Patents by Inventor Michel Hautecoeur

Michel Hautecoeur 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).

  • Mobile leading edge flap for a main wing of the aerofoils of an aircraft and main wing provided with such a flap
    Patent number: 7731128
    Abstract: The invention relates to a leading edge mobile flap (16) for a main wing of an aircraft, this flap including an aerodynamic skin (18) that has a bird impact-sensitive frontal area (24), and a rear skin (28) integral with the aerodynamic skin (18), the flap also comprising a plurality of ribs (34) spaced out along a leading edge longitudinal direction (X?). According to the invention, the flap additionally includes, between two directly consecutive ribs, a single rigid bird trajectory-deflecting wall (42) anchored to the skins (18, 28). Furthermore, in a cross-section taken along any plane orthogonal to the direction (X?), the wall (42) forms with a geometric chord (26) of the flap an angle (?1) with a value of less than 45°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Sonaca S.A.
    Inventors: Christian Overbergh, Michel Hautecoeur
  • Mobile Leading Edge Flap for a Main Wing of the Aerofoils of an Aircraft and Main Wing Provided with Such a Flap
    Publication number: 20080237401
    Abstract: The invention relates to a leading edge mobile flap (16) for a main wing of an aircraft, this flap including an aerodynamic skin (18) that has a bird impact-sensitive frontal area (24), and a rear skin (28) integral with the aerodynamic skin (18), the flap also comprising a plurality of ribs (34) spaced out along a leading edge longitudinal direction (X?). According to the invention, the flap additionally includes, between two directly consecutive ribs, a single rigid bird trajectory-deflecting wall (42) anchored to the skins (18, 28). Furthermore, in a cross-section taken along any plane orthogonal to the direction (X?), the wall (42) forms with a geometric chord (26) of the flap an angle (?1) with a value of less than 45°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2005
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: SONACA S.A.
    Inventors: Christian Overbergh, Michel Hautecoeur