Patents by Inventor Jean-Michel Merle

Jean-Michel Merle 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: 20150123820
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for determining over focalization of a pilot of an aircraft. The method includes receiving human parameter data from one or more systems that observe conditions associated with the pilot and receiving controls data that indicates an interaction of the pilot with one or more control systems of the aircraft. The method includes, based on the human parameter data and the controls data, generating at least one alert. The method also includes communicating the at least one alert to the pilot to change a focus of the pilot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Jean Michel Merle, Frédéric Dehais, Philippe Pellerin, Laure Christophe, Justine Beaucamp, Mickaël Causse
  • Patent number: 8493239
    Abstract: A method and a device are provided for detecting lack of reaction of the crew of an aircraft to an alarm related to a path. The method includes monitoring the emitting condition of a plurality of alarms related to dangers in the path of the aircraft and monitoring a reaction of a crew during first and second time intervals determined based on how long the crew should take to response to the initial alarm in the first time interval and an auxiliary alarm in the second time interval. The method also includes implementing automatic avoidance operation for coping with the danger if the crew has not reacted to the alarms by the end of the second time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignees: Airbus (S.A.S.), Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Frédéric Dehais, Laure Christophe, Jean-Michel Merle, Philippe Pellerin
  • Patent number: 8248274
    Abstract: A method for monitoring the flight of an aircraft using two navigation screens respectively dedicated to a pilot and to a copilot of the aircraft is provided. The method includes displaying on the screens, depending on the choice of the pilot and the copilot, at least information relating to the following of terrain by the aircraft or information relating to meteorological conditions that the aircraft encounters during the flight, triggering at least one warning representative of hazardous meteorological conditions detected by the meteorological radar and liable to be encountered by the aircraft while the navigation screens of the pilot and copilot simultaneously are displaying the terrain-following information, wherein the at least one warning is triggered when the information relating to the hazardous meteorological conditions is located in a predetermined volume relative to the aircraft, and displaying the warning on at least one of the navigation screens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignees: Airbus Operations SAS, Airbus
    Inventors: Laure Christophe, Garance Raynaud, Nicolas Caule, Andre Marques, Jean-Michel Merle
  • Publication number: 20110148665
    Abstract: A method and a device for detecting lack of reaction of the crew of an aircraft to an alarm related to a path. The device (1) comprises means (6, 8) for automatically emitting at least one auxiliary alert signal for signalling an alarm related to a path of the aircraft, in case the crew does not react to this alarm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicants: AIRBUS OPERATIONS (SAS), AIRBUS (SAS)
    Inventors: Frederic Dehais, Laure Christophe, Jean-Michel Merle, Philippe Pellerin
  • Publication number: 20100073199
    Abstract: A method for monitoring the flight of an aircraft consisting in triggering a warning representative of hazardous meteorological conditions liable to face the aircraft while the navigation screen is displaying the terrain-following information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicants: AIRBUS OPERATIONS, AIRBUS
    Inventors: Laure Christophe, Garance Raynaud, Nicolas Caule, Andre Marques, Jean-Michel Merle