Patents by Inventor Nicolas Dupe

Nicolas Dupe 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: 12292349
    Abstract: A measuring rake, configured to be arranged on a link rod, includes a sheath including a front face and two side walls delimiting between them a recess configured to receive the link rod, an electronic circuit arranged on the front face of the sheath and including at least one sensor, a patched leading edge fixed removably to the sheath, and a seal arranged between the patched leading edge and the electronic circuit, the patched leading edge including a plurality of air intakes, each forming a fluidic passage between an outer face and an inner face of the patched leading edge opening out facing at least one sensor of the electronic circuit, the measuring rake making it possible to obtain a measuring tool which can be assembled simply and quickly, with easy access to the electronic circuit, and making it possible to avoid problems of orifice blockages or air leaks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignees: Airbus SAS, Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Nicolas Dupe, Nicolas Jean, Cyrille Dajean, Christian Meloni
  • Patent number: 12130188
    Abstract: A measuring device able to be closely attached to an outer wall of a movable or fixed object located in an air flow. The measuring device comprises a flexible envelope having a cavity provided with an opening orifice. At least one optical fiber is provided in the cavity, the opening orifice of which is closed by the wall on which the envelope is applied. In this way, the fiber is positioned as closely as possible to the wall for which measurements are desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Laetitia Mennebeuf, Nicolas Dupe
  • Publication number: 20240280439
    Abstract: A pressure measuring rake, intended for arrangement on a link rod, includes at least: a sheath including two side walls which between them delimit a recess configured to receive the link rod, and an electronic circuit arranged on the sheath and including at least one sensor, the measuring rake additionally including at least one conductive layer at least partially covering the sheath and a conductive strip, the conductive layer and the conductive strip being configured to be electrically connected to at least one conductive element configured to drain off charges that are liable to build up on the conductive layer, the measuring rake making it possible to avoid the build-up of electrostatic charges liable to disrupt measurements taken by the sensors and/or electrical communications between the sensors and a data processing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Nicolas DUPE, Nicolas JEAN, Thomas BOISSON, Cyrille DAJEAN
  • Publication number: 20240280428
    Abstract: A measuring rake, configured to be arranged on a link rod, includes a sheath including a front face and two side walls delimiting between them a recess configured to receive the link rod, an electronic circuit arranged on the front face of the sheath and including at least one sensor, a patched leading edge fixed removably to the sheath, and a seal arranged between the patched leading edge and the electronic circuit, the patched leading edge including a plurality of air intakes, each forming a fluidic passage between an outer face and an inner face of the patched leading edge opening out facing at least one sensor of the electronic circuit, the measuring rake making it possible to obtain a measuring tool which can be assembled simply and quickly, with easy access to the electronic circuit, and making it possible to avoid problems of orifice blockages or air leaks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Nicolas DUPE, Nicolas JEAN, Cyrille DAJEAN, Christian MELONI
  • Publication number: 20240280064
    Abstract: A measurement bar includes a sheath, a leading edge having a plurality of cavities, a steady pressure sensor generating first data and an unsteady pressure sensor generating second data in each of the cavities, an electronic circuit including the steady pressure sensor and the unsteady pressure sensor of each of the cavities, a processing unit configured to merge the first data and the second data, and a second communication module configured to transmit the first data, the second data and the merged first data and second data to a user device. Thus, it is possible to monitor unsteady aerodynamic phenomena.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Nicolas DUPE, Nicolas JEAN, Maxime KELLER, Cyrille DAJEAN
  • Publication number: 20240280438
    Abstract: The electronic device includes an acquisition board including at least one pressure sensor and extending over a length of a sleeve of the measuring rake, a processing unit detachably electrically connected to the acquisition board and detachably fixed to the sleeve, a loading/charging unit configured to be electrically connected to the processing unit and to recharge a power supply module of the processing unit when the processing unit is electrically disconnected from the acquisition board; the processing unit including a storage module configured to store the data; the loading/charging unit allowing data to be loaded into a user device. It is thus possible to remove the processing unit in order to load the data without having to completely dismantle the measuring rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Nicolas DUPE, Nicolas JEAN, Maxime KELLER, Cyrille DAJEAN, Christian MELONI
  • Patent number: 12043407
    Abstract: A measurement device includes a substrate having accommodations with an emerging opening in which sensors are provided, the substrate including a cavity with a flexible printed circuit. The device is installed on a surface to characterize a fluid flow at this surface. The circuit uses hierarchized buses comprising two data communication buses emerging at the two longitudinal ends of the substrate and an internal data acquisition bus, the bus linking control circuits, each control circuit being connected to one of the communication buses, the sensors being connected to the bus in a distributed fashion on either side of each control circuit. The data from the sensors can be transmitted to the two surrounding circuits and may be acquired if one of them is faulty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Nicolas Dupe, Nicolas Jean, Cyrille Dajean
