Patents by Inventor Hervé KUHLMANN

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
  • Hybrid airship and related assembly and/or maintenance method
    Patent number: 11731789
    Abstract: The present invention concerns hybrid airship comprising at least one buoyancy enclosure containing a gas lighter than air, a gondola attached below the buoyancy enclosure, the gondola extending along a longitudinal axis, at least one propeller configured to propel the hybrid airship, the at least one propeller being attached to the buoyancy enclosure, at least one generator, configured to provide power to the propeller, the generator being connected to the gondola. The hybrid airship comprises an arm protruding from the gondola and connecting the generator to the gondola.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignees: TOTAL SA, FLYING WHALES
    Inventor: 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
  • HYBRID AIRSHIP AND RELATED ASSEMBLY AND/OR MAINTENANCE METHOD
    Publication number: 20200283170
    Abstract: The present invention concerns hybrid airship comprising at least one buoyancy enclosure containing a gas lighter than air, a gondola attached below the buoyancy enclosure, the gondola extending along a longitudinal axis, at least one propeller configured to propel the hybrid airship, the at least one propeller being attached to the buoyancy enclosure, at least one generator, configured to provide power to the propeller, the generator being connected to the gondola. The hybrid airship comprises an arm protruding from the gondola and connecting the generator to the gondola.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicants: TOTAL SA, FLYING WHALES
    Inventor: Hervé KUHLMANN