Patents by Inventor Julien FONTAN

Julien FONTAN 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: 20220258878
    Abstract: A device including an angle of attack reduction unit is disclosed having a computation unit for computing, after a stall warning has been transmitted and in the event of a lack of response from the crew, a nose down pitch command, and a display unit for displaying, on a vertical display system of the aircraft (AC), an indicator representing the nose down pitch command, a roll control unit including a computation unit for computing a roll command and a display unit for displaying, on a lateral display system of the aircraft (AC). An indicator representing the roll command, and a stabilization unit including a computation unit for computing a nose up pitch command and a display unit for displaying, on the vertical display system, an indicator representing the nose up pitch command, the device assisting the crew of the aircraft (AC) in quickly and efficiently recovering the aircraft (AC) from the stall condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Julien FONTAN, Philippe CASTAIGNS, Damien LE TINIER, Enrique GADEA DIAZ
  • Patent number: 9604719
    Abstract: A device for lateral control of an aircraft includes a calculating unit for automatically applying, if conditions for turning of the aircraft are met, a symmetrical braking value at a brake assembly. Subsequently, in the course of the turn, the device automatically distributes this symmetrical braking value in differential braking between a braking device of the left main landing gear and a braking device of the right main landing gear of the aircraft. Distribution of the symmetrical breaking is performed as a function of current directional command orders in such a way as to maintain a constant overall braking level for, at least for directional command orders below a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS S.A.S.
    Inventors: Matthieu Mayolle, Caroline Acanfora, Louis-Emmanuel Romana, Julien Fontan
  • Patent number: 9481472
    Abstract: Energy protection device for an aircraft. The device (1) comprises units (12, 14, 15) for automatically deactivating an energy protection function, if a return of the aircraft to an operational flight domain is detected after the activation of this protection function, and for automatically managing an autothrust (2), if at least one of the following conditions is satisfied: a relaxing of a control member is detected, and the angle of attack of the aircraft is below a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (SAS)
    Inventors: Marie-Claire Moune, Jean Muller, Christophe Poujol, Julien Fontan
  • Publication number: 20150191251
    Abstract: Energy protection device for an aircraft. The device (1) comprises units (12, 14, 15) for automatically deactivating an energy protection function, if a return of the aircraft to an operational flight domain is detected after the activation of this protection function, and for automatically managing an autothrust (2), if at least one of the following conditions is satisfied: a relaxing of a control member is detected, and the angle of attack of the aircraft is below a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Marie-Claire MOUNE, Jean MULLER, Christophe POUJOL, Julien FONTAN
  • Publication number: 20140209739
    Abstract: The device includes, but is not limited to a calculating unite for automatically applying, if conditions for turning of the aircraft are met, a symmetrical braking value at a brake assembly, then in the course of the turn automatically distributing this symmetrical braking value in differential braking between braking device of the left main landing gear and braking device of the right main landing gear of the aircraft, as a function of current directional command orders, in such a way as to maintain a constant overall braking level, at least for directional command orders below a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS S.A.S.
    Inventors: Matthieu MAYOLLE, Caroline ACANFORA, Louis-Emmanuel ROMANA, Julien FONTAN