Patents by Inventor Sebastien KLOS

Sebastien KLOS 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).

  • Rotorcraft having fuel tanks mounted in suspension under a load-bearing middle floor of the fuselage of the rotorcraft
    Patent number: 9868544
    Abstract: A rotorcraft (1) having a feed unit for feeding fuel to a power plant (13) of the rotorcraft (1). A middle floor (12b) is securely engaged with at least two frames (9a, 9b) of the fuselage, and being load-bearing relative to general forces supported by the fuselage. A bottom compartment (7) of the rotorcraft (1) does not have the load-bearing covering (8) of the fuselage, the bottom face of the fuselage being open to the outside providing the bottom compartment (7) with a bottom (17) open to the outside of the rotorcraft. The bottom face of the middle floor (12b) forms an anchor member for suspending at least one fuel tank (25, 26) that is accessible from outside the fuselage via said open bottom (17).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventors: Olivier Bistuer, Stephane Mougin, Sebastien Klos
  • ROTORCRAFT HAVING FUEL TANKS MOUNTED IN SUSPENSION UNDER A LOAD-BEARING MIDDLE FLOOR OF THE FUSELAGE OF THE ROTORCRAFT
    Publication number: 20150122939
    Abstract: A rotorcraft (1) having a feed unit for feeding fuel to a power plant (13) of the rotorcraft (1). A middle floor (12b) is securely engaged with at least two frames (9a, 9b) of the fuselage, and being load-bearing relative to general forces supported by the fuselage. A bottom compartment (7) of the rotorcraft (1) does not have the load-bearing covering (8) of the fuselage, the bottom face of the fuselage being open to the outside providing the bottom compartment (7) with a bottom (17) open to the outside of the rotorcraft. The bottom face of the middle floor (12b) forms an anchor member for suspending at least one fuel tank (25, 26) that is accessible from outside the fuselage via said open bottom (17).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Olivier BISTUER, Stephane MOUGIN, Sebastien KLOS