Patents by Inventor François Potdevin

François Potdevin 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).

  • Patent number: 8979024
    Abstract: A landing gear (3) provided with first and second longitudinal bearing skids (4, 5) and with first and second transverse crossbars (6, 7). The landing gear includes at least one resilient fastener device (10) together with at least one blocking means (20) and at least one centering means (30) for each crossbar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Airbus Helicopters
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Piccone, Francois Potdevin
  • Publication number: 20120080560
    Abstract: A landing gear (3) provided with first and second longitudinal bearing skids (4, 5) and with first and second transverse crossbars (6, 7). The landing gear includes at least one resilient fastener device (10) together with at least one blocking means (20) and at least one centering means (30) for each crossbar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: EUROCOPTER
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Piccone, Francois Potdevin
  • Patent number: 6447249
    Abstract: On the folding-blade rotor, an outer radial length of an electric cable for connection between the hub and a blade has a part forming spare length and wound into an S-shape around two reels each mounted at the end of one of the two blade pins that connect the blade root to the cuff connecting the blade to the hub. The withdrawal of at least one pin with its reel releases a portion of the part forming spare length and allows the blade to be folded without disconnection at the ends of said electrical connecting cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Eurocopter
    Inventor: François Potdevin
  • Publication number: 20010051096
    Abstract: On the folding-blade rotor, an outer radial length of an electric cable for connection between the hub and a blade has a part forming spare length and wound into an S-shape around two reels each mounted at the end of one of the two blade pins that connect the blade root to the cuff connecting the blade to the hub. The withdrawal of at least one pin with its reel releases a portion of the part forming spare length and allows the blade to be folded without disconnection at the ends of said electrical connecting cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2001
    Publication date: December 13, 2001
    Applicant: Eurocopter, a corporation of France.
    Inventor: Francois Potdevin
  • Patent number: 5310315
    Abstract: The invention relates to a low-vulnerability device for the operation of a lifting and propulsing helicopter rotor by means of a cyclic plate mechanism, in which the non-rotating plate (5) is coupled at four points (1, 2, 3, 4) to four hydraulic actioning servocontrols each comprising a power jack (9), an anchoring system (10) and a servocontrol-distributor (41, 42), three servocontrols being used when normally working, the fourth being used in back-up in the event of a failure of one of the other three. Each power jack (9) is supplied by an independent hydraulic circuit which comprises the servocontrol-distributor (41, 42) operated by a mechanical input, connected to the cockpit by linkage (13), and a disengageable anchoring system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 10, 1994
    Assignee: Aerospatiale Societe Nationale Industrielle
    Inventors: Alain G. Lafortune, Francois Potdevin