Patents by Inventor Benoit Biraud

Benoit Biraud 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 of detecting a fault with the means for de-icing a probe for measuring a physical parameter
    Patent number: 8994392
    Abstract: A method of detecting a fault in a de-icer probe for measuring a physical parameter on an airplane engine, the method including: prior to starting an engine, measuring a first value of the physical parameter with help of the probe; activating the probe de-icer; at an end of a determined duration from a start of de-icing, measuring a second value of the parameter with help of the probe; and comparing the first and second values and generating a fault signal if the difference between the first and second values is less than a determined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Benoit Biraud, Franck Godel
  • METHOD OF DETECTING A FAULT WITH THE MEANS FOR DE-ICING A PROBE FOR MEASURING A PHYSICAL PARAMETER
    Publication number: 20130088249
    Abstract: A method of detecting a fault in a de-icer probe for measuring a physical parameter on an airplane engine, the method including: prior to starting an engine, measuring a first value of the physical parameter with help of the probe; activating the probe de-icer; at an end of a determined duration from a start of de-icing, measuring a second value of the parameter with help of the probe; and comparing the first and second values and generating a fault signal if the difference between the first and second values is less than a determined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Benoit Biraud, Franck Godel