Patents by Inventor Jean-Francois Joffre

Jean-Francois Joffre 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: 10479508
    Abstract: A jumpseat having a carrier structure comprising at least one seat pan. The jumpseat comprises a mounting structure provided with at least two arms having at least one degree of freedom to move in rotation about a stowage axis, said carrier structure being hinged to each arm by a pivot arrangement, said pivot arrangement being hinged to each arm about a folding axis, the folding and stowage axes being parallel to each other, said pivot arrangement giving the carrier structure at least one degree of freedom to move in rotation relative to the arms about an elevation axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventor: Jean-Francois Joffre
  • Patent number: 10315774
    Abstract: A vehicle seat comprising a stand and a bucket having a seat pan and a seat back. Said stand serves to fasten said bucket to a floor of said vehicle and to absorb deformation of said floor while limiting the mechanical stresses that are transmitted to said bucket. Said pan is connected to said bucket via a revolute joint for pivoting about a transverse direction and by energy absorber devices. The stand has two first legs forming a fork and connecting the front of said bucket to said floor via ball joint connections. The bucket is connected to said floor at the rear of the seat via two ball joint connections. The stand is thus connected to said bucket via three points and to said floor via four points making it possible to avoid twisting said bucket as a result of deformation of said floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventors: Pierre Crozat, Jean-Francois Joffre, Marcin Stawiak
  • Patent number: 9963235
    Abstract: An aircraft bench having passenger-receiving locations each defined by two seating plates for receiving a respective buttock of a passenger. Each of the seating plates is individually mounted to pivot on a front spar of the bench and each is individually supported in suspension via its rear edge by a respective energy absorber. The bench is fitted with a plurality of adjacent sets of straps that are lockable together in pairs by a buckle, with locking points that are selectively usable for belting in a passenger depending on the passenger-receiving location selected by the passenger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Joffre, Ernesto Almeida-Gonzalez
  • Publication number: 20180009534
    Abstract: A jumpseat having a carrier structure comprising at least one seat pan. The jumpseat comprises a mounting structure provided with at least two arms having at least one degree of freedom to move in rotation about a stowage axis, said carrier structure being hinged to each arm by a pivot arrangement, said pivot arrangement being hinged to each arm about a folding axis, the folding and stowage axes being parallel to each other, said pivot arrangement giving the carrier structure at least one degree of freedom to move in rotation relative to the arms about an elevation axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventor: Jean-Francois JOFFRE
  • Publication number: 20170253337
    Abstract: A vehicle seat comprising a stand and a bucket having a seat pan and a seat back. Said stand serves to fasten said bucket to a floor of said vehicle and to absorb deformation of said floor while limiting the mechanical stresses that are transmitted to said bucket. Said pan is connected to said bucket via a revolute joint for pivoting about a transverse direction and by energy absorber devices. The stand has two first legs forming a fork and connecting the front of said bucket to said floor via ball joint connections. The bucket is connected to said floor at the rear of the seat via two ball joint connections. The stand is thus connected to said bucket via three points and to said floor via four points making it possible to avoid twisting said bucket as a result of deformation of said floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Applicant: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventors: Pierre CROZAT, Jean-Francois JOFFRE, Marcin STAWIAK
  • Patent number: 9359080
    Abstract: An aircraft bench comprising a support structure having hinged thereto one or more frameworks for mounting at least one bucket. The framework(s) is/are hinged at the front of the bench to a pair of longitudinally-extending bars of the support structure arranged spaced apart in vertical superposition. The framework(s) is/are carried in suspension by the support structure by being held against tilting individually downwards and at the rear of the bench by at least one energy absorber interposed between the support structure and a framework with which it is associated. Deformation of the energy absorber, as caused by the aircraft crashing and/or being subjected to a high level of deceleration, allows the frameworks to tilt individually downwards and at the rear of the bench in order to protect the passengers installed in the bucket(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Airbus Helicopters
    Inventor: Jean-Francois Joffre
  • Patent number: 9308999
    Abstract: A crashworthy bench (1) for an aircraft having a cabin that includes a floor (51), a ceiling (52), and substantially vertical partitions. Said bench (1) comprises a frame (2), at least one seat for a passenger, with each seat comprising a seat, a back, a retaining system (7) for retaining said passenger, and at least one energy absorber device (20). Said frame (2) is fastened to the inside of said cabin via one low connection point (8) for each seat and via at least one high connection point (9) for said bench (1). Two low connecting rods (11) and one leg (12) connect the frame (2) to each low connection point (8) on said floor (51). Two high connecting rods (15) connect the frame (2) to the high connection points (9) on said ceiling (52) or on a vertical partition of the cabin of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Airbus Helicopters
    Inventor: Jean-Francois Joffre
  • Publication number: 20160083095
    Abstract: An aircraft bench having passenger-receiving locations each defined by two seating plates for receiving a respective buttock of a passenger. Each of the seating plates is individually mounted to pivot on a front spar of the bench and each is individually supported in suspension via its rear edge by a respective energy absorber. The bench is fitted with a plurality of adjacent sets of straps that are lockable together in pairs by a buckle, with locking points that are selectively usable for belting in a passenger depending on the passenger-receiving location selected by the passenger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Jean-Francois JOFFRE, Ernesto ALMEIDA-GONZALEZ
  • Publication number: 20150210394
    Abstract: An aircraft bench comprising a support structure having hinged thereto one or more frameworks for mounting at least one bucket. The framework(s) is/are hinged at the front of the bench to a pair of longitudinally-extending bars of the support structure arranged spaced apart in vertical superposition. The framework(s) is/are carried in suspension by the support structure by being held against tilting individually downwards and at the rear of the bench by at least one energy absorber means interposed between the support structure and a framework with which it is associated. Deformation of the energy absorber means, as caused by the aircraft crashing and/or being subjected to a high level of deceleration, allows the frameworks to tilt individually downwards and at the rear of the bench in order to protect the passengers installed in the bucket(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventor: Jean-Francois JOFFRE
  • Publication number: 20130228652
    Abstract: A crashworthy bench (1) for an aircraft having a cabin that includes a floor (51), a ceiling (52), and substantially vertical partitions. Said bench (1) comprises a frame (2), at least one seat for a passenger, with each seat comprising a seat, a back, a retaining system (7) for retaining said passenger, and at least one energy absorber device (20). Said frame (2) is fastened to the inside of said cabin via one low connection point (8) for each seat and via at least one high connection point (9) for said bench (1). Two low connecting rods (11) and one leg (12) connect the frame (2) to each low connection point (8) on said floor (51). Two high connecting rods (15) connect the frame (2) to the high connection points (9) on said ceiling (52) or on a vertical partition of the cabin of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: EUROCOPTER
    Inventor: Jean-Francois Joffre