Patents by Inventor Vincent GIRARD

Vincent GIRARD 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).

  • Publication number: 20100296931
    Abstract: A distributed mass device for reducing the vibration generated by a rotor, includes a support suitable for being constrained in rotation about an axis of rotation of the lift rotor. The distributed mass device further includes at least two main oscillating masses each provided with a through longitudinal recess, and each being connected to the support by respective deformable elements, the main oscillating masses being constrained to move solely in a horizontal plane by the deformable elements. The distributed mass device is provided with a secondary oscillating mass per main oscillating mass, each secondary oscillating mass being suspended inside the recess of the associated main oscillating mass by resilient elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: EUROCOPTER
    Inventor: Vincent GIRARD
  • Publication number: 20100247312
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rotorcraft blade (1) provided with at least one spar (3) and an outer covering (4), said blade (1) including a hollow sleeve (10) with a wall (11) that is provided at least with said outer covering (4) secured to said spar (3). The blade includes a rotary damper (20) provided with an inner tubular strength member (21) and an outer tubular strength member (22) that are coaxial and connected together by a ring (23) of viscoelastic material, said inner tubular strength member (21) being secured to said covering (4), and said outer tubular strength member (22) being provided with a fork (25) possessing first and second tines (26, 27) facing each other so as to be suitable for receiving a first ball joint (41) close to the pitch-variation axis (AX1) of said blade (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: EUROCOPTER
    Inventors: Vincent GIRARD, Stéphane MAZET, Rémi METIVIER, Alain EBERHARD