another to ensure the fixing of one with the other, and that can be unlocked to allow them to be separated. Such an assembly makes it possible to keep the various elements of the section vertical during assembly and allows for a space saving on the ground and a saving on transfer utilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignees: Airbus (S.A.S.), Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Patrick Guibert, Jean-Mickael Brindeau, Jacques Bouriquet, Jean-Marc Datas, Thomas Autret, Nicolas Darbonville
  • Patent number: 11241708
    Abstract: A device for lacquer transfer includes a frame, transfer roller with circumferential lateral wall, nozzle for dispensing lacquer, and hardening unit, the hardening unit formed as a UV-light unit for hardening the lacquer in a contactless way by emitting UV-light, and is within an interior space defined by the transfer roller. The lateral wall of the transfer roller is transparent for UV-light, and the hardening unit is arranged such that UV-light is emitted towards the work surface upon which the lateral wall of the transfer roller rolls, to harden the lacquer after it being transferred to the work surface. Using the device, lacquer transfer can occur from the transfer roller to the work surface more reliably. The device includes a light shield between the hardening unit and outside contact surface with at least a portion of the outside contact surface provided with lacquer is shielded from UV-light emitted from the hardening unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignees: Airbus Operations GmbH, Airbus (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Pierre C. Zahlen, Christian Schepp, Daniel Kress, Waldemar Kümmel
  • Patent number: 11215118
    Abstract: An aircraft propulsion system including a turbojet and heat exchanger system including a heat exchanger. A supply connection and evacuation connection are forward, and aft are a transfer connection and a scoop connection, a supply pipe connected to the supply connection, and which bleeds hot air from the compression stages. A transfer pipe connected to the transfer connection transfers hot air to an air management system. A scoop connected to a scoop connection bleeds cold air from a fan duct and an evacuation pipe, including an inlet connected to the evacuation connection and an outlet, which emerges on the outside, where hot air through the heat exchanger from the supply pipe to the transfer pipe passes along a first transfer direction and cold air passes through the heat exchanger from each scoop to the inlet along a second transfer direction parallel to the first transfer direction in the opposite direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignees: Airbus (S.A.S.), Airbus Operations (S.A.S.), Airbus Operations, S.L.
    Inventors: Bruno Medda, Thomas Stevens, Julien Cayssials, Adeline Soulie, Didier Poirier, Pierre-Alain Pinault, Esteban Martino González, Juan Tomas Prieto Padilla, Diego Barron Vega
  • Patent number: 11209826
    Abstract: Anti-collision airport system including a motorized mobile device to be moved close to an aircraft. The system includes a database to record structural characteristics of categories of aircraft and structural characteristics of the motorized mobile device. The controller is configured to identify a category corresponding to the aircraft and a positioning of the motorized mobile device with respect to the aircraft, search and retrieve, from the database, structural characteristics associated with the category corresponding to the aircraft and structural characteristics of the motorized device, calculate a trajectory for the movement of the motorized mobile device on the basis of the structural characteristics of the aircraft and of the motorized mobile device and of the positioning of the motorized mobile device with respect to the aircraft, and control the motorized mobile device according to the calculated trajectory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Airbus (S.A.S.)
    Inventor: Diego Alonso Tabares