Patents by Inventor Alain Porte

Alain Porte 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: 9567905
    Abstract: An aircraft nacelle comprising a first duct secured to an air intake and a second duct secured to a powerplant, the first duct comprising an exterior surface and an end portion connected to the second duct. The nacelle includes a hollow section piece in contact with the exterior surface of the first duct which extends over at least part of the circumference of that end portion of the first duct that is connected to the second duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (SAS)
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Matthieu Fargues, Martial Marro
  • Publication number: 20160368613
    Abstract: An aircraft structure (10), in particular the fuselage, nacelles or wings, includes, over all or part of an outer surface (21) that may undergo lightning impacts, a layer of flexible polymer (30), a photovoltaic film (40) and a protective layer (50) protecting the photovoltaic film. This aircraft structure primarily has a solar energy capture capacity making it possible to meet the needs of an aircraft as well as an ability to protect against the effects of lightning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicants: Airbus Group SAS, Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Bertrand RIVES, Gilles PERES, Alain PORTE
  • Publication number: 20160355276
    Abstract: An engine assembly comprising an engine and a pod surrounding the engine that is equipped, upstream according to the direction of entry of air into the engine, with a fan provided with blades, the pod having an upstream air intake. The engine assembly also comprises a display unit including at least one light ring arranged in the air intake upstream of the fan, the light ring including at least one row of light-emitting diodes and being configured to emit at least one light beam and to project it on the blades of the fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Frederic Chelin, Wolfgang Rehm, Nathalie Papin, Irene Moreno Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 9422062
    Abstract: Disclosed is an air intake arrangement for an aircraft. The arrangement includes an air intake orifice, which is configured to bleed off a flow of external air, pass the external air through at least one air passage channel and ventilate a confined zone of the aircraft. An aerodynamically controlled shut-off means, comprised of a controllable mobile element and control means, is configured to regulate flow of the external air through the air passage channel to vary a cross section of the air passage channel relative to aircraft speed. The control means are arranged in the air passage channel and include an aerodynamic surface configured to apply a lift force to the control means to vary the cross section of the air passage channel as the flow of external air passes through the channel and toward the confined zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
    Inventors: Franck Alvarez, Emeric Chancerelle, Alain Porte, Damien Prat
  • Patent number: 9388767
    Abstract: An aircraft nacelle comprising a lip extended by an inner conduit forming an air intake, a front frame delimiting with said lip an annular channel within which hot air flows and a panel for acoustic treatment having, from outside inwardly, an acoustic resistive layer, at least one honeycomb structure and a reflective layer as well as ducts for channeling hot air, each including one inlet communicating with the annular channel and one outlet communicating with the inner conduit, wherein the panel for acoustic treatment comprises at least a stabilization chamber in the form of an annular channel with a cross-section larger than that of the ducts which extends over at least a portion of the nacelle circumference and which communicates with a plurality of ducts, the inlets and outlets not being aligned in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Grégory Albet, Guillaume Ring, Pascal Galletti
  • Publication number: 20160171960
    Abstract: The embodiment relates to a process for manufacturing a resistive layer for an acoustic panel, comprising a step of manufacturing a wall containing apertures distributed over its surface, making it air-permeable, and a step of depositing, on a face of said wall, particles of diameter comprised between 0.05 ?m and 5 ?m, until a coating of thickness comprised between 0.02 mm and 0.5 mm is formed on this face, partially blocking the apertures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Alain PORTE, Bertrand RIVES
  • Publication number: 20160168685
    Abstract: This relates to a process for manufacturing a microstructured coating on a substrate, which comprises a step of spraying molten particles having a diameter comprised between 0.05 ?m and 5 ?m onto the substrate, the spraying being carried out by at least one plasma torch, which is moved relative to the substrate, the movement parameters and/or the flowrate of particles sprayed by the plasma torches being variable as a function of the position of the plasma torches, ensuring a variable thickness for the coating formed by the particles, at various points of the substrate. The embodiment also relates to a wall having a coating obtained by this process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Thierry SURPLY, Alain PORTE, Bertrand RIVES
  • Patent number: 9352844
    Abstract: An aircraft nacelle includes a first subassembly consisting of a pipe (112) channeling an airflow in the direction of an engine having a covering or panel (118) for acoustic treatment, including, from the inside to the outside, a reflecting layer (120), at least one cellular structure (122), and at least one acoustically resistive structure (124) forming the aerodynamic surface of the pipe (112), as well as a second subassembly consisting of a lip (116) and a front frame (126), characterized in that it includes at least one connection element (134) which is separate from the two subassemblies and connected to a portion of the pipe (112) and to a portion of the lip forming an extension of the portion of the pipe at different points so as to be capable of enabling a relative movement between the two subassemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Jacques Lalane
