Patents by Inventor Roger LAGUIA-BARNOLA

Roger LAGUIA-BARNOLA 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: 10308369
    Abstract: An aircraft is disclosed having a wing, the wing having a connection interface at the tip of the wing, and the wing being interchangeable between a first configuration in which a first wing tip is connected to the connection interface, and a second configuration in which a second wing tip is connected to the connection interface to replace the first wing tip. The second wing tip comprises a fuel pod for carrying additional fuel, and a wing tip device for improving aerodynamic efficiency. The wing may be designed for performance in both configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Roger Laguia-Barnola, Matthew Noel Orchard, Norman Wood
  • Publication number: 20190118962
    Abstract: An aircraft is disclosed having a wing, the wing having a connection interface at the tip of the wing, and the wing being interchangeable between a first configuration in which a first wing tip is connected to the connection interface, and a second configuration in which a second wing tip is connected to the connection interface to replace the first wing tip. The second wing tip comprises a fuel pod for carrying additional fuel, and a wing tip device for improving aerodynamic efficiency. The wing may be designed for performance in both configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Roger Laguia-Barnola, Matthew Noel Orchard, Norman Wood
  • Patent number: 10183757
    Abstract: An aircraft comprising a wing, the wing having a connection interface at the tip of the wing, and the wing being interchangeable between a first configuration in which a first wing tip is connected to the connection interface, and a second configuration in which a second wing tip is connected to the connection interface to replace the first wing tip. The second wing tip comprises a fuel pod for carrying additional fuel, and a wing tip device for improving aerodynamic efficiency. The wing may be designed for performance in both configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Roger Laguia-Barnola, Matthew Noel Orchard, Norman Wood
  • Publication number: 20160130012
    Abstract: An aircraft comprising a wing, the wing having a connection interface at the tip of the wing, and the wing being interchangeable between a first configuration in which a first wing tip is connected to the connection interface, and a second configuration in which a second wing tip is connected to the connection interface to replace the first wing tip. The second wing tip comprises a fuel pod for carrying additional fuel, and a wing tip device for improving aerodynamic efficiency. The wing may be designed for performance in both configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Roger LAGUIA-BARNOLA, Matthew Noel ORCHARD, Norman WOOD