  • Patent number: 11774465
    Abstract: To simplify architecture of a measurement device for affixing to a wall of a moving object or stationary object located in a flow, a device includes a support having compartments with an opening that opens to the exterior of the support at the free face in which sensors are housed, the support having a free face and a face to come into contact with the wall, the free face being opposite the face. The device includes a cavity with a printed circuit board, the compartments including an opening that opens to the exterior of the support in the cavity. The cavity is made in the free face opening into it. The circuit board is upside down in the cavity with the printed face towards the interior of the support. The sensors attached to the circuit board are suspended in the compartments. The unprinted face affords an aerodynamic smooth and planar surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Nicolas Dupe, Nicolas Jean, Cyrille Dajean
  • Publication number: 20220324586
    Abstract: A measurement device includes a substrate having accommodations with an emerging opening in which sensors are provided, the substrate including a cavity with a flexible printed circuit. The device is installed on a surface to characterize a fluid flow at this surface. The circuit uses hierarchized buses comprising two data communication buses emerging at the two longitudinal ends of the substrate and an internal data acquisition bus, the bus linking control circuits, each control circuit being connected to one of the communication buses, the sensors being connected to the bus in a distributed fashion on either side of each control circuit. The data from the sensors can be transmitted to the two surrounding circuits and may be acquired if one of them is faulty.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Nicolas Dupe, Nicolas Jean, Cyrille Dajean
  • Publication number: 20220317144
    Abstract: To simplify architecture of a measurement device for affixing to a wall of a moving object or stationary object located in a flow, a device includes a support having compartments with an opening that opens to the exterior of the support at the free face in which sensors are housed, the support having a free face and a face to come into contact with the wall, the free face being opposite the face. The device includes a cavity with a printed circuit board, the compartments including an opening that opens to the exterior of the support in the cavity. The cavity is made in the free face opening into it. The circuit board is upside down in the cavity with the printed face towards the interior of the support. The sensors attached to the circuit board are suspended in the compartments. The unprinted face affords an aerodynamic smooth and planar surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Nicolas Dupe, Nicolas Jean, Cyrille Dajean
  • Patent number: 11099096
    Abstract: A pressure measurement tool secured to a rod arranged across a duct of an engine of an aircraft. A sheath includes two walls which bound a space receiving the rod, the space communicating with the outside by an opening extending over the length of the sheath, the sheath having a bay extending over the length of the sheath and cavities distributed over the sheath. For each cavity, an air inlet including a passage opens at one end into the cavity another end into the duct. A printed circuit board runs along the bay. For each passage, a pressure sensor in the corresponding cavity faces the passage and is on the printed circuit board. A unit is provided for processing and/or recording the data transmitted by the pressure sensors. It is thus easy to install and makes it possible to take a large number of measurements in the secondary duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Jean-Pascal Caturla, Nicolas Dupe, Olivier Sornique
  • Publication number: 20210181038
    Abstract: A measuring device able to be closely attached to an outer wall of a movable or fixed object located in an air flow. The measuring device comprises a flexible envelope having a cavity provided with an opening orifice. At least one optical fiber is provided in the cavity, the opening orifice of which is closed by the wall on which the envelope is applied. In this way, the fiber is positioned as closely as possible to the wall for which measurements are desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Laetitia MENNEBEUF, Nicolas DUPE
  • Publication number: 20200191676
    Abstract: A pressure measurement tool secured to a rod arranged across a duct of an engine of an aircraft. A sheath includes two walls which bound a space receiving the rod, the space communicating with the outside by an opening extending over the length of the sheath, the sheath having a bay extending over the length of the sheath and cavities distributed over the sheath. For each cavity, an air inlet including a passage opens at one end into the cavity another end into the duct. A printed circuit board runs along the bay. For each passage, a pressure sensor in the corresponding cavity faces the passage and is on the printed circuit board. A unit is provided for processing and/or recording the data transmitted by the pressure sensors. It is thus easy to install and makes it possible to take a large number of measurements in the secondary duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Jean-Pascal Caturla, Nicolas Dupe, Olivier Sornique
  • Patent number: 10352739
    Abstract: A measurement device can be attached to an outer wall of a movable object or of a stationary object arranged in a flow of air in order to measure physical quantities. The measurement device includes a mounting which has recesses having an opening leading to the outside, sensors being provided in said recesses. The device includes a cavity into which the recesses lead and which contains a flexible printed circuit, to which the sensors are connected. The method for manufacturing such a device includes the following steps: attaching sensors to the flexible printed circuit; and attaching the flexible printed circuit provided with sensors to the mounting, the sensors being inserted into the recesses and the circuit being inserted into the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Airbus Operation S.A.S.
