Patents by Inventor Philippe Antomarchi

Philippe Antomarchi 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).

  • Rotocraft rotor with hinged blades and lockable retractable flapping abutments
    Patent number: 7462015
    Abstract: A rotorcraft rotor with hinged blades, includes: a hub; a plurality of blades hinged to flap relative to the hub; bottom abutments of the hub, and bottom abutments of the blades suitable for co-operating with the bottom abutments of the hub; and top abutments of the hub, and top abutments of the blades suitable for co-operating with the top abutments of the hub; the top abutments of the hub being movable between a deployed position in which they extend facing the top abutments of the blades, and a retracted position in which they are offset angularly away from the top abutments of the blades. The rotor also includes elements for locking the top abutments of the hub in the deployed position, and inertial means for releasing the top abutments of the hub and for deactivating the locking means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Eurocopter
    Inventors: Stephane Mazet, Jean Mondet, Philippe Antomarchi, Jean-Marc Latorre
  • Rotocraft rotor with hinged blades and lockable retractable flapping abutments
    Publication number: 20070059175
    Abstract: A rotorcraft rotor with hinged blades, includes: a hub; a plurality of blades hinged to flap relative to the hub; bottom abutments of the hub, and bottom abutments of the blades suitable for co-operating with the bottom abutments of the hub; and top abutments of the hub, and top abutments of the blades suitable for co-operating with the top abutments of the hub; the top abutments of the hub being movable between a deployed position in which they extend facing the top abutments of the blades, and a retracted position in which they are offset angularly away from the top abutments of the blades. The rotor also includes elements for locking the top abutments of the hub in the deployed position, and inertial means for releasing the top abutments of the hub and for deactivating the locking means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2006
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Applicant: EUROCOPTER
    Inventors: Stephane Mazet, Jean Mondet, Philippe Antomarchi, Jean-Marc Latorre