Patents by Inventor Xavier Maraninchi

Xavier Maraninchi 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: 11066161
    Abstract: An electrically or hybrid powered multirotor aircraft with complete redundancy on all of its functions of lift, of propulsion, and of control, the aircraft having optimized energy consumption and comprising: a longitudinal structure having two longitudinal beams; a fuselage fastened to the longitudinal structure; two fixed wings serving essentially to provide the aircraft with lift in cruising flight and arranged at respective ends of the longitudinal structure and in a common first plane; at least six rotors serving essentially to provide the aircraft with lift during stages of takeoff and landing, the rotors being arranged in a common second plane distinct from the first plane and parallel to the first plane in such a manner as not to be situated vertically above or below a fixed wing; and two propulsion propellers. An electrical or hybrid power plant serves to drive the rotors and the propulsion propellers in rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Airbus Helicopters
    Inventors: Emmanuel Mermoz, Frederic Balayn, Xavier Maraninchi
  • Publication number: 20200115045
    Abstract: An electrically or hybrid powered multirotor aircraft with complete redundancy on all of its functions of lift, of propulsion, and of control, the aircraft having optimized energy consumption and comprising: a longitudinal structure having two longitudinal beams; a fuselage fastened to the longitudinal structure; two fixed wings serving essentially to provide the aircraft with lift in cruising flight and arranged at respective ends of the longitudinal structure and in a common first plane; at least six rotors serving essentially to provide the aircraft with lift during stages of takeoff and landing, the rotors being arranged in a common second plane distinct from the first plane and parallel to the first plane in such a manner as not to be situated vertically above or below a fixed wing; and two propulsion propellers. An electrical or hybrid power plant serves to drive the rotors and the propulsion propellers in rotation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventors: Emmanuel Mermoz, Frederic Balayn, Xavier Maraninchi
  • Patent number: 9187170
    Abstract: An airfoil (10) having a main structure (15) including at least one spar (16) and a front structure (20) forming a leading edge (21), said airfoil (10) having an empty space (25) between said main structure (15) and said front structure (20). The airfoil (10) includes a rigid deflector member (30) in said empty space (25), the deflector member being fastened to the main structure (15), said deflector member (30) having a sharp edge (31) facing towards said front structure (20) in order to deflect an external obstacle impacting against said front structure (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Airbus Helicopters
    Inventors: Luc Lecerf, Vincent Moreau, Xavier Maraninchi, Jean-Charles Sicard