Patents by Inventor Germain GUENEAU

Germain GUENEAU 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).

  • Publication number: 20250250018
    Abstract: An aircraft including at least one engine attachment system, connecting an engine and a primary structure, which includes a central body and at least first right and left extensions positioned on either side of the central body in a first transverse plane, connected to the latter and stiffened by other right and left extensions and reinforcements. The engine attachment system includes at least three connections each including an anchoring point rigidly secured to the engine, the anchoring points of the various connections being located approximately in the same transverse plane. This solution makes it possible to reduce stresses in the engine, in particular torsional and/or bending stresses, produced as a result of the transfer of the forces between the engine and the primary structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventors: Frederic Journade, Olivier Pautis, Jérôme Colmagro, Germain Gueneau, Pierre-Antoine Combes, Marc De Nicola, Fabrice Grimal
  • Publication number: 20250242932
    Abstract: An engine mounting system comprising an engine with a center of thrust, a first engine mount having a longitudinal axis that intersects with the center of thrust, a second engine mount having a longitudinal axis that intersects with the center of thrust, the longitudinal axis of the first engine mount intersecting the longitudinal axis of the second engine mount at the center of thrust, wherein the engine includes a first connection point at a first point on the engine, the first engine mount to couple the first connection point to a pylon, a second connection point at a second point on the engine, the second engine mount to couple the second connection point to the pylon, and a third connection point at a third point on the engine symmetrical to the second point across a centerline, the second engine mount to couple the third connection point to the pylon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2025
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Inventors: Germain GUENEAU, Marc DE NICOLA, Fabrice GRIMAL, Olivier PAUTIS, Jérôme COLMAGRO, Frédéric JOURNADE
  • Publication number: 20250242934
    Abstract: This invention relates to an engine mounting assembly comprising a forward engine mount coupled to a pylon of the aircraft and an engine, the engine having a propeller with a center of thrust, the forward engine mount having a longitudinal axis that intersects with the center of thrust, an intermediate engine mount including at least two thrust links coupled to the pylon and the engine aft of the forward engine mount, the intermediate engine mount having a longitudinal axis that intersects with the center of thrust, wherein the longitudinal axis of the forward engine mount and the longitudinal axis of the intermediate engine mount intersect at the center of thrust, and a rear engine mount coupled to the pylon and the engine aft of the intermediate engine mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2025
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Inventors: Olivier PAUTIS, Germain GUENEAU, Jerome COLMAGRO, Fabrice GRIMAL, Frederic JOURNADE, Marc DE NICOLA
  • Patent number: 12337980
    Abstract: A propulsion assembly for an aircraft, having a turbomachine, a pylon, and a device for reacting thrust forces having a main fitting, a spreader pivoting on the main fitting and having an opening, two rods articulated to the turbomachine and to the spreader, a secondary fitting fastened beneath the pylon and having a secondary female clevis constituted of two secondary arms passed through by holes of oblong shape and aligned along a secondary axis (R2), wherein the spreader is housed in the secondary female clevis of the secondary fitting, wherein the opening is coaxial with the secondary axis (R2), and a backup connection pin inserted with a tight fit into the opening and with clearance into the holes. Also an aircraft with such a propulsion assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Michael Berjot, Germain Gueneau, Pierre-Antoine Combes, Paul-Adrien Taveau
  • Publication number: 20250121946
    Abstract: A propulsion system of an aircraft comprising a turbojet extending around a longitudinal axis and having a vertical median plane passing through the longitudinal axis and having a fan casing with a rear face perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, a pylon presenting a rigid structure with a front wall and a lower spar, and an engine attachment comprising a front ring coaxial with the longitudinal axis and comprising first fixation element for securing the front ring to the rear face of the fan casing and second fixation element for securing the front ring to the front wall of the pylon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Pierre-Antoine COMBES, Marc DE NICOLA, Germain GUENEAU, Olivier PAUTIS
  • Publication number: 20250074610
    Abstract: An assembly comprising a wing and a reactor mast fixed to the wing. The primary structure of the reactor mast comprises a first fixing lug and starboard and port fixing lugs, the wing carries a first fitting and starboard and port fittings, the fixing lugs being joined to the fittings with shackles having three fixing points, and the first lug being fixed to the first fitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Germain GUENEAU, Pierre-Antoine COMBES, Marc DE NICOLA
  • Publication number: 20250051020
    Abstract: A propulsion system comprising a turbojet with a fan casing and a central casing, a pylon with an upper spar, a front wall and on either side of a vertical median plane, a fitting rigidly fixed to the rigid structure, a cylindrical pin as one with the fan casing and inserted in a hole of the upper spar, a shackle with at the vertical median plane, an upper articulation between the shackle and the front wall and on either side of the vertical median plane, a lower articulation between the shackle and the central casing, and two reaction rods disposed on either side of the median plane, where each rod is articulated, at a front end, on the central casing, and, at rear end, on the fitting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Frédéric JOURNADE, Olivier PAUTIS, Jérôme COLMAGRO, Germain GUENEAU, Pierre-Antoine COMBES, Marc DE NICOLA, Fabrice GRIMAL
