Patents by Inventor Bertrand CHATAIN

Bertrand CHATAIN 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 having an avionics system including avionics equipment that has primary lightning protector and is connected in series via wired connection to supplemental lightning protector
    Patent number: 9583892
    Abstract: An aircraft having an avionics system comprising a plurality of avionics equipment and a system of connections, the avionics equipment incorporating protection means for providing protection against indirect effects of lightning, the system of connections including wired connections and connectors between the wired connections. The avionics system has at least one avionics equipment with protection means that are insufficient for providing total protection against the indirect effects of lightning when the equipment is incorporated in the structure, which equipment is connected to at least one connector including a resistor connected in series relative to at least one wired connection secured to the resistive connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Airbus Helicopters
    Inventor: Bertrand Chatain
  • AIRCRAFT HAVING AN AVIONICS SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150270651
    Abstract: An aircraft having an avionics system comprising a plurality of avionics equipment and a system of connections, the avionics equipment incorporating protection means for providing protection against indirect effects of lightning, the system of connections including wired connections and connectors between the wired connections. The avionics system has at least one avionics equipment with protection means that are insufficient for providing total protection against the indirect effects of lightning when the equipment is incorporated in the structure, which equipment is connected to at least one connector including a resistor connected in series relative to at least one wired connection secured to the resistive connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventor: Bertrand CHATAIN