Patents by Inventor Bertrand Tardy

Bertrand Tardy 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).

  • On-board device for measuring the mass and the position of the center of gravity of an aircraft
    Patent number: 8398029
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an on-board device for measuring the mass and the position of the center of gravity of an aircraft having a plurality of landing gears (T1, T2), each landing gear (T1, T2) being provided with at least one contact member (2) having a deformable element (3) that is deformable under the action of the weight of the aircraft when the aircraft is standing on a surface, and is remarkable in that the formable element (3) is provided with a bar (4) having an eddy current sensor (6) at its free end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Eurocopter
    Inventors: Julie Leroy, Bertrand Tardy
  • On-board device for measuring the mass and the position of the center of gravity of an aircraft
    Publication number: 20060283239
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an on-board device for measuring the mass and the position of the center of gravity of an aircraft having a plurality of landing gears (T1, T2), each landing gear (T1, T2) being provided with at least one contact member (2) having a deformable element (3) that is deformable under the action of the weight of the aircraft when the aircraft is standing on a surface, and is remarkable in that the formable element (3) is provided with a bar (4) having an eddy current sensor (6) at its free end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventors: Julie Leroy, Bertrand Tardy