Patents by Inventor Jean-Philippe Legier

Jean-Philippe Legier 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).

  • Method and device for limiting the roll command of an aircraft as a function of a thrust asymmetry
    Patent number: 8050808
    Abstract: The device includes a calculation unit to automatically calculate an overall thrust moment of the engines which represents a thrust asymmetry of the engines of a multi-engine aircraft, a determination unit to automatically determine, using this overall moment, a maximum roll rate, and a limiting unit to automatically limit a roll command using this maximum roll rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignees: Airbus Operations SAS, Airbus
    Inventors: Martin Delporte, Sophie Lambeaux, Didier Ronceray, Jean-Philippe Legier
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LIMITING THE ROLL COMMAND OF AN AIRCRAFT AS A FUNCTION OF A THRUST ASYMMETRY
    Publication number: 20080234880
    Abstract: The device (1) comprises means (8) for automatically calculating an overall thrust moment of the engines which represents a thrust asymmetry of the engines of a multi-engined aircraft, means (10) for automatically determining, using this overall moment, a maximum roll rate, and means (12) for automatically limiting a roll command using this maximum roll rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Applicants: AIRBUS France, AIRBUS
    Inventors: Martin Delporte, Sophie Lambeaux, Didier Ronceray, Jean-Philippe Legier