  • Patent number: 9353648
    Abstract: An aircraft nacelle comprising a lip extended by an inner conduit forming an air intake, a front frame delimiting with said lip an annular channel wherein hot air circulates, as well as a panel for acoustic treatment comprising, from outside inwardly, an acoustic resistive layer, at least one honeycomb structure, and a reflective layer, as well as ducts for channeling hot air with each one inlet communicating with the annular channel and one outlet communicating with the inner conduit, wherein the panel for acoustic treatment comprises, upstream from the ducts, an annular channel which extends over at least a portion of the nacelle circumference, at least one conduit providing communication between said annular channel and the upstream annular channel, and a plurality of ducts that open into said downstream annular channel, the panel for acoustic treatment being connected to the front frame in regard to the annular channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Frédéric Chelin, Grégory Albet
  • Patent number: 9315275
    Abstract: An aircraft nacelle includes a first conduit for an air inlet and a second conduit for an engine, arranged end to end and connected by an annular flange, attached to the air inlet, and an annular flange, attached to the engine. The annular flanges are connected by a plurality of passage holes in the annular flanges and arranged in line with each other. Rods are housed in the passage holes. For at least one rod, the passage hole of one of the annular flanges has a diameter greater than the diameter of the rod allowing the rod to move in case of deformation of one of the two conduits. An angle profile is inserted between the rod and a cylindrical portion adjacent to the annular flange and is connected to the adjacent cylindrical portion through the intermediary of at least one mechanism for absorbing eventual deformations in radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Alain Porte, David Lambert, Franck Le Flem
  • Patent number: 9284060
    Abstract: An aircraft nacelle includes a lip whose surface contacts with the aerodynamic streams extends inside the nacelle by an inside wall that delimits a layer that empties at a power plant and outside of the nacelle by an outside wall, a first front frame connects the inside and outside walls, delimiting an annular pipe with the lip, and a rear frame connects the inside and outside walls at a junction zone between the inside pipe and power plant pipe, for a given cross-section of the nacelle along a plane that contains the longitudinal axis of the nacelle, a point A at the intersection between the rear frame and the inside wall, and a point B at the intersection between the rear frame and the outside wall, with B being offset toward the rear of the nacelle relative to A over more than 50% of the rear frame's periphery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS (S.A.S)
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Jacques Lalane, Frederic Chelin
  • Patent number: 9261021
    Abstract: An internal wall of an air intake and a housing of a fan form a single tubular piece made from a fiber/resin composite material. A rear end has the single tubular component connected by a flange and bolts to an external cowl of the fan duct, such that the rear end of the tubular component is uniform and the flange is attached and fixed to the rear end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS (SAS)
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Fabrice Gantie, Frederic Chelin, Patrick Oberle
  • Patent number: 9139306
    Abstract: An aircraft nacelle with a connecting device between a first conduit of an air intake and a second conduit of a motor, both conduits being arranged end-to-end, the connecting device including an annular flange connected to the air intake, an annular flange connected to the motor pressed against annular flange of the air intake, the flanges extending in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the nacelle; bolt holes formed in annular flanges and disposed plumb to one another; and connecting elements located in bolt holes, for connecting the annular flanges, wherein at least one flange includes at least one opening interposed between a bolt hole and junction zone of the flange and/or between a bolt hole and outer edge of the flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Stéphane Dida, Matthieu Fargues, Martial Marro, Emeric Chancerelle
  • Patent number: 9102413
    Abstract: A fastening device includes a first annular flange connected to an air intake, a second annular flange connected to a powerplant pressed against the second annular flange and fastening elements that allow the annular flanges to be linked. For at least a first fastening element, a blade is fitted between the first fastening element and the first annular flange, the blade including at least a central part linked to the first fastening element, radially mobile relative to the first annular flange, and at least one offset part for which at least radial centripetal displacement is limited relative to the first annular flange, the central part and the offset part being offset relative to one another along the direction of the circumference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Stephane Dida, Matthieu Fargues, Martial Marro
  • Publication number: 20150191239
    Abstract: An aircraft turbojet engine nacelle comprising an air intake assembly of substantially annular shape, the air intake assembly comprising an external wall and an internal wall which are connected to one another upstream by an air intake lip and downstream by an annular rear structure. The annular rear structure comprises, arranged concentrically, one or more monolithic panels forming a first annular zone and comprising one or more hollow casings forming at least a second annