Patents by Inventor Francois Melin

Francois Melin 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).

  • Detection of aircraft descent anomaly
    Patent number: 9051058
    Abstract: An aircraft ground or sea approach anomaly detection method. The method includes the steps of characterizing a flight phase of the aircraft, determining a prohibited flight envelope, defining a set of prohibited vertical speeds of the aircraft for given altitudes in relation to the ground or the sea, as a function of the flight phase of the aircraft characterized, and detecting a ground approach anomaly of the aircraft as a function of a current vertical speed and altitude in relation to the ground or the sea of the aircraft, in relation to the prohibited flight envelope determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignees: Airbus Operations (SAS), Airbus SAS
    Inventors: Nicolas Caule, Jacques Rosay, Patrice Rouquette, Emmanuel Cortet, Francois Melin, Pascale Louise, Sylvain Devineau
  • Assistance process and device for managing an in-flight refueling
    Patent number: 8463538
    Abstract: An assisting process and device for managing an in-flight refueling is disclosed. The device (1) comprising means (3) for automatically calculating a distance between aircrafts, at which a meeting phase for an in-flight refueling should be initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (SAS)
    Inventors: Gaëtan Marion, Bertrand Boinon, Nicolas Ferret, Franck Artini, Philippe Foucault, François Melin
  • ASSISTANCE PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR MANAGING AN IN-FLIGHT REFUELING
    Publication number: 20100332055
    Abstract: An assisting process and device for managing an in-flight refueling is disclosed. The device (1) comprising means (3) for automatically calculating a distance between aircrafts, at which a meeting phase for an in-flight refueling should be initiated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicants: AIRBUS OPERATIONS (SAS), AIRBUS (SAS)
    Inventors: Gaëtan Marion, Bertrand Boinon, Nicolas Ferret, Franck Artini, Philippe Foucault, François Melin