Patents by Inventor Martin Meunier

Martin Meunier 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).

  • Patent number: 11958595
    Abstract: An actuator for aviation applications, in particular for adjusting rotor blades in a helicopter, may include an electromechanical drive assembly connected to an output drive via a downstream transmission, where the drive assembly is divided into sub-drives that can be operated independently, and where at least two sub-drives are spatially separated from one another in that the transmission is placed between these sub-drives. The transmission may include at least two harmonic gearings coupled to one another by at least one first coupling element, where a first harmonic gearing is located inside a non-rotating first housing, where a second harmonic gearing is located inside a rotating second housing, and where the second housing is connected to the output drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS TECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Jan Haar, Uwe Arnold, Martin Meunier, Carsten Wintjen, Matthias Müller, Werner Pflüger
  • Publication number: 20230202649
    Abstract: An actuator for aviation applications, in particular for adjusting rotor blades in a helicopter, may include an electromechanical drive assembly connected to an output drive via a downstream transmission, where the drive assembly is divided into sub-drives that can be operated independently, and where at least two sub-drives are spatially separated from one another in that the transmission is placed between these sub-drives. The transmission may include at least two harmonic gearings coupled to one another by at least one first coupling element, where a first harmonic gearing is located inside a non-rotating first housing, where a second harmonic gearing is located inside a rotating second housing, and where the second housing is connected to the output drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS TECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Jan Haar, Uwe Arnold, Martin Meunier, Carsten Wintjen, Matthias Müller, Werner Pflüger
  • Patent number: 6857334
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle having a power train wherein the engine can drive an automatic transmission by way of an automatic clutch. The gear ratio of the transmission is selectable by a first drive and a second drive is employed to shift the transmission into the selected gear. The two drives are mounted on the transmission case by way of a common base plate. Novel kinematic transmission lines connect the drives to the ratio selecting and gear shifting components of the transmission. One of the transmission lines employs a transmission stage, a carrier for translation of rotary movement into axial movement, and an element for transfer of axial movement to the transmission. The translation of movement of the drive in a selection process takes place by way of two transmission stages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2005
    Assignee: LUK Lamellen-und Kupplungsbau Beteiligungs KG
    Inventors: Norbert Esly, Volker Kretz-Busch, Detlef Noack, Martin Meunier
  • Publication number: 20030094328
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle having a power train wherein the engine can drive an automatic transmission by way of an automatic clutch. The gear ratio of the transmission is selectable by a first drive and a second drive is employed to shift the transmission into the selected gear. The two drives are mounted on the transmission case by way of a common base plate. Novel kinematic transmission lines connect the drives to the ratio selecting and gear shifting components of the transmission. One of the transmission lines employs a transmission stage, a carrier for translation of rotary movement into axial movement, and an element for transfer of axial movement to the transmission. The translation of movement of the drive in a selection process takes place by way of two transmission stages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2002
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Applicant: LUK LAMELLEN UND KUPPLUNGSBAU GMBH
    Inventors: Norbert Esly, Volker Kretz-Busch, Detlef Noack, Martin Meunier