Patents by Inventor Stephane Jan

Stephane Jan 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: 12715565
    Abstract: Captive wing traction system (1) including: a trajectory control flying device (7) attached to a traction wing (5) by fixed suspension lines (6) and mobile suspension lines (6), the trajectory control flying device (7) being adapted to control the mobile suspension lines (6); a traction line (8) connecting the trajectory control flying device (7) to the base platform (3); a guide line (9) that connects the leading edge (16) of the traction wing (5) to the trajectory control flying device (7); a stowage line (10) one end of which is connected to the base platform (3) and the other end of which is slidably connected to the guide line (9); a deflector element (13) attached to the stowage mast (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA LTD
    Inventors: Swann Verfaillie, Nicolas Fantin, Stephane Jan
  • Patent number: 12589849
    Abstract: Tethered-wing traction system including: a traction wing (5), a base platform (3), a mooring mast (4), a plurality of folding lines (10A,10B,10C), a furling line (13), a mooring carriage (12B), a folding carriage (12C, 12D, 12E), a furling carriage (12A), and a control module (64) having at least the following two operating modes: a folding mode in which the mooring carriage (12B) and the folding carriage (12C, 12D, 12E) are spaced apart from each other; and a furling mode in which the furling carriage (12A) and the mooring carriage (12B) are spaced apart from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA LTD
    Inventors: Swann Verfaillie, Nicolas Fantin, Stephane Jan
  • Publication number: 20240166321
    Abstract: Tethered-wing traction system including: a traction wing; a base platform; a mooring mast; a plurality of folding lines; a folding carriage adapted to slide along the mooring mast; an input device (22) which is attached to the leading edge of the traction wing and which has a hooking arm (25) provided with a hooking stem (27A, 27B, 27C), one of the folding lines projecting into the extension of the hooking stem (27A, 27B, 27C); the folding carriage having a gripping hook which is movable between a retracted position and a gripping position in which the gripping hook surrounds the hooking stem (27A, 27B, 27C).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: AIRSEAS
    Inventors: Stephane Jan, Nicolas Fantin
  • Publication number: 20240166322
    Abstract: Captive wing traction system (1) including: a trajectory control flying device (7) attached to a traction wing (5) by fixed suspension lines (6) and mobile suspension lines (6), the trajectory control flying device (7) being adapted to control the mobile suspension lines (6); a traction line (8) connecting the trajectory control flying device (7) to the base platform (3); a guide line (9) that connects the leading edge (16) of the traction wing (5) to the trajectory control flying device (7); a stowage line (10) one end of which is connected to the base platform (3) and the other end of which is slidably connected to the guide line (9); a deflector element (13) attached to the stowage mast (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: AIRSEAS
    Inventors: Swann Verfaillie, Nicolas Fantin, Stephane Jan
  • Publication number: 20240149997
    Abstract: Tethered-wing traction system including: a traction wing (5), a base platform (3), a mooring mast (4), a plurality of folding lines (10A,10B,10C), a furling line (13), a mooring carriage (12B), a folding carriage (12C, 12D, 12E), a furling carriage (12A), and a control module (64) having at least the following two operating modes: a folding mode in which the mooring carriage (12B) and the folding carriage (12C, 12D, 12E) are spaced apart from each other; and a furling mode in which the furling carriage (12A) and the mooring carriage (12B) are spaced apart from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: AIRSEAS
    Inventors: Swann Verfaillie, Nicolas Fantin, Stephane Jan