Patents by Inventor Dominique Mailliu

Dominique Mailliu 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).

  • Compound helicopter with braced wings in joined-wing configuration
    Patent number: 11999469
    Abstract: A compound helicopter with braced wings in joined-wing configuration, a fuselage that extends from a front fuselage section to a rear fuselage section, and an emergency floatation system with main floatation balloons and lateral floatation wherein balloons, the main floatation balloons comprise at least one front floatation balloon that is arranged in the front fuselage section and at least one rear floatation balloon that is arranged in the rear fuselage section, and wherein the lateral floatation balloons comprise at least one first lateral floatation balloon that is arranged close to an interconnection region of the first braced wing and at least one second lateral floatation balloon that is arranged close to an interconnection region of the second braced wing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignees: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GmbH, AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventors: Axel Fink, Pierre Pardoux, Dominique Mailliu
  • COMPOUND HELICOPTER WITH BRACED WINGS IN JOINED-WING CONFIGURATION
    Publication number: 20220169372
    Abstract: A compound helicopter with braced wings in joined-wing configuration, a fuselage that extends from a front fuselage section to a rear fuselage section, and an emergency floatation system with main floatation balloons and lateral floatation balloons, wherein the main floatation balloons comprise at least one front floatation balloon that is arranged in the front fuselage section 4a and at least one rear floatation balloon that is arranged in the rear fuselage section, and wherein the lateral floatation balloons comprise at least one first lateral floatation balloon that is arranged close to an interconnection region of the first braced wing and at least one second lateral floatation balloon that is arranged close to an interconnection region of the second braced wing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicants: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventors: Axel FINK, Pierre PARDOUX, Dominique MAILLIU
  • Aircraft provided with a buoyancy system for a rotary element
    Patent number: 8888044
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aircraft (1) provided with at least one rotary element (10) provided with blades (11) liable to come into contact with a liquid surface (100) on ditching, said aircraft including a buoyancy system. The aircraft includes a fairing (15) surrounding at least part of said rotary element (10), the fairing (15) including an inflatable emergency float (20) of the buoyancy system for preventing said blades (11) from coming into contact with the liquid surface when in an inflated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Airbus Helicopters
    Inventors: Dominique Mailliu, Marc Denante