  • Publication number: 20250010998
    Abstract: An aircraft propulsion system comprising a turbojet having a fan casing with a rear face, a pylon with a front part and a lower spar with a rear fitting fixed to it, and a front engine attachment fixed between an upper part of the fan casing and the front part, a front arch having two arms, each having a first end fixed to the lower spar and a second end fastened in an articulated manner to the rear face, and two lateral rods, each having a first end fastened in an articulated manner to the rear fitting and a second end fastened in an articulated manner to the rear face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Pierre-Antoine COMBES, Marc DE NICOLA, Germain GUENEAU, Olivier PAUTIS
  • Publication number: 20240101262
    Abstract: A propulsion assembly for an aircraft, having a turbomachine, a pylon, and a device for reacting thrust forces having a main fitting, a spreader pivoting on the main fitting and having an opening, two rods articulated to the turbomachine and to the spreader, a secondary fitting fastened beneath the pylon and having a secondary female clevis constituted of two secondary arms passed through by holes of oblong shape and aligned along a secondary axis (R2), wherein the spreader is housed in the secondary female clevis of the secondary fitting, wherein the opening is coaxial with the secondary axis (R2), and a backup connection pin inserted with a tight fit into the opening and with clearance into the holes. Also an aircraft with such a propulsion assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Michael BERJOT, Germain GUENEAU, Pierre-Antoine COMBES, Paul-Adrien TAVEAU
  • Patent number: 11713128
    Abstract: An assembly including a connecting device, connecting first and second parts, including first and second links positioned on respective opposite sides of the first and second parts and an interleaved stiffener, positioned between the first and second links, having a first contact face oriented toward the first link and a second contact face oriented toward the second link, parallel to the first face, the first and second contact faces being separated by a distance equal to that separating the first and second links. This interleaved stiffener makes it possible to limit the risks of bending of the links when they are loaded in compression.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
    Inventors: Olivier Pautis, Michael Berjot, Olivier Dubois, Germain Gueneau
  • Patent number: 11679886
    Abstract: A linking device connecting an aircraft engine and a primary structure of an aircraft pylon, comprising a support connected to the primary structure, a spreader having a central part connected to the support and a first and a second end that are connected to thrust rods, at least one limiting system for limiting the travel of the spreader having an upper and a lower stop between which is positioned the first or second end of the spreader, the upper and the lower stop being connected to one another so as to form a single part connected to a fitting secured to the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Michael Berjot, Rémi Lansiaux, William Bras, Germain Gueneau, Sébastien Van Arendonk, Jacques Demange, Sébastien Commenge
  • Patent number: 11618579
    Abstract: An assembly of a pylon and of a wing of an aircraft, the pylon including a primary structure with a rear face and an upper spar. The assembly includes a rear fastening system including a pair of vertical shackles articulated between the rear face of the primary structure and a first shoe fastened to the wing, wherein the shackles are fastened to the primary structure by a clevis-type connection, and a pair of transverse shackles articulated between the rear face of the primary structure and a second shoe fastened to the wing, wherein the shackles are fastened to the primary structure by a clevis-type connection. With such an assembly, the bulk of the rear fastening system is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
    Inventors: Germain Gueneau, Thomas Robiglio, Michael Berjot
  • Patent number: 11572186
    Abstract: An assembly for an aircraft that has a wing and an engine pylon having a primary structure with right-side and left-side panels, an upper and a lower spar and a rear rib, two sets of upper or lower shackles, one set fastening the right-side panel to the wing, and a second set fastening the left-side panel to the wing, a fastening element secured to the rear rib or to the lower spar, a rear rod connecting the fastening element to the wing, a transverse shackle connecting the upper spar to the wing, a line connecting two centers of the transverse shackle being oriented transversely relative to a longitudinal axis of the engine pylon, and a reinforcing panel, at each joint between a right-side or left-side panel and an upper or lower shackle, which is fastened along a height against the panel and to which the shackle is also fastened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
    Inventors: Germain Gueneau, Michael Berjot, Olivier Pautis
  • Patent number: 11554872
    Abstract: A junction of a pylon with an aircraft wing, the pylon including a primary structure extending from front to rear along a longitudinal axis and in the form of a box with a rear face and an upper spar forming an upper face of the box, a longitudinal median plane separating the primary structure into two parts, left and right, the junction comprising a rear attachment system for attaching the pylon to the wing, this system being arranged at the rear of the primary structure, the rear attachment system including a shoe attached beneath the wing, the shoe being connected, via at least one articulated connecting rod, to a fitting attached to the rear face of the pylon by an articulation whose articulation pin, termed the horizontal articulation pin, is perpendicular to the longitudinal median plane, and the shoe being connected to the upper spar via a force reacting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Laurent Frenot, Olivier Pautis, Michael Berjot, Thomas Robiglio, Germain Gueneau
