Patents by Inventor Nicolas Molin

Nicolas Molin 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: 10518605
    Abstract: An aircraft turbomachine comprising a fan conduit with a wall, a flow of air passing through the turbomachine via the fan conduit. An air passage comprising an air opening is arranged in the wall, the air passage configured to receive a portion of the flow of the air through the fan conduit. A deflector is fixed to the wall upstream of the air opening, the deflector comprising at least one cross-section extending in the fan conduit to capture the flow of air. The at least one cross-section is porous. The deflector protects the air passage structure and is easy to produce and to fix to the wall of the fan conduit when it is screwed or riveted directly thereto. The deflector, as a result of its location in the fan conduit, is easy to access and thus allows rapid maintenance operations without having to disassemble the air passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (SAS)
    Inventors: Nicolas Molin, Guillaume Clairet, Cedric Leconte
  • Patent number: 10319359
    Abstract: A masking method includes: a step of choosing a generating element which is part of the skin of an aircraft, a first step of measuring a fundamental frequency of a sound signal emitted by the generating element, a step of selecting a masking element which is part of the skin, a second step of measuring a fundamental frequency of another sound signal emitted by the masking element, a step of modification of the structure of the masking element in such a way as to shift the fundamental frequency of the sound signal emitted by the masking element to a frequency lower than the fundamental frequency of the sound signal emitted by the generating element. Such a masking method thus makes it possible to mask the sound signal emitted by the generating element by the sound signal emitted by the masking element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: Airbus Operations S.A.S.
    Inventors: Nicolas Molin, Isabelle Boullet
  • Publication number: 20180033418
    Abstract: A masking method includes: a step of choosing a generating element which is part of the skin of an aircraft, a first step of measuring a fundamental frequency of a sound signal emitted by the generating element, a step of selecting a masking element which is part of the skin, a second step of measuring a fundamental frequency of another sound signal emitted by the masking element, a step of modification of the structure of the masking element in such a way as to shift the fundamental frequency of the sound signal emitted by the masking element to a frequency lower than the fundamental frequency of the sound signal emitted by the generating element. Such a masking method thus makes it possible to mask the sound signal emitted by the generating element by the sound signal emitted by the masking element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: Airbus Operations S.A.S.
    Inventors: Nicolas Molin, Isabelle Boullet
  • Publication number: 20160031290
    Abstract: An aircraft turbomachine comprising a fan conduit with a wall, a flow of air passing through the turbomachine via the fan conduit. An air passage comprising an air opening is arranged in the wall, the air passage configured to receive a portion of the flow of the air through the fan conduit. A deflector is fixed to the wall upstream of the air opening, the deflector comprising at least one cross-section extending in the fan conduit to capture the flow of air. The at least one cross-section is porous. The deflector protects the air passage structure and is easy to produce and to fix to the wall of the fan conduit when it is screwed or riveted directly thereto. The deflector, as a result of its location in the fan conduit, is easy to access and thus allows rapid maintenance operations without having to disassemble the air passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventors: Nicolas Molin, Guillaume Clairet, Cedric Leconte
  • Patent number: 8714474
    Abstract: An aircraft includes at least one net for reducing aerodynamic noise from a structural element of the aircraft. The flexible net associated with the structural element is retractable and capable of occupying at least one position located between the following two end positions: a deployed position, in which the net is placed in a turbulence area, and a retracted position, in which the net is at least partially outside the turbulence area. The net may be automatically moved between positions based on an aircraft parameter such as speed or altitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (SAS)
    Inventors: Jean-François Piet, Stephane Perrin Decroux, Nicolas Molin, Bastien Caruelle
  • Publication number: 20130026288
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aircraft comprising at least one net for reducing aerodynamic noise from a structural element of said aircraft. According to the invention, the flexible net (5A) associated with the structural element (2) is retractable and capable of occupying at least one position located between the following two end positions: a deployed position, in which the net is placed in a turbulence area (T), and a retracted position, in which said net (5A) is at least partially outside said turbulence area (T).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS (SAS)
    Inventors: Jean-François Piet, Stephane Perrin Decroux, Nicolas Molin, Bastien Caruelle
  • Patent number: 8256702
    Abstract: Disclosed is an landing gear that includes at least One constituent element having an upstream air side and downstream air side relative to airflow across the aircraft landing gear in the down position. The landing gear also includes at least one noise reducing unit including at least one individual net having geometric meshes. The net is positioned at the downstream air side of the constituent element and is arranged at the downstream air side so as to reduce noise generating turbulence generated by airflow across the constituent element in its down position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Jean-François Piet, Nicolas Molin, Constantin Sandu
  • Patent number: 8020663
    Abstract: According to the invention, at least part of the edge of the hole is loosely surrounded with a mesh structure so as to create a space between the latter and said edge part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Alois Sengissen, Bastien Caruelle, Jean-François Piet, Stéphane Perrin Decroux, Nicolas Molin, Pascal Souchotte, Emmanuel Jondeau, Jean-Michel Perrin, Constantin Sandu
  • Publication number: 20100122869
    Abstract: According to the invention, at least part of the edge of the hole is loosely surrounded with a mesh structure so as to create a space between the latter and said edge part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS (SAS)
    Inventors: Alois Sengissen, Bastien Caruelle, Jean-François Piet, Stéphane Perrin Decroux, Nicolas Molin, Pascal Souchotte, Emmanuel Jondeau, Jean-Michel Perrin, Constantin Sandu
  • Publication number: 20100108805
    Abstract: The invention relates to a landing gear including a noise reducing means (2) comprising at least one individual net (5) which is disposed close to a component (4) of the landing gear,
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: Airbus Operations
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Piet, Nicolas Molin, Constantin Sandu`