Patents by Inventor Kotaro FUKASAKU

Kotaro FUKASAKU 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: 20250196996
    Abstract: A propeller includes a hub, blades each provided with a shank, a pivoting connection connecting the shank of the blade and the hub and having a pivot axis and at least one holding system for holding the blade connected to the hub. The holding system is reinforced and includes at least one main stop integral with the hub and configured to be at least partially housed in a transverse groove, provided in a surface integral with the shank of the blade, which extends over at least a part of the circumference of the shank. This solution reduces the risk of blades or blade debris being ejected. An aircraft propulsion assembly includes at least one such propeller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Lionel Czapla, Kotaro Fukasaku, Rémi Amargier
  • Patent number: 12296975
    Abstract: A propulsive assembly comprising a nacelle delimiting an internal volume, a T-shaped frame comprising a first wall fixed to the wing and a second wall that is vertical and that divides the internal volume into two sub-volumes, a dihydrogen consumer device, for each sub-volume, a dihydrogen processing system, a supply line connected between the processing system and the consumer device, and an input line connected between the processing system and a dihydrogen tank. Also an aircraft with a wing and such a propulsive assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Lionel Czapla, Christophe Labarthe, Kotaro Fukasaku
  • Patent number: 12291341
    Abstract: An aircraft propulsion unit with an engine mount connecting a rigid casing, supporting a propeller, and a structure. First and second transverse link rods connect the casing and the structure with first and second joints each having an axis of pivoting substantially parallel to an axis of rotation of the propeller. First and second thrust rods connect the casing and the structure by first and second thrust rod connections. The first and second thrust rod connections separated from one another in the longitudinal direction. A longitudinal end stop is configured to limit the movement of the casing with respect to the structure in at least the longitudinal direction. An aircraft with at least one such propulsion unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Rémi Amargier, Kotaro Fukasaku
  • Patent number: 12291340
    Abstract: A propulsion unit, and an aircraft, with a propeller and electric motor, including at least one intermediate element interposed between the electric motor and the propeller and configured to transmit at least thrust loads generated by the propeller, a primary structure supporting the propulsion unit, at least one interface having: a first load path, configured to transmit loads perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the propeller, linking the at least one intermediate element to a support linked rigidly to or incorporated in the primary structure, a second load path, configured to transmit loads that are parallel to the axis of rotation of the propeller, linking the at least one intermediate element to a support linked rigidly to or incorporated in the primary structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignees: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS, AIRBUS SAS
    Inventors: Pascal Pome, Nicolas Jolivet, Rémi Amargier, Lionel Czapla, Franck Alvarez, Kotaro Fukasaku, Benoît Penven, Delphine Jalbert, Laurent Lafont, Milan Tasic, Frédéric Goupil, Jean-Victor Lapeyre, Emmanuel Mermoz
  • Publication number: 20250074612
    Abstract: An aircraft comprising at least one engine mounting system which connects a propulsion unit and a wing and which comprises a primary structure, engine mounts connecting the primary structure and the propulsion unit, as well as at least first, second and third wing mounts connecting the primary structure and the wing structure, the first and second wing mounts being offset height-wise with respect to one another, the third wing mount being offset in the longitudinal direction toward the rear with respect to the first and second wing mounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Kotaro FUKASAKU, Lionel CZAPLA, Rémi AMARGIER, Alain RAZAFINDRABE, Thomas SPIGOLON
  • Patent number: 12214890
    Abstract: A propulsion unit, for an aircraft, comprising a hollow chassis with an opening at the bottom, a propulsion system comprising an electric motor with a propeller, a fuel cell, a tank and a cooling system, and one platform fastened to the chassis through said opening using fasteners and in which at least one element of the propulsion system is fastened to the platform. An aircraft with such a propulsion unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Mathieu Mahe, Christophe Labarthe, Frederic Journade, Frédéric Vinches, Franck Alvarez, Lionel Czapla, Emmanuel Vardelle, Rémi Amargier, Kotaro Fukasaku
  • Publication number: 20250026481
    Abstract: A nacelle comprising a cowl which has a window, a box structure around the window and containing a conditioning device for conditioning dihydrogen, a door mounted pivotably on the cowl between a closed position and an open position, a maneuvering system for moving the door from the closed position to the open position, a detector for detecting the presence of dihydrogen in the box structure, and a control unit designed to make the maneuvering system open on the basis of information supplied by the detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Lionel CZAPLA, Christophe LABARTHE, Kotaro FUKASAKU
  • Patent number: 12172764
    Abstract: A structure for an aircraft is disclosed including comprising at least one node which having first and second plates which are pressed against two opposite faces of a first reinforcement, and to which upstream and downstream reinforcements positioned on either side of the first reinforcement are connected. A connection system connecting the first and second plates is disclosed including at least one boss projecting from a surface of one of the plates pressed against the first reinforcement, for each boss, a housing recessed relative to a surface of the other plate pressed against the first reinforcement, configured to house the boss, and at least one fastening element, passing through the first reinforcement, connecting the first and second plates and spaced apart from the boss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Lionel Czapla, Kotaro Fukasaku, Emmanuel Vardelle, Rémi Amargier
  • Publication number: 20240417090
    Abstract: A device for coupling a propulsion system to an engine pylon of an aircraft, the device comprising a baseplate comprising first and second parts of the baseplate placed against each other so as to form a base suitable for being fastened to the propulsion system, and a first wall extending substantially perpendicularly to the base. The first wall of the baseplate interacts with a sleeve, a pair of flanges and fasteners to the engine pylon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Lionel CZAPLA, Kotaro FUKASAKU, Rémi AMARGIER
  • Publication number: 20240417091
    Abstract: A device for coupling a propulsion system to an engine pylon of an aircraft, the device comprising a baseplate comprising a base suitable for being fastened to the propulsion system, and a first wall extending substantially perpendicularly to the base. The first wall of the baseplate interacts with first and second sleeves, a pair of flanges and a fasteners to the engine pylon. The fasteners comprise two adjacent fastening screws extending parallel to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2024
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Lionel CZAPLA, Kotaro FUKASAKU, Rémi AMARGIER
  • Publication number: 20240351696
    Abstract: An assembly including a support plate through which passes an opening with two faces parallel to a bearing plane, a first fixing fixed against the first face, first sleeves receiving beams, and a stud with a hole having an axis, a second fixing against the second face, second sleeves receiving beams, a housing for the stud and a clamping screw screwed into the hole, with the axis at an angle (?) to the bearing plane between 10° and 80° inclusive. The assembly forms a chassis which may be fixed to a propulsion assembly and a wing of an aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Frédéric VINCHES, Kotaro FUKASAKU, Rémi AMARGIER
  • Publication number: 20240327023
    Abstract: A propulsive assembly comprising a nacelle delimiting an internal volume, a T-shaped frame comprising a first wall fixed to the wing and a second wall that is vertical and that divides the internal volume into two sub-volumes, a dihydrogen consumer device, for each sub-volume, a dihydrogen processing system, a supply line connected between the processing system and the consumer device, and an input line connected between the processing system and a dihydrogen tank. Also an aircraft with a wing and such a propulsive assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Lionel CZAPLA, Christophe LABARTHE, Kotaro FUKASAKU
  • Publication number: 20240174368
    Abstract: A propulsion assembly for an aircraft, having a T-shaped chassis with a horizontal structure and a vertical structure, a gearbox fastened to a front of the chassis, and a propulsion system having the following propulsion elements: an electric motor driving the components of the gearbox, a fuel cell, a tank and a cooling system, wherein the propulsion elements are fastened beneath the horizontal structure and against the vertical structure by fastening means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Jérôme CASSAGNE, Frédéric VINCHES, Lionel CZAPLA, Kotaro FUKASAKU, Rémi AMARGIER
  • Publication number: 20240025553
    Abstract: A propulsion unit, for an aircraft, comprising a hollow chassis with an opening at the bottom, a propulsion system comprising an electric motor with a propeller, a fuel cell, a tank and a cooling system, and one platform fastened to the chassis through said opening using fasteners and in which at least one element of the propulsion system is fastened to the platform. An aircraft with such a propulsion unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Mathieu MAHE, Christophe LABARTHE, Frederic JOURNADE, Frédéric VINCHES, Franck ALVAREZ, Lionel CZAPLA, Emmanuel VARDELLE, Rémi AMARGIER, Kotaro FUKASAKU
  • Publication number: 20240017843
    Abstract: An aircraft propulsion system comprising a propeller, a plurality of electric motors, a transmission system configured to couple the electric motors to the propeller, and a propeller pitch adjustment system positioned at the rear of the transmission system. At least one of the electric motors is positioned in front of the transmission system. A connection structure is interposed between the propeller and the transmission system, the connection structure and the output shaft of the transmission system connected to the propeller being configured so that no electric motor positioned in front of the transmission system interferes with the propeller. Also an aircraft with such a system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Rémi AMARGIER, Frédéric VINCHES, Jean-François ALLIAS, Anthony ROUX, Norberto SIMIONATO NETO, Kotaro FUKASAKU
  • Publication number: 20240002064
    Abstract: A structure for an aircraft is disclosed including comprising at least one node which having first and second plates which are pressed against two opposite faces of a first reinforcement, and to which upstream and downstream reinforcements positioned on either side of the first reinforcement are connected. A connection system connecting the first and second plates is disclosed including at least one boss projecting from a surface of one of the plates pressed against the first reinforcement, for each boss, a housing recessed relative to a surface of the other plate pressed against the first reinforcement, configured to house the boss, and at least one fastening element, passing through the first reinforcement, connecting the first and second plates and spaced apart from the boss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Lionel CZAPLA, Kotaro FUKASAKU, Emmanuel VARDELLE, Rémi AMARGIER
  • Publication number: 20230415906
    Abstract: An aircraft propulsion assembly including at least one first support that supports an electric propulsion system, at least one first attachment configured to connect the first support and a support structure of an aircraft, at least one second support distinct from and dissociated from the first support supporting a source of electrical energy configured to supply the electric propulsion system with electrical energy, as well as at least one second attachment configured to connect the second support and the support structure. An aircraft may include at least one such propulsion assembly. Given that the second support is distinct from and dissociated from the first support system, vibrations generated by the electric propulsion system are not transmitted to the source of electrical energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Kotaro FUKASAKU, Rémi AMARGIER, Lionel CZAPLA, Nicolas JOLIVET, Pascal POME
  • Publication number: 20230286664
    Abstract: An aircraft propulsion unit with an engine mount connecting a rigid casing, supporting a propeller, and a structure. First and second transverse link rods connect the casing and the structure with first and second joints each having an axis of pivoting substantially parallel to an axis of rotation of the propeller. First and second thrust rods connect the casing and the structure by first and second thrust rod connections. The first and second thrust rod connections separated from one another in the longitudinal direction. A longitudinal end stop is configured to limit the movement of the casing with respect to the structure in at least the longitudinal direction. An aircraft with at least one such propulsion unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Rémi AMARGIER, Kotaro FUKASAKU
  • Publication number: 20220411084
    Abstract: A propulsion unit, and an aircraft, with a propeller and electric motor, including at least one intermediate element interposed between the electric motor and the propeller and configured to transmit at least thrust loads generated by the propeller, a primary structure supporting the propulsion unit, at least one interface having: a first load path, configured to transmit loads perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the propeller, linking the at least one intermediate element to a support linked rigidly to or incorporated in the primary structure, a second load path, configured to transmit loads that are parallel to the axis of rotation of the propeller, linking the at least one intermediate element to a support linked rigidly to or incorporated in the primary structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Pascal POME, Nicolas JOLIVET, Rémi AMARGIER, Lionel CZAPLA, Franck ALVAREZ, Kotaro FUKASAKU, Benoît PENVEN, Delphine JALBERT, Laurent LAFONT, Milan TASIC, Frédéric GOUPIL, Jean-Victor LAPEYRE, Emmanuel MERMOZ
  • Publication number: 20220371743
    Abstract: A tank system for an aircraft, including a tank including an inner enclosure including a closed inner skin configured to store dihydrogen and an outer enclosure including an outer skin that surrounds the inner enclosure, a chassis including a front frame at a front end of the tank, and an attachment arrangement which attaches the outer skin of the outer enclosure to the front frame. A system of this kind makes it possible to react forces through the outer skin, thus reducing a complexity of the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Julien ALLAIN, Thomas DEFORET, Julien LAVERNE, Emmanuel VARDELLE, Kotaro FUKASAKU, Carlos FLORES HERNANDEZ