  • Patent number: 11519300
    Abstract: An assembly of an engine with a pylon, including a force reacting assembly having a connection device and two rods, the connection device including a shoe. A spreader extends between first and second ends and has a central part connected to the shoe by a main connection including a main rotation pin and axis in a plane of symmetry of the connection device. Two fittings are on either side of the plane of symmetry each having two arms between which the spreader is positioned. A first, respectively second, rod includes a front end fastened to the engine and a rear end fastened to the first, respectively second, end of the spreader and to the first, respectively second, fitting by a secondary connection. Two extensions of the spreader are each associated with a pair of elastic stops. For the first, respectively second, end of the spreader, each stop is between an arm of the first, respectively second, fitting and the extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Michael Berjot, Rémi Lansiaux, William Bras, Germain Gueneau
  • Publication number: 20220340293
    Abstract: A linking device connecting an aircraft engine and a primary structure of an aircraft pylon, comprising a support connected to the primary structure, a spreader having a central part connected to the support and a first and a second end that are connected to thrust rods, at least one limiting system for limiting the travel of the spreader having an upper and a lower stop between which is positioned the first or second end of the spreader, the upper and the lower stop being connected to one another so as to form a single part connected to a fitting secured to the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Michael BERJOT, Rémi LANSIAUX, William BRAS, Germain GUENEAU, Sébastien VAN ARENDONK, Jacques DEMANGE, Sébastien COMMENGE
  • Publication number: 20220106048
    Abstract: An assembly of a pylon and of a wing of an aircraft, the pylon including a primary structure with a rear face and an upper spar. The assembly includes a rear fastening system including a pair of vertical shackles articulated between the rear face of the primary structure and a first shoe fastened to the wing, wherein the shackles are fastened to the primary structure by a clevis-type connection, and a pair of transverse shackles articulated between the rear face of the primary structure and a second shoe fastened to the wing, wherein the shackles are fastened to the primary structure by a clevis-type connection. With such an assembly, the bulk of the rear fastening system is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Germain GUENEAU, Thomas ROBIGLIO, Michael BERJOT
  • Publication number: 20220090518
    Abstract: An assembly of an engine with a pylon, including a force reacting assembly having a connection device and two rods, the connection device including a shoe. A spreader extends between first and second ends and has a central part connected to the shoe by a main connection including a main rotation pin and axis in a plane of symmetry of the connection device. Two fittings are on either side of the plane of symmetry each having two arms between which the spreader is positioned. A first, respectively second, rod includes a front end fastened to the engine and a rear end fastened to the first, respectively second, end of the spreader and to the first, respectively second, fitting by a secondary connection. Two extensions of the spreader are each associated with a pair of elastic stops. For the first, respectively second, end of the spreader, each stop is between an arm of the first, respectively second, fitting and the extension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Berjot, Rémi Lansiaux, William Bras, Germain Gueneau
  • Publication number: 20220033098
    Abstract: A junction of a pylon with an aircraft wing, the pylon including a primary structure extending from front to rear along a longitudinal axis and in the form of a box with a rear face and an upper spar forming an upper face of the box, a longitudinal median plane separating the primary structure into two parts, left and right, the junction comprising a rear attachment system for attaching the pylon to the wing, this system being arranged at the rear of the primary structure, the rear attachment system including a shoe attached beneath the wing, the shoe being connected, via at least one articulated connecting rod, to a fitting attached to the rear face of the pylon by an articulation whose articulation pin, termed the horizontal articulation pin, is perpendicular to the longitudinal median plane, and the shoe being connected to the upper spar via a force reacting system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Laurent Frenot, Olivier Pautis, Michael Berjot, Thomas Robiglio, Germain Gueneau
  • Publication number: 20220017229
    Abstract: An assembly for an aircraft that has a wing and an engine pylon having a primary structure with right-side and left-side panels, an upper and a lower spar and a rear rib, two sets of upper or lower shackles, one set fastening the right-side panel to the wing, and a second set fastening the left-side panel to the wing, a fastening element secured to the rear rib or to the lower spar, a rear rod connecting the fastening element to the wing, a transverse shackle connecting the upper spar to the wing, a line connecting two centers of the transverse shackle being oriented transversely relative to a longitudinal axis of the engine pylon, and a reinforcing panel, at each joint between a right-side or left-side panel and an upper or lower shackle, which is fastened along a height against the panel and to which the shackle is also fastened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Germain GUENEAU, Michael BERJOT, Olivier PAUTIS