Patents by Inventor Vincent AURIAC

Vincent AURIAC 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: 11945602
    Abstract: An assembly for an aircraft. The assembly comprises a frame, an instrument panel fixed to the frame, a support system with an arm bearing a tray in which the arm positions the tray behind the instrument panel, and in which the tray comprises a first attachment arrangement, and a support comprising a second attachment arrangement which cooperates with the first attachment arrangement to removably fix the support onto the tray. The support also comprises a fixing system which ensures the removable fixing of a touch tablet onto the support. With such an assembly, the touch tablet is held without the aid of the pilot and it is positioned in front of him or her for easy access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
    Inventors: Vincent Auriac, Patrick Salgues, Laurent Feuillerac
  • Patent number: 11753140
    Abstract: An aircraft fuselage portion extending in a general longitudinal direction and comprising a fuselage structure comprising annular frames and a flat floor. The fuselage portion also comprises struts perpendicular to the floor in a nominal position and extending from the floor to a frame. Each strut comprises, in the vicinity of at least one of the ends thereof, a detachable link so that the strut can be moved relative to the fuselage structure or separated from the fuselage structure to temporarily grant access to a triangle area located between the frames, the floor and the struts in the nominal position. This allows access to be granted to the area in which the ducts must be installed in the aircraft, in particular, in the form of sets of ducts assembled prior to their installation in the fuselage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Maurel, Vincent Borrel, Laurent Feuillerac, Patrick Salgues, Vincent Auriac
  • Patent number: 11541985
    Abstract: An aircraft duct assembly comprising at least two ducts extending along a general direction of rectilinear extent, each duct being an electrical, hydraulic or aeraulic duct connected to a duct support. The duct support comprises a first slideway element configured to cooperate with a second slideway element to form a slideway in the general direction of extent of the ducts. The duct assembly can thus be inserted, after mounting, by translation along the direction of the slideway into an aircraft fuselage portion. The mounting of the duct assembly and installation thereof in a fuselage are simplified, and the duct assembly is more reliable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
    Inventors: Laurent Feuillerac, Patrick Salgues, Vincent Auriac
  • Publication number: 20210253267
    Abstract: An assembly for an aircraft. The assembly comprises a frame, an instrument panel fixed to the frame, a support system with an arm bearing a tray in which the arm positions the tray behind the instrument panel, and in which the tray comprises a first attachment arrangement, and a support comprising a second attachment arrangement which cooperates with the first attachment arrangement to removably fix the support onto the tray. The support also comprises a fixing system which ensures the removable fixing of a touch tablet onto the support. With such an assembly, the touch tablet is held without the aid of the pilot and it is positioned in front of him or her for easy access.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Vincent AURIAC, Patrick SALGUES, Laurent FEUILLERAC
  • Publication number: 20210188417
    Abstract: An aircraft fuselage portion extending in a general longitudinal direction and comprising a fuselage structure comprising annular frames and a flat floor. The fuselage portion also comprises struts perpendicular to the floor in a nominal position and extending from the floor to a frame. Each strut comprises, in the vicinity of at least one of the ends thereof, a detachable link so that the strut can be moved relative to the fuselage structure or separated from the fuselage structure to temporarily grant access to a triangle area located between the frames, the floor and the struts in the nominal position. This allows access to be granted to the area in which the ducts must be installed in the aircraft, in particular, in the form of sets of ducts assembled prior to their installation in the fuselage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Jean-Luc MAUREL, Vincent BORREL, Laurent FEUILLERAC, Patrick SALGUES, Vincent AURIAC
  • Publication number: 20210188445
    Abstract: An aircraft duct assembly comprising at least two ducts extending along a general direction of rectilinear extent, each duct being an electrical, hydraulic or aeraulic duct connected to a duct support. The duct support comprises a first slideway element configured to cooperate with a second slideway element to form a slideway in the general direction of extent of the ducts. The duct assembly can thus be inserted, after mounting, by translation along the direction of the slideway into an aircraft fuselage portion. The mounting of the duct assembly and installation thereof in a fuselage are simplified, and the duct assembly is more reliable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Laurent FEUILLERAC, Patrick SALGUES, Vincent AURIAC
  • Patent number: 10087664
    Abstract: An operating device for operating at least one door of an aircraft comprises a chassis that is fixed and secured to a fuselage of the aircraft, a control handle that is rotationally and translationally movable with respect to the chassis, a mechanism for converting a rotational movement of the control handle into an opening movement of the door. The translational movement allows the control handle to be in an in position in which it is aligned with the exterior surface of the fuselage and an out position in which it projects beyond the exterior surface of the fuselage. The control handle includes a cylindrical body and a head connected to one end of the body. The head of the control handle includes a fixed part rigidly connected to the body of the control handle and extending perpendicular thereto, and a movable part rotatably connected to the body and having a folded-down position against the fixed part and a deployed position in which the control handle has a T shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS (S.A.S.)
