Patents by Inventor Serge Macchi

Serge Macchi 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: 8096499
    Abstract: A device for feeding combustion air to an engine disposed in an interior of an aircraft is comprised of a primary air inlet duct extending between an exterior surface of the aircraft and the engine, wherein the air inlet duct extends from air inlets disposed in a first region of the exterior surface; at least two further air inlet ducts extending between a second and third region of the exterior surface and the engine, so as to provide a three-way combustion air supply; and a control device configured to switch the air supply to the engine from either or both of the at least two further air inlets duct when a blockage occurs in the primary air inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Osswald, Serge Macchi
  • Publication number: 20100065139
    Abstract: A device for feeding combustion air to an engine disposed in an interior of an aircraft is comprised of an air inlet duct extending between an exterior surface of the aircraft and the engine, wherein the air inlet duct extends from air inlets disposed in a first region of the exterior surface; at least one further air inlet duct extending between a second region of the exterior surface and the engine, so as to provide a two-way airstream supply; and a control device configured to switch the air supply to the engine to the at least one further air inlet duct when a blockage occurs in the air inlets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Osswald, Serge Macchi