Patents by Inventor Falk Hoffmann

Falk Hoffmann 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).

  • Fatigue management system
    Patent number: 8478457
    Abstract: A fatigue management system for determining the individual life of an aircraft, particularly the individual life of components of a helicopter, by means of an on board virtual load sensor and a method of operating a fatigue management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Bendisch, Falk Hoffmann, Antoine Rabourdin
  • FATIGUE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120323410
    Abstract: A fatigue management system for determining the individual life of an aircraft, particularly the individual life of components of a helicopter, by means of an on board virtual load sensor and a method of operating a fatigue management system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Bendisch, Falk Hoffmann, Antoine Rabourdin
  • Minimizing dynamic structural loads of an aircraft
    Patent number: 8255096
    Abstract: Minimizing dynamic structural loads of an aircraft, introduced by an external excitation, which, includes generating a signal (x) indicative of the external excitation; deriving signals (y) of pre-controlling for actuating control elements of the aircraft from the excitation indicating signal (x) in accordance with a pre-controlling rule, so as to reduce the dynamic structural loads introduced to the aircraft; generating an error signal (e, e*) representing performance of said pre-controlling; optimizing the pre-controlling rule by the error signal (e, e*) and/or the excitation indicating signal (x) so as to minimize the dynamic structural loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Andreas Wildschek, Rudolf Maier, Falk Hoffmann, Matthieu Jeanneau, Nicky Aversa
  • DEVICE FOR ADAPTIVE BALANCING OF ROTARY DEVICES
    Publication number: 20120174699
    Abstract: A rotary device associated with drive means. The rotary device comprises a shaft and/or a hub and balancing means for balancing its rotational motion. The balancing means has a hollow chamber surrounding the hub and a solid/fluidic material with thixotropic properties, which fills partly the hollow chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: EUROCOPTER DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Falk Hoffmann, Peter Konstanzer, Peter Znika
  • MINIMIZING DYNAMIC STRUCTURAL LOADS OF AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20090084908
    Abstract: Minimizing dynamic structural loads of an aircraft (2), introduced by an external excitation (1), which, comprises generating a signal (x) indicative of the external excitation (1); deriving signals (y) of pre-controlling for actuating control elements of the aircraft (2) from said excitation indicating signal (x) in accordance with a pre-controlling rule, so as to reduce the dynamic structural loads introduced to the aircraft (2); generating an error signal (e, e*) representing performance of said pre-controlling; optimizing the pre-controlling rule by said error signal (e, e*) and/or said excitation indicating signal (x) so as to minimize the dynamic structural loads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: Airbus France
    Inventors: Andreas Wildschek, Rudolf Maier, Falk Hoffmann, Matthieu Jeanneau, Nicky Aversa