    Inventor: Vincent Auriac
  • Patent number: 9511846
    Abstract: An airplane flight deck which includes an escape opening closed off by an emergency door and an emergency hatch. The emergency hatch comprises a sheeting and a locking/unlocking mechanism configured to take up a locked state in which the sheeting closes off the escape opening and an unlocked state in which the sheeting frees the escape opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Vincent Auriac, Löic Challancin
  • Publication number: 20160236765
    Abstract: An airplane flight deck which includes an escape opening closed off by an emergency door and an emergency hatch. The emergency hatch comprises a sheeting and a locking/unlocking mechanism configured to take up a locked state in which the sheeting closes off the escape opening and an unlocked state in which the sheeting frees the escape opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Vincent AURIAC, Löic CHALLANCIN
  • Publication number: 20160230433
    Abstract: An operating device for operating at least one door of an aircraft comprises a chassis that is fixed and secured to a fuselage of the aircraft, a control handle that is rotationally and translationally movable with respect to the chassis, a mechanism for converting a rotational movement of the control handle into an opening movement of the door. The translational movement allows the control handle to be in an in position in which it is aligned with the exterior surface of the fuselage and an out position in which it projects beyond the exterior surface of the fuselage. The control handle includes a cylindrical body and a head connected to one end of the body. The head of the control handle includes a fixed part rigidly connected to the body of the control handle and extending perpendicular thereto, and a movable part rotatably connected to the body and having a folded-down position against the fixed part and a deployed position in which the control handle has a T shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventor: Vincent AURIAC
  • Patent number: 8915469
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aircraft comprising: a drainage system for condensation water formed in the aircraft between an upper zone thereof where the condensation water is formed and a lower zone where it is collected, a thermal insulation blanket (16) having two opposite faces, a first face (16a) of which is arranged facing the fuselage. The drainage system includes a drainage duct (18, 24) which extends into the upper zone along the second opposite face (16b) of the insulation blanket and which is connected to a pass-through device (30; 40) for the blanket placed beneath the upper zone. In this way, the drained condensation water passes through the blanket through the pass-through device and then is drained to the lower zone, between the first face of the blanket and the fuselage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Airbus Operations S.A.S.
    Inventors: Vincent Auriac, Jérôme Modesto
  • Publication number: 20130009010
    Abstract: The invention relates to an aircraft comprising: a drainage system for condensation water formed in the aircraft between an upper zone thereof where the condensation water is formed and a lower zone where it is collected, a thermal insulation blanket (16) having two opposite faces, a first face (16a) of which is arranged facing the fuselage. The drainage system includes a drainage duct (18, 24) which extends into the upper zone along the second opposite face (16b) of the insulation blanket and which is connected to a pass-through device (30; 40) for the blanket placed beneath the upper zone. In this way, the drained condensation water passes through the blanket through the pass-through device and then is drained to the lower zone, between the first face of the blanket and the fuselage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Vincent AURIAC, Jérôme Modesto