Patents by Inventor Philippe Piolet

Philippe Piolet 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).

  • Method of inspecting the integrity of an avionics system, and an inspection device for implementing said method
    Patent number: 8224503
    Abstract: A method of inspecting the integrity of an avionics system (1) installed in an aircraft, by inspecting the integrity in terms of electrical installation and data acquisition and transmission, wherein the method includes: using an Ethernet network (4) connecting the avionics system (1) to an inspection computer (3); using the computer (3) to generate first inspection signals transmitted to the component and/or to acquire second inspection signals coming from the component; using data read and write elements of a controller of the avionics system (1) to generate reference data relating to the component and transmitted to the inspection computer (3) via the Ethernet network (4); and displaying the reference data and the inspection signals and where appropriate recording the reference data and the inspection signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Eurocopter
    Inventors: Philippe Piolet, Serge Germanetti, Erwan Guillanton
  • METHOD OF INSPECTING THE INTEGRITY OF AN AVIONICS SYSTEM, AND AN INSPECTION DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING SAID METHOD
    Publication number: 20100114409
    Abstract: A method of inspecting the integrity of an avionics system (1) installed in an aircraft, by inspecting the integrity in terms of electrical installation and data acquisition and transmission, wherein the method includes: using an Ethernet network (4) connecting the avionics system (1) to an inspection computer (3); using the computer (3) to generate first inspection signals transmitted to the component and/or to acquire second inspection signals coming from the component; using data read and write elements of a controller of the avionics system (1) to generate reference data relating to the component and transmitted to the inspection computer (3) via the Ethernet network (4); and displaying the reference data and the inspection signals and where appropriate recording the reference data and the inspection signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: EUROCOPTER
    Inventors: Philippe PIOLET, Serge GERMANETTI, Erwan GUILLANTON