Patents by Inventor Mathieu Galan

Mathieu Galan 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).

  • Blade with adaptive twisting, and a rotor provided with such a blade
    Patent number: 8821128
    Abstract: A rotor blade (1) with adaptive twisting, the blade being provided with an outer covering (2) extending along a pitch variation axis (AY) from a first end zone (3) to a second end zone (4), the outer covering (2) defining an internal cavity (8). The blade includes a strip (10) extending inside said cavity (8) along said pitch variation axis (AY), said strip (10) comprising a composite material that is anisotropic so as to be suitable for twisting under the effect of centrifugal forces (F) directed parallel to said pitch variation axis (AY) when the blade (1) is in rotation, said strip (10) being fastened to said outer covering (2) via first and second fastener means (11, 12) in order to be capable of twisting said outer covering (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Airbus Helicopters
    Inventors: Laurent Bianchi, Rémy Cuenca, Mathieu Galan, Damien Reveillon
  • BLADE WITH ADAPTIVE TWISTING, AND A ROTOR PROVIDED WITH SUCH A BLADE
    Publication number: 20110211959
    Abstract: A rotor blade (1) with adaptive twisting, the blade being provided with an outer covering (2) extending along a pitch variation axis (AY) from a first end zone (3) to a second end zone (4), the outer covering (2) defining an internal cavity (8). The blade includes a strip (10) extending inside said cavity (8) along said pitch variation axis (AY), said strip (10) comprising a composite material that is anisotropic so as to be suitable for twisting under the effect of centrifugal forces (F) directed parallel to said pitch variation axis (AY) when the blade (1) is in rotation, said strip (10) being fastened to said outer covering (2) via first and second fastener means (11, 12) in order to be capable of twisting said outer covering (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: EUROCOPTER
    Inventors: Laurent Bianchi, Rémy Cuenca, Mathieu Galan, Damien Reveillon