Patents by Inventor Benoit Pierson

Benoit Pierson 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).

  • Patent number: 10230574
    Abstract: This avionic calculator, intended to be loaded on board an aircraft, the avionic calculator includes a protective casing and at least one module from among an information processing module able to execute at least one software application, an input/output management module and an electric power supply management module, each module being positioned inside the casing. The avionic calculator further includes a routing module positioned inside the casing, the routing module including several communication ports and being configured for transmitting at least one message from an input communication port to an output communication port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Martial Montrichard, Benoit Pierson, Marc Fumey
  • Publication number: 20170078142
    Abstract: This avionic calculator, intended to be loaded on board an aircraft, the avionic calculator includes a protective casing and at least one module from among an information processing module able to execute at least one software application, an input/output management module and an electric power supply management module, each module being positioned inside the casing. The avionic calculator further includes a routing module positioned inside the casing, the routing module including several communication ports and being configured for transmitting at least one message from an input communication port to an output communication port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Martial MONTRICHARD, Benoit PIERSON, Marc FUMEY
  • Patent number: 5560570
    Abstract: The device embodying the invention uses at least one digital computer receiving information from a set of sensors and controlling actuators acting on the flight control surfaces, the computer comprising an autonomous means for monitoring the service quality thereof, for disconnecting the device and for recentering the actuators subsequent to detection of a failure. It applies notably to the automatic piloting of a helicopter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 1, 1996
    Assignee: Sextant Avionique
    Inventors: Benoit Pierson, Georges Guiol, Florence Limon
  • Patent number: 5510991
    Abstract: An automatic piloting device for aerodynes uses at least one digital computer receiving information from a set of sensors, and controlling actuators acting on the flight control surfaces, the computer comprising at least one autonomous computing module having hardware and software resources capable of piloting according to any one of the three piloting axes, the module having a means for becoming specific to a given axis from among the piloting axes, and a connection means for connection to the sensors and actuators corresponding to said given axis. It applies notably to the automatic piloting of a helicopter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 23, 1996
    Assignee: Sextant Avionique
    Inventors: Benoit Pierson, Georges Guiol, Florence Limon