Patents by Inventor Alexandre ARTAULT

Alexandre ARTAULT 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 verifying the presence of equipment on board an aircraft, and associated device
    Patent number: 11396387
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for verifying the presence of equipment (E) on board an aircraft, the method comprising the following steps:—during a flight of the aircraft, implementing (102) radio communication tests by means of a device (2) on board the aircraft so as to determine an in-flight list of equipment consisting of any equipment having a quality of radio link with the radio communication device (2) higher than a first predetermined quality threshold;—after the flight, implementing (104) radio communication tests by means of the device (2) so as to determine a post-flight list of equipment consisting of any equipment having a quality of radio link with the radio communication device (2) higher than a second predetermined threshold after the flight;—generating (108) an alert when an item of equipment is present on the in-flight list and absent from the post-flight list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN ELECTRONICS AND DEFENSE
    Inventors: Nicolas Fanton, Nicolas Lipari, Pierre-Jean Tine, Emmanuel Couturier, Alexandre Artault
  • METHOD FOR VERIFYING THE PRESENCE OF EQUIPMENT ON BOARD AN AIRCRAFT, AND ASSOCIATED DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220009652
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for verifying the presence of equipment (E) on board an aircraft, the method comprising the following steps:—during a flight of the aircraft, implementing (102) radio communication tests by means of a device (2) on board the aircraft so as to determine an in-flight list of equipment consisting of any equipment having a quality of radio link with the radio communication device (2) higher than a first predetermined quality threshold;—after the flight, implementing (104) radio communication tests by means of the device (2) so as to determine a post-flight list of equipment consisting of any equipment having a quality of radio link with the radio communication device (2) higher than a second predetermined threshold after the flight;—generating (108) an alert when an item of equipment is present on the in-flight list and absent from the post-flight list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE
    Inventors: Nicolas FANTON, Nicolas LIPARI, Pierre-Jean TINE, Emmanuel COUTURIER, Alexandre ARTAULT