Patents by Inventor Benoit MAZARS

Benoit MAZARS 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).

  • PEDAL MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20240143014
    Abstract: A pedal mechanism for an aircraft. The pedal mechanism includes: a pedal arm connectable to a pedal at a pedal connection point, the pedal arm rotatable about a pedal arm rotation point on translation of the pedal; and a stature adjustment mechanism, the stature adjustment mechanism actuatable, during a stature adjustment process, to move the pedal arm rotation point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Pierre-Alex PICARD, Arnaud SOULIE, Benoit MAZARS
  • Autopilot and manual control switching
    Patent number: 10926866
    Abstract: A positioning and position maintaining device comprises a solenoid having an armature and an electromagnetic holder. The solenoid is arranged to effect positioning of an object upon translation of the armature and the electromagnetic holder is arranged to effect position maintaining in order to maintain the object in the position effected by the solenoid. An apparatus for aircraft autopilot and manual control feel-force control switching comprises an autopilot mechanism and the positioning and position maintaining device. The positioning and position maintaining device is arranged to engage the autopilot mechanism and maintain the engagement thereof. A method of switching between autopilot and manual control in an aircraft is also envisaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: RATIER-FIGEAC SAS
    Inventors: Pierre-Jacques Labry, Benoit Mazars
  • AUTOPILOT AND MANUAL CONTROL SWITCHING
    Publication number: 20170361921
    Abstract: A positioning and position maintaining device comprises a solenoid having an armature and an electromagnetic holder. The solenoid is arranged to effect positioning of an object upon translation of the armature and the electromagnetic holder is arranged to effect position maintaining in order to maintain the object in the position effected by the solenoid. An apparatus for aircraft autopilot and manual control feel-force control switching comprises an autopilot mechanism and the positioning and position maintaining device. The positioning and position maintaining device is arranged to engage the autopilot mechanism and maintain the engagement thereof. A method of switching between autopilot and manual control in an aircraft is also envisaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Pierre-Jacques LABRY, Benoit MAZARS