    Inventors: Nicolas Dupe, Olivier Sornique
  • Patent number: 10330503
    Abstract: A measurement device can be attached to an outer wall of a movable object or of a stationary object arranged in a flow of air in order to measure physical quantities. The measurement device includes a mounting which has recesses having an opening leading to the outside in which sensors are provided. All of said openings of said recesses are covered by a single film. The film thus makes it possible to offer a surface which is as smooth as possible, having very low roughness with no unevenness. It also makes it possible to ensure the tightness of the sensors as well as the air insulation between all the sensors of the mounting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Airbus Operations S.A.S.
    Inventors: Nicolas Dupe, Olivier Sornique, Gilles Studer
  • Patent number: 10136531
    Abstract: A measurement device can be attached to an outer wall of a movable object or of a stationary object arranged in a flow of air in order to measure physical quantities. The measurement device includes a mounting which has recesses having an opening leading to the outside in which sensors are provided. The mounting comprises a cavity in which a flexible printed circuit is housed, on which a single circuit for controlling the sensors is provided. The device has multiple advantages, in particular that of providing a simple measurement device which offers a system for control and interconnection of sensors that is accessible and less complex while offering numerous advantages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Airbus Operations S.A.S.
    Inventors: Nicolas Dupe, Olivier Sornique, Gilles Studer
  • Publication number: 20170079152
    Abstract: A measurement device can be attached to an outer wall of a movable object or of a stationary object arranged in a flow of air in order to measure physical quantities. The measurement device includes a mounting which has recesses having an opening leading to the outside in which sensors are provided. The mounting comprises a cavity in which a flexible printed circuit is housed, on which a single circuit for controlling the sensors is provided. The device has multiple advantages, in particular that of providing a simple measurement device which offers a system for control and interconnection of sensors that is accessible and less complex while offering numerous advantages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: Airbus Operations S.A.S.
    Inventors: Nicolas Dupe, Olivier Sornique, Gilles Studer
  • Publication number: 20160320216
    Abstract: A measurement device can be attached to an outer wall of a movable object or of a stationary object arranged in a flow of air in order to measure physical quantities. The measurement device includes a mounting which has recesses having an opening leading to the outside, sensors being provided in said recesses. The device includes a cavity into which the recesses lead and which contains a flexible printed circuit, to which the sensors are connected. The method for manufacturing such a device includes the following steps: attaching sensors to the flexible printed circuit; and attaching the flexible printed circuit provided with sensors to the mounting, the sensors being inserted into the recesses and the circuit being inserted into the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: Airbus Operations S.A.S.
    Inventors: Nicolas Dupe, Olivier Sornique
  • Publication number: 20160313150
    Abstract: A measurement device can be attached to an outer wall of a movable object or of a stationary object arranged in a flow of air in order to measure physical quantities. The measurement device includes a mounting which has recesses having an opening leading to the outside in which sensors are provided. All of said openings of said recesses are covered by a single film. The film thus makes it possible to offer a surface which is as smooth as possible, having very low roughness with no unevenness. It also makes it possible to ensure the tightness of the sensors as well as the air insulation between all the sensors of the mounting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: Airbus Operations S.A.S.
    Inventors: Nicolas Dupe, Olivier Sornique, Gilles Studer