Patents by Inventor Francisco José Benitez Guerrero

Francisco José Benitez Guerrero 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).

  • System for warning an open state of a two-part fan cowl
    Patent number: 11235889
    Abstract: A system for warning an open state of a two-part fan cowl of an aeronautical structure, wherein the system includes at least one device arranged between these two parts of the fan cowl and adapted to exert force spacing them apart from each other, thus leaving a predefined gap between them at their lower ends when that two-part fan cowl is in the open state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE, S.A.U.
    Inventors: Francisco José Benítez Guerrero, Yolanda Marcos Martín
  • SYSTEM FOR WARNING AN OPEN STATE OF A TWO-PART FAN COWL
    Publication number: 20200247555
    Abstract: A system for warning an open state of a two-part fan cowl of an aeronautical structure, wherein the system includes at least one device arranged between these two parts of the fan cowl and adapted to exert force spacing them apart from each other, thus leaving a predefined gap between them at their lower ends when that two-part fan cowl is in the open state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Francisco José BENÍTEZ GUERRERO, Yolanda MARCOS MARTÍN
  • Device for an aircraft power unit
    Patent number: 8191822
    Abstract: Device (3) for providing a warning signal when the fan cowl doors (8, 9) of an aircraft are not properly latched by primary locks (6), wherein the device comprises a panel (4) the panel (4) being rotatably mounted on one of the two fan cowl doors (8 or 9), the panel (4) being closed on that one fan cowl doors (8 or 9) by rotation thereby covering at least partially the primary locks (6), such that all the primary locks (6) have to be properly latched for the panel (4) to be closed, and at least one of the panel (4) primary locks (6) not being properly latched prevents proper closing of the panel (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: EADS Construcciones Aeronauticas, S.A.
    Inventors: Joaquín Gallego Pleite, Alvaro Ortiz Del Cerro, Francisco José Benitez Guerrero
  • DEVICE FOR AN AIRCRAFT POWER UNIT
    Publication number: 20100006701
    Abstract: Device (3) for providing a warning signal when the fan cowl doors (8, 9) of an aircraft are not properly latched by primary locking means (6), said device (3) comprising a panel (4) the panel (4) being fixed by rotating means (5) on one of the two fan cowl doors (8 or 9), the panel (4) being closed on that one fan cowl doors (8 or 9) by rotating on said rotating means (5) therefore covering at least partially the primary locking means (6), such that all the primary locking means (6) have to be properly latched for the panel (4) to be closed, and at least one of the panel (4) primary locking means (6) not properly latched prevents proper closing of the panel (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Joaquin GALLEGO PLEITE, Alvaro Ortiz Del Cerro, Francisco Jose Benitez Guerrero