Patents by Inventor Jean-Luc Rivot

Jean-Luc Rivot 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: 8749944
    Abstract: A device for electrical distribution in an ignition system of an engine of an aircraft provided with a primary electrical supply and a secondary electrical supply, a primary igniter, and a secondary igniter, is provided with an electrical supply system adapted to supply at least one of the igniters alternately via one or the other of the electrical supplies. The electrical supply system is provided with a switch adapted to supply one of the igniters to which it is connected via one or the other of the electrical supplies. A detecting means detects if the igniter that is connected to the switch is also connected to the other electrical supply. The switch may have a relay supplied via one of the electrical supplies so that, in the event of defect of this supply, the igniter to which the switch is connected will be connected to the other electrical supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: AIRBUS Operations S.A.S.
    Inventors: Julien Feau, Jean Luc Rivot, Thierry Clavel
  • Patent number: 8387440
    Abstract: A method for detecting and localizing a fuel leakage in the engine of a multi-engine aircraft consisting in determining a fuel consumption for each aircraft engine, in comparing the consumption of each engine with the other aircraft engines, in determining the engine exhibiting the greater fuel consumption ratio, in determining the excess consumption ratio of the aforementioned engine with respect to the other engines, in checking whether the excessive consumption is caused by a leakage and in triggering an alarm if the step is checked. A system for detecting and localizing a fuel leakage in the engine of a multi-engine aircraft including an airborne computer for carrying out the aforementioned method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventor: Jean-Luc Rivot
  • Publication number: 20110242724
    Abstract: The device for electrical distribution in an ignition system of an engine (100) of an aircraft provided with a primary electrical supply (105) and a secondary electrical supply (115), a primary igniter (110) and a secondary igniter (120) is provided with an electrical supply system (205, 225) adapted to supply at least one of the said igniters alternately via one or the other of the said electrical supplies. The electrical supply system is provided with a switch (205) adapted to supply the igniter to which it is connected via one or the other of the electrical supplies, and to simulate a defect of the electrical supply of these supplies. A detecting means makes it possible to detect if the igniter that is connected on the one hand to the switch is connected on the other hand to the other electrical supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Julien FEAU, Jean Luc RIVOT, Thierry CLAVEL
  • Publication number: 20100288883
    Abstract: A method for detecting and localizing a fuel leakage in the engine of a multi-engine aircraft consisting in determining a fuel consumption for each aircraft engine, in comparing the consumption of each engine with the other aircraft engines, in determining the engine exhibiting the greater fuel consumption ratio, in determining the excess consumption ratio of the aforementioned engine with respect to the other engines, in checking whether the excessive consumption is caused by a leakage and in triggering an alarm if the step is checked. A system for detecting and localizing a fuel leakage in the engine of a multi-engine aircraft including an airborne computer for carrying out the aforementioned method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Applicant: AIRBUS FRANCE
    Inventor: Jean-Luc Rivot