Patents by Inventor Patrick FORT

Patrick FORT 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: 12595072
    Abstract: An aircraft provided with an engine compartment, the aircraft comprising an engine at least partially housed in the engine compartment, the engine comprising an exhaust nozzle for at least discharging gases, the aircraft comprising an exhaust duct arranged around the exhaust nozzle, the exhaust duct having an open end opening into the engine compartment. The aircraft comprises a drainage device comprising a guide cooperating with the exhaust duct for collecting liquid flowing along the exhaust duct and exiting the exhaust duct through the end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventors: Guillaume Legras, Patrick Fort
  • Patent number: 12466571
    Abstract: An aircraft provided with at least one electric machine accommodated in a compartment separated from an outside environment by a cowling, the aircraft comprising a ventilation system for conveying air from the outside environment to the electric machine. The ventilation system comprises a duct connected to the electric machine and extending up to a free section, the free section being situated in the outside environment, the duct passing through a passage in the cowling, the duct extending partially into the compartment and partially into the outside environment, a free space surrounding the duct in the passage and separating the duct from the cowling, the ventilation system comprising a scoop that faces the free section without closing it off according to a vertical axis when the aircraft is on horizontal ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2025
    Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventors: Patrick Fort, Pascal Alliot
  • Publication number: 20240409229
    Abstract: An aircraft provided with at least one electric machine accommodated in a compartment separated from an outside environment by a cowling, the aircraft comprising a ventilation system for conveying air from the outside environment to the electric machine. The ventilation system comprises a duct connected to the electric machine and extending up to a free section, the free section being situated in the outside environment, the duct passing through a passage in the cowling, the duct extending partially into the compartment and partially into the outside environment, a free space surrounding the duct in the passage and separating the duct from the cowling, the ventilation system comprising a scoop that faces the free section without closing it off according to a vertical axis when the aircraft is on horizontal ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventors: Patrick FORT, Pascal ALLIOT
  • Publication number: 20240109666
    Abstract: An aircraft provided with an engine compartment, the aircraft comprising an engine at least partially housed in the engine compartment, the engine comprising an exhaust nozzle for at least discharging gases, the aircraft comprising an exhaust duct arranged around the exhaust nozzle, the exhaust duct having an open end opening into the engine compartment. The aircraft comprises a drainage device comprising a guide cooperating with the exhaust duct for collecting liquid flowing along the exhaust duct and exiting the exhaust duct through the end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventors: Guillaume LEGRAS, Patrick FORT