Patents by Inventor Thomas Spoerry

Thomas Spoerry 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).

  • Device, system and method of estimating the angle of attack of an aircraft
    Patent number: 8718840
    Abstract: A device for estimating the angle of attack of an aircraft moving through the air comprises means for receiving a measured incidence presented locally by the air relative to the aircraft and means for determining the angle of attack of the aircraft as a function of the measured incidence and information about the airspeed of the aircraft. The means for determining the angle of attack of the aircraft comprise means for reading the angle of attack of the aircraft from a look-up table having at least the measured incidence and the airspeed information as inputs. Corresponding system and a corresponding method are also proposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignees: Airbus Operations S.A.S., Airbus
    Inventors: Thomas Spoerry, Bruno Chauveau
  • DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ESTIMATING THE ANGLE OF ATTACK OF AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20110208375
    Abstract: A device for estimating the angle of attack of an aircraft moving through the air comprises means for receiving a measured incidence presented locally by the air relative to the aircraft and means for determining the angle of attack of the aircraft as a function of the measured incidence and information about the airspeed of the aircraft. The means for determining the angle of attack of the aircraft comprise means for reading the angle of attack of the aircraft from a look-up table having at least the measured incidence and the airspeed information as inputs. Corresponding system and a corresponding method are also proposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicants: AIRBUS OPERATIONS, AIRBUS
    Inventors: Thomas Spoerry, Bruno Chauveau
  • Device and method for estimating a side-slip angle of an aircraft
    Patent number: 7835884
    Abstract: A device and method for estimating a side-slip angle (?e) of an aircraft moving in the air includes a receiving unit which receives a measured side-slip angle (?l) presented locally by the air relative to the aircraft, and a determining unit which determines the side-slip angle (?e) of the aircraft as a function of the measured angle (?l) and of an information item about the incidence (?) of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignees: AIRBUS, Airbus France
    Inventors: Thomas Spoerry, Bruno Chauveau
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A SIDE-SLIP ANGLE OF AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20090099811
    Abstract: A device for estimating a side-slip angle (?e) of an aircraft moving in the air comprises means for receiving a measured side-slip angle (?l) presented locally by the air relative to the aircraft, and means for determining the side-slip angle (?e) of the aircraft as a function of the measured angle (?l) and of an information item about the incidence (?) of the aircraft. A corresponding method is also proposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicants: Airbus France, AIRBUS
    Inventors: Thomas SPOERRY, Bruno CHAUVEAU