Patents by Inventor Michael Berjot

Michael Berjot 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: 20260159243
    Abstract: An assembly of an engine mounting pylon with an aircraft engine, by virtue of a front engine mount rigidly secured to an aircraft primary structure, including a body partially fitted into the primary structure. The body includes, on its front face, a first and second pair of branches. The branches of the two pairs all extend forwards and parallel to the median vertical plane. The body includes a lower face facing the engine and a stud located in the vertical median plane and articulated to the engine, a two-point straight shackle, inserted between the branches of the first pair of branches, being articulated, at one location, to the body via a first pivot pin and, at another location, to the engine via a second pivot pin. Each of the branches of the second pair of branches are articulated to the engine via the second pivot pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2025
    Publication date: June 11, 2026
    Inventors: Michael BERJOT, Jean-Baptiste VIGNES, Anton STEFAN, Cyril D'ARAUJO
  • Patent number: 12643670
    Abstract: A propulsion unit comprising an engine, a pylon, an engine mount system which connects a front part of the engine and the pylon, in addition to a suspension system which connects the pylon and a rear part of the engine which is offset toward the rear end of the engine relative to the engine mount system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Michael Berjot, Rémi Lansiaux, Jean-Baptiste Vignes, Veronica Paraschiv
  • Patent number: 12637223
    Abstract: An engine attachment system connecting an aircraft motive-power unit and a primary structure of an aircraft pylon, and comprising: at least one clevis block secured to the primary structure or to the motive-power unit, at least one two-point shackle which comprises a body, an extension forming just one single component with the body, at least a first stop connected to the extension and facing a first flange of the clevis block and/or at least a second stop connected to the extension and facing a second flange of the clevis block, a connection pin housed in an orifice passing through the body, and a ball-joint connection positioned in the orifice and interposed between the body and the connection pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2025
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Michael Berjot, Louise Revy
  • Publication number: 20260116558
    Abstract: Aircraft propulsion unit comprising a main link for an engine mount, in addition to two safety links in parallel, which are connected to a front transverse reinforcement of a primary structure of a pylon. A front engine mount, connecting a primary structure of a pylon and an engine, comprises a main link which is positioned between a clevis of the front transverse reinforcement and a clevis of the engine, two safety links which are arranged on either side of the main link and about which the clevises are arranged, and a reinforcing connecting pin and an engine connecting pin connecting the main link and the safety links to the front transverse reinforcement and to the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2024
    Publication date: April 30, 2026
    Inventors: Michael BERJOT, Rémi LANSIAUX, Jean-Baptiste VIGNES
  • Publication number: 20260077872
    Abstract: A propulsion assembly having an engine and an engine attachment which connects the engine and a primary structure of a pylon and which comprises a removable connection connecting a transverse beam and the primary structure. This removable connection has a first contact surface integral with the transverse beam, a second contact surface integral with the primary structure, at least one connection element keeping the first and second contact surfaces pressed against one another, at least one system for transmission of transverse forces between the engine and the primary structure and at least one waiting fail-safe connection distinct from each connection element and configured to generate an additional path for forces only in the event of malfunction of an element of the first removable connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2025
    Publication date: March 19, 2026
    Inventors: Michael BERJOT, Jacky PUECH, David ALRIC, Solène CRUAUD-PRIEUR, Fabien POUSSOU, Jérôme NENY
  • Patent number: 12565321
    Abstract: A system for attaching a front engine of an aircraft, having: a vertical median plane, an engine pylon with a nose having a main female clevis, and a cylindrical housing around a vertical axis, a main link fastened to a front casing of the engine by a secondary ball-joint connection about a secondary axis perpendicular to the median plane by a secondary shaft, a main shaft, perpendicular to the median plane and forming a main ball-joint connection of the main link in the main female clevis about a main axis, the main and secondary axes in the plane perpendicular to the median plane, and an outer cylinder, coaxial with the vertical axis and a first end of which fastened in the cylindrical housing and a second end of which mounted, via an annular linear connection, around the vertical axis with respect to the front casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2026
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
    Inventors: Michael Berjot, Rémi Lansiaux, Jean-Baptiste Vignes
  • Patent number: 12539974
    Abstract: A front engine attachment system for an engine having an engine pylon with a nose having a main female clevis and a cylindrical housing, a main rod fastened to the engine by a secondary ball joint connection about a secondary axis, a main shaft realizing a main ball joint connection of the main rod in the main female clevis about a main axis, wherein the main axis and the secondary axis are in the same vertical plane, a hollow outer cylinder with a vertical axis, of which a first end is fastened in the cylindrical housing and of which a second end is mounted so as to be able to move, via an annular linear connection, with respect to the front casing and an inner cylinder threaded and fastened in the outer cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2026
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
    Inventors: Michael Berjot, Rémi Lansiaux, Jean-Baptiste Vignes
  • Patent number: 12522366
    Abstract: A front engine attachment system for an engine having an engine pylon with a nose having a male clevis and a cylindrical stud, two links that are fastened to the engine by a second ball-joint connection about a second axis, a first shaft establishing a first ball-joint connection of the links to the male clevis about a first axis, wherein the first axis and the second axis are in the same vertical plane, and wherein the cylindrical stud is mounted so as to be able to move, via an annular linear connection, with respect to the front casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Michael Berjot, Rémi Lansiaux, Jean-Baptiste Vignes
  • Patent number: 12454364
    Abstract: A central fastening system having a first central fitting as one with a structure of a wing, a second central fitting as one with a structure of a pylon, a first connection system and a second connection system, wherein each connection system is fastened to the first central fitting and to the second central fitting by clevis type connections and wherein the two connection systems cross between the first central fitting and the second central fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2025
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Michael Berjot, Philippe Bonhomme, Paul-Adrien Taveau
  • Publication number: 20250304271
    Abstract: An engine attachment system connecting an aircraft motive-power unit and a primary structure of an aircraft pylon, and comprising: at least one clevis block secured to the primary structure or to the motive-power unit, at least one two-point shackle which comprises a body, an extension forming just one single component with the body, at least a first stop connected to the extension and facing a first flange of the clevis block and/or at least a second stop connected to the extension and facing a second flange of the clevis block, a connection pin housed in an orifice passing through the body, and a ball-joint connection positioned in the orifice and interposed between the body and the connection pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2025
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Inventors: Michael BERJOT, Louise REVY
  • Patent number: 12404032
    Abstract: An aircraft comprising at least one engine attachment system connecting a primary structure of a pylon and a motor, having a right-hand interface connected to the right-hand lateral face of the primary structure, a left-hand interface connected to the left-hand lateral face of the primary structure, first and second shackles connecting the right-hand and left-hand interfaces to the motor by virtue of engine connection pins and interface connection pins, a right-hand emergency connection pin cooperating with the right-hand interface and the motor, and a left-hand emergency connection pin cooperating with the left-hand interface and the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2025
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Michael Berjot, Rémi Lansiaux, Jean-Baptiste Vignes
  • Patent number: 12337978
    Abstract: An assembly including a wing with a pressure-side panel and a suction-side panel through which two bores pass, an engine pylon including a blade with three bores and two fastening lugs, each of which has a sixth bore, two first shackles fastened between the blade and the suction-side panel, two second shackles fastened between the blade and the suction-side panel and two fittings, which are fastened beneath the pressure-side panel and each have a female clevis for housing a fastening lug therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Olivier Pautis, Michael Berjot, Pierre-Antoine Combes, Paul-Adrien Taveau
  • Patent number: 12337979
    Abstract: An engine pylon has a structure for fastening an aircraft engine beneath a wing and has two lateral faces. The structure has a tunnel laterally passing through it, between and through the lateral faces, and the engine pylon has a spreader housed in the tunnel and fastened in an articulated manner to each lateral face. A first end of the spreader has a first bore. A second end of the spreader has two second bores each forming a connection point with the engine. A rod is fastened in an articulated manner to the first bore and has two third bores each forming a connection point with the engine. Such an engine pylon has the ability to attach the engine, with reduced vertical bulk and with less drag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Michael Berjot, Pierre-Antoine Combes, Marc De Nicola, Jean-Baptiste Vignes
  • Patent number: 12337980
    Abstract: A propulsion assembly for an aircraft, having a turbomachine, a pylon, and a device for reacting thrust forces having a main fitting, a spreader pivoting on the main fitting and having an opening, two rods articulated to the turbomachine and to the spreader, a secondary fitting fastened beneath the pylon and having a secondary female clevis constituted of two secondary arms passed through by holes of oblong shape and aligned along a secondary axis (R2), wherein the spreader is housed in the secondary female clevis of the secondary fitting, wherein the opening is coaxial with the secondary axis (R2), and a backup connection pin inserted with a tight fit into the opening and with clearance into the holes. Also an aircraft with such a propulsion assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Michael Berjot, Germain Gueneau, Pierre-Antoine Combes, Paul-Adrien Taveau
  • Publication number: 20250197017
    Abstract: An aircraft propulsion assembly has an engine casing, an attachment pylon, a first front engine attachment with a pin and a blade fitted on the pin and fastened in an articulated manner on either side of a median plane to the casing and a second front engine attachment with a central rod in the median plane fastened in an articulated manner to a lower wall of the attachment pylon and to a fitting of the casing. The central rod is generally parallel to a longitudinal axis. In this arrangement, the casing is brought closer to the attachment pylon for a saving in terms of height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2024
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Michael BERJOT, Rémi LANSIAUX, Jean-Baptiste VIGNES
  • Publication number: 20250115365
    Abstract: An aircraft comprising at least one engine attachment system connecting a primary structure of a pylon and a motor, having a right-hand interface connected to the right-hand lateral face of the primary structure, a left-hand interface connected to the left-hand lateral face of the primary structure, first and second shackles connecting the right-hand and left-hand interfaces to the motor by virtue of engine connection pins and interface connection pins, a right-hand emergency connection pin cooperating with the right-hand interface and the motor, and a left-hand emergency connection pin cooperating with the left-hand interface and the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Michael BERJOT, Rémi LANSIAUX, Jean-Baptiste VIGNES
  • Publication number: 20250010997
    Abstract: An assembly of an attachment pylon with an aircraft engine comprising a front engine mount comprising a front tang and a front clevis, a lower tang and a lower clevis connecting the attachment pylon and the engine via a front pin mounted in the front tang and clevis and a lower pin mounted in the lower tang and clevis, and port/starboard links mounted between the attachment pylon and the engine via mounting pins, wherein the front and lower pins are orthogonal to a mid-plane, and wherein the mounting pins of the links are parallel to the mid-plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Olivier PAUTIS, Michael BERJOT, Jean-Baptiste VIGNES
  • Publication number: 20250010999
    Abstract: A propulsion unit comprising an engine, a pylon, an engine mount system which connects a front part of the engine and the pylon, in addition to a suspension system which connects the pylon and a rear part of the engine which is offset toward the rear end of the engine relative to the engine mount system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Michael BERJOT, Rémi LANSIAUX, Jean-Baptiste VIGNES, Veronica PARASCHIV
  • Publication number: 20250002165
    Abstract: A system for attaching a front engine of an aircraft, having: a vertical median plane, an engine pylon with a nose having a main female clevis, and a cylindrical housing around a vertical axis, a main link fastened to a front casing of the engine by a secondary ball-joint connection about a secondary axis perpendicular to the median plane by a secondary shaft, a main shaft, perpendicular to the median plane and forming a main ball-joint connection of the main link in the main female clevis about a main axis, the main and secondary axes in the plane perpendicular to the median plane, and an outer cylinder, coaxial with the vertical axis and a first end of which fastened in the cylindrical housing and a second end of which mounted, via an annular linear connection, around the vertical axis with respect to the front casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Michael BERJOT, Rémi LANSIAUX, Jean-Baptiste VIGNES
  • Publication number: 20250002164
    Abstract: A front engine attachment system for an engine having an engine pylon with a nose having a main female clevis and a cylindrical housing, a main rod fastened to the engine by a secondary ball joint connection about a secondary axis, a main shaft realizing a main ball joint connection of the main rod in the main female clevis about a main axis, wherein the main axis and the secondary axis are in the same vertical plane, a hollow outer cylinder with a vertical axis, of which a first end is fastened in the cylindrical housing and of which a second end is mounted so as to be able to move, via an annular linear connection, with respect to the front casing and an inner cylinder threaded and fastened in the outer cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Michael BERJOT, Rémi LANSIAUX, Jean-Baptiste VIGNES