Patents by Inventor Yann Van Wassenhove

Yann Van Wassenhove 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).

  • Flight deck layout for aircraft
    Patent number: 8028960
    Abstract: An aircraft flight deck includes: first and second seats disposed side-by-side longitudinally in a flying direction of an aircraft, and separated by a central pedestal; control or display elements distributed ergonomically in the flight deck; and a third seat disposed longitudinally in the flying direction, located behind the first and second seats, and at a rear of the central pedestal. The central pedestal includes: a connecting device for the display elements, a control device dedicated to a third crew member and disposed at a side of the third seat; and display or control elements dedicated to tasks other than piloting, and visible and accessible from the three seats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Yann Van Wassenhove, Laurent Saint-Marc, Louis Duroch
  • ARRANGEMENT FOR A PILOT AREA OF AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20100140397
    Abstract: An aircraft flight deck includes: first and second seats disposed side-by-side longitudinally in a flying direction of an aircraft, and separated by a central pedestal; control or display elements distributed ergonomically in the flight deck; and a third seat disposed longitudinally in the flying direction, located behind the first and second seats, and at a rear of the central pedestal. The central pedestal includes: a connecting device for the display elements, a control device dedicated to a third crew member and disposed at a side of the third seat; and display or control elements dedicated to tasks other than piloting, and visible and accessible from the three seats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Airbus France
    Inventors: Yann Van Wassenhove, Laurent Saint-Marc, Louis Duroch