Patents by Inventor Philippe Jimenez

Philippe Jimenez 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).

  • Aircraft comprising a central fairing that adjusts the pressure on the wing structures by means of local geometric deformations
    Patent number: 8177170
    Abstract: An aircraft including: a fuselage and two wings to which engine nacelles are attached and that are each connected laterally to the fuselage, one on each side thereof, by a central fairing. The central fairing includes, facing each wing, two opposed surfaces connected one to a suction face side and the other to a pressure face side of the wing and that extend longitudinally along the fuselage. At least one of the two surfaces includes at least one local geometric deformation configured to generate lateral aerodynamic disturbances on the central fairing toward the wing to control the flow of air over the wing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Thierry Fol, Philippe Jimenez, Arnaud Namer
  • Aircraft wing arrangement comprising an engine attachment pylon defining, in the forward region, a lateral airflow channel
    Patent number: 8006931
    Abstract: An aircraft wing arrangement including a wing and at least one strut for attaching the aircraft engine suspended under the wing and including a front zone situated projecting towards the front with respect to a leading edge of the wing. The front zone includes a lateral projection delimiting a lateral air flow channel while being projected towards a proximal end of the wing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: AIRBUS France
    Inventors: Stephanie Dantin, Thierry Fol, Ludovic Gerard, Philippe Jimenez
  • AIRCRAFT COMPRISING A CENTRAL FAIRING THAT ADJUSTS THE PRESSURE ON THE WING STRUCTURES BY MEANS OF LOCAL GEOMETRIC DEFORMATIONS
    Publication number: 20090078830
    Abstract: An aircraft including: a fuselage and two wings to which engine nacelles are attached and that are each connected laterally to the fuselage, one on each side thereof, by a central fairing. The central fairing includes, facing each wing, two opposed surfaces connected one to a suction face side and the other to a pressure face side of the wing and that extend longitudinally along the fuselage. At least one of the two surfaces includes at least one local geometric deformation configured to generate lateral aerodynamic disturbances on the central fairing toward the wing to control the flow of air over the wing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2006
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: Airbus France
    Inventors: Thierry Fol, Philippe Jimenez, Arnaud Namer
  • AIRCRAFT WING ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING AN ENGINE ATTACHMENT PYLON DEFINING, IN THE FORWARD REGION, A LATERAL AIRFLOW CHANNEL
    Publication number: 20090032639
    Abstract: An aircraft wing arrangement including a wing and at least one strut for attaching the aircraft engine suspended under the wing and including a front zone situated projecting towards the front with respect to a leading edge of the wing. The front zone includes a lateral projection delimiting a lateral air flow channel while being projected towards a proximal end of the wing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: AIRBUS FRANCE
    Inventors: Stephanie Dantin, Thierry Fol, Ludovic Gerard, Philippe Jimenez