Patents by Inventor François Hervé KUHLMANN

François Hervé KUHLMANN 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).

  • Method for transporting a payload to a target location, and related hybrid airship
    Patent number: 11753135
    Abstract: The method for transporting a payload to a target location, comprises the following steps of providing a hybrid airship comprises a buoyancy enclosure, a gondola carried by the buoyancy enclosure and a payload carrier, and at least one propeller; flying the hybrid airship carrying the payload to a target location, flying the hybrid airship carrying the payload comprising generating a lift force with the at least one propeller. Flying the hybrid airship carrying the payload comprises tilting the longitudinal axis of the buoyancy enclosure to a positive pitch to generate an aerodynamic lift force when the hybrid airship carrying the payload moves longitudinally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: TOTAL SA, FLYING WHALES
    Inventor: François Hervé Kuhlmann
  • A METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING A PAYLOAD TO A TARGET LOCATION, AND RELATED HYBRID AIRSHIP
    Publication number: 20200361589
    Abstract: The method for transporting a payload to a target location, comprises the following steps of providing a hybrid airship comprises a buoyancy enclosure, a gondola carried by the buoyancy enclosure and a payload carrier, and at least one propeller; flying the hybrid airship carrying the payload to a target location, flying the hybrid airship carrying the payload comprising generating a lift force with the at least one propeller. Flying the hybrid airship carrying the payload comprises tilting the longitudinal axis of the buoyancy enclosure to a positive pitch to generate an aerodynamic lift force when the hybrid airship carrying the payload moves longitudinally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicants: TOTAL SA, FLYING WHALES
    Inventor: François Hervé KUHLMANN