Patents by Inventor Marc Jean-Luc Rieugnie

Marc Jean-Luc Rieugnie 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).

  • Rotary-wing aircraft of the compound type, and rear structural element for such an aircraft
    Patent number: 5738301
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rotary-wing aircraft, especially such as a helicopter, of the compound type including:a fuselage (2),fixed-wing elements (6) arranged on either side of said fuselage (2),at least one main rotor (4),an anti-torque rear rotor (9), anda rear thruster propeller (14), arranged at the end of the tail boom (8) of said fuselage (2).According to the invention, said rear thruster propeller (14) has a shroud (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: Eurocopter France
    Inventors: Daniel Claude Francois, Marc Jean-Luc Rieugnie