Patents by Inventor Bernard Francois Robic

Bernard Francois Robic 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 and apparatus for lifting and propelling rotorcraft
    Publication number: 20040000614
    Abstract: An apparatus for lifting and propelling a rotorcraft, the apparatus comprising: a rotor hub adapted for applying lift and propulsive forces to the rotorcraft; a plurality of rotor blades mechanically coupled to the rotor hub to form a rotor assembly and adapted for generating the lift and propulsive forces; and a plurality of pulse detonation engines adapted for impulsively detonating a plurality of fuel/air mixtures to generate thrust forces and applying the thrust forces to the rotor assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventors: Ivett Alejandra Leyva, Anthony John Dean, Bernard Francois Robic, Lawrence Butler
  • Method and apparatus for generating torque
    Publication number: 20040000145
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating torque, the apparatus comprising: a rotor hub adapted for applying torque to a shaft; and a plurality of pulse detonation engines adapted for impulsively detonating a plurality of fuel/air mixtures to generate thrust forces and applying the thrust forces to the rotor hub to generate the torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventors: Ivett Alejandra Leyva, Anthony John Dean, Bernard Francois Robic, Lawrence Butler
  • Method and apparatus for modulating airfoil lift
    Patent number: 6629674
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising: an airfoil adapted for generating a lift force; and a first pulse detonation actuator disposed inside the airfoil and adapted for impulsively detonating a fuel/air mixture to produce a pressure rise and velocity increase of combustion products therein, the airfoil having a plurality of lift control holes adapted for communicating combustion product flows from the first pulse detonation actuator to an airfoil surface to modulate the lift force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Seyed Gholamali Saddoughi, Ivett Alejandra Leyva, Anthony John Dean, Bernard Francois Robic, Lawrence Butler