Patents by Inventor Christian Lardillon

Christian Lardillon 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: 20090125205
    Abstract: A method of optimizing an initial performance envelope of a rotorcraft turbine engine, the initial envelope being associated with a maximum number of flying hours that the turbine engine can perform before being overhauled, and also with at least a first initial rating defined by two first initial performance levels relating respectively to a first power and to a first utilization time of the first power. The method is remarkable in that in order to perform the optimization, an alternative performance envelope is defined by modifying the initial envelope, the modification being compensated by reducing at least one of the first initial performance levels of the first initial rating. In addition, the overall service life of the turbine engine is not modified insofar as the alternative envelope is associated with the maximum number of flying hours authorized for operating the turbine engine in compliance with the initial envelope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2006
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventor: Christian Lardillon
  • Patent number: 7532970
    Abstract: A method of optimizing an initial performance envelope of a rotorcraft turbine engine, the initial envelope being associated with a maximum number of flying hours that the turbine engine can perform before being overhauled, and also with at least a first initial rating defined by two first initial performance levels relating respectively to a first power and to a first utilization time of the first power. The method is remarkable in that in order to perform the optimization, an alternative performance envelope is defined by modifying the initial envelope, the modification being compensated by reducing at least one of the first initial performance levels of the first initial rating. In addition, the overall service life of the turbine engine is not modified insofar as the alternative envelope is associated with the maximum number of flying hours authorized for operating the turbine engine in compliance with the initial envelope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Eurocopter
    Inventor: Christian Lardillon