Patents by Inventor Pierre Paillard

Pierre Paillard 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 and system for maneuvering an aircraft by shifting its center of gravity
    Patent number: 8548721
    Abstract: A method to maneuver an aircraft in flight, in which the center of gravity of the aircraft is shifted by transferring fuel from at least one first fuel tank to at least one second fuel tank of the aircraft. A system implementing this method, the system including: at least one first fuel tank and at least one second fuel tank, a flight control unit capable of sending out a maneuver command upon being handled. A computer capable, as a function of this command, of determining a quantity of fuel to be transferred from the first tank to the second tank, at least one means of transfer connecting the first and second tanks and being controlled by the computer, to transfer the fuel from the first tank to the second tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Pierre Paillard, David Larcher
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANEUVERING AN AIRCRAFT BY SHIFTING ITS CENTER OF GRAVITY
    Publication number: 20090088911
    Abstract: A method to maneuver an aircraft in flight, in which the center of gravity of the aircraft is shifted by transferring fuel from at least one first fuel tank to at least one second fuel tank of the aircraft. A system implementing this method, the system including: at least one first fuel tank and at least one second fuel tank, a flight control unit capable of sending out a maneuver command upon being handled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: AIRBUS FRANCE
    Inventors: Pierre Paillard, David Larcher