Patents by Inventor Francois Mandonnaud

Francois Mandonnaud 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).

  • Device and a method for constructing a flight path in order to reach a destination
    Patent number: 8868257
    Abstract: A device (10) for defining a flight path (2) enabling an aircraft (1) to reach a destination (B), said device (10) including a digital terrain model (21) and a display screen (30), and being provided with generator means (15) for generating a flight path (2) including at least one flight segment (3) associated with a flying altitude. The device (10) includes a digital noise database (20) having volumes that are to be avoided, said device (10) having a computer (11) with a main memory (13) containing instructions for displaying on said display screen (30) and as an overlay on a first representation (31) of said terrain as provided by said digital terrain model (21): a second representation (41) of said volumes to be avoided; and a flight path (2) that has been generated by using said generator means (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Airbus Helicopters
    Inventors: Alain Kirchhofer, Patrick Garcia, Francois Mandonnaud
  • DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING A FLIGHT PATH IN ORDER TO REACH A DESTINATION
    Publication number: 20120296499
    Abstract: A device (10) for defining a flight path (2) enabling an aircraft (1) to reach a destination (B), said device (10) including a digital terrain model (21) and a display screen (30), and being provided with generator means (15) for generating a flight path (2) including at least one flight segment (3) associated with a flying altitude. The device (10) includes a digital noise database (20) having volumes that are to be avoided, said device (10) having a computer (11) with a main memory (13) containing instructions for displaying on said display screen (30) and as an overlay on a first representation (31) of said terrain as provided by said digital terrain model (21): a second representation (41) of said volumes to be avoided; and a flight path (2) that has been generated by using said generator means (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: EUROCOPTER
    Inventors: Alain Kirchhofer, Patrick Garcia, Francois Mandonnaud