Patents by Inventor Andre BOURDAIS

Andre BOURDAIS 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).

  • Aircraft control system containing an aeronautical data base
    Patent number: 8666566
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aircraft control system containing several aircraft control computers (14, 16, 18, 20) for said aircraft, said system having at least one server (10) which: contains at least one aeronautical data base (12); is connected to at least one subassembly of said control computers through data transmission links (26a, 26b, 26c, 26d); is able to supply information from said at least one aeronautical data base to the computers of said control computer subassembly, said at least one server being able to supply information from said at least one aeronautical data base to a computer of said control computer subassembly, in a period of time less than a predetermined duration, upon request from said computer, when said information is not available in a local data base of said computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Eric Peyrucain, Andre Bourdais, Thomas Sauvalle
  • Method and device for transmitting geographical data on an aircraft
    Patent number: 8335790
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for transmitting to a user system (3) geographical data that is stored, using a unit-surface sorting, in the database (4) of a provider system (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (SAS)
    Inventors: Thomas Sauvalle, Eric Peyrucain, André Bourdais
  • Aircraft navigation aid device
    Patent number: 8219307
    Abstract: An aircraft navigation aid device includes at least one flight management system, an airport navigation aid unit which is incorporated in this flight management system, and a common interface unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Laurent Valex, André Bourdais, Thomas Sauvalle, Eric Peyrucain
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ON AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20120041951
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (1) for transmitting to a user system (3) geographical data that is stored, using a unit-surface sorting, in the database (4) of a provider system (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: Airbus Operations (SAS)
    Inventors: Thomas Sauvalle, Eric Peyrucain, André Bourdais
  • Aircraft Navigation Aid Device
    Publication number: 20100145605
    Abstract: Aircraft navigation aid device. The device (1) comprises at least one flight management system (2), airport navigation aid means (4) which are incorporated in this flight management system (2), and common interface means (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS (SAS)
    Inventors: Laurent Valex, André Bourdais, Thomas Sauvalle, Eric Peyrucain
  • AIRCRAFT CONTROL SYSTEM CONTAINING AN AERONAUTICAL DATA BASE
    Publication number: 20080119972
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aircraft control system containing several aircraft control computers (14, 16, 18, 20) for said aircraft, said system having at least one server (10) which: contains at least one aeronautical data base (12); is connected to at least one subassembly of said control computers through data transmission links (26a, 26b, 26c, 26d); is able to supply information from said at least one aeronautical data base to the computers of said control computer subassembly, said at least one server being able to supply information from said at least one aeronautical data base to a computer of said control computer subassembly, in a period of time less than a predetermined duration, upon request from said computer, when said information is not available in a local data base of said computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2007
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: AIRBUS FRANCE
    Inventors: Eric PEYRUCAIN, Andre BOURDAIS, Thomas SAUVALLE