Patents by Inventor Brice Makinadjian

Brice Makinadjian 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).

  • Skid landing gear having at least one cross-member with rockers, and an aircraft
    Patent number: 9315262
    Abstract: The present invention relates to landing gear having a first skid, a second skid, a front cross-member, and a rear cross-member. The landing gear includes at least one stiffener arranged on a cross-member, said stiffener having two rockers each extending from an outer end secured to the cross-member, two hinge means for hinging each rocker to a carrier structure, and an elongate link member extending between a first link end hinged to the first rocker to a second link end hinged to the second rocker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventors: Pierre Prud'Homme-Lacroix, Remy-Elian Arnaud, Brice Makinadjian
  • SKID LANDING GEAR HAVING AT LEAST ONE CROSS-MEMBER WITH ROCKERS, AND AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20150151836
    Abstract: The present invention relates to landing gear having a first skid, a second skid, a front cross-member, and a rear cross-member. The landing gear includes at least one stiffener arranged on a cross-member, said stiffener having two rockers each extending from an outer end secured to the cross-member, two hinge means for hinging each rocker to a carrier structure, and an elongate link member extending between a first link end hinged to the first rocker to a second link end hinged to the second rocker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Pierre PRUD'HOMME-LACROIX, Remy-Elian ARNAUD, Brice MAKINADJIAN
  • Active suspension method and apparatus for a rotary wing aircraft
    Patent number: 7720582
    Abstract: In a method of controlling the hardness of a damper in an aircraft landing gear, the aircraft having a structure that is deformable at a natural frequency, the hardness of the damper is adjusted during a contraction of the damper as a function of the natural frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Eurocopter
    Inventor: Brice Makinadjian
  • Active suspension method and apparatus for a rotary wing aircraft
    Publication number: 20070032931
    Abstract: In a method of controlling the hardness of a damper in an aircraft landing gear, the aircraft having a structure that is deformable at a natural frequency, the hardness of the damper is adjusted during a contraction of the damper as a function of the natural frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2005
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventor: Brice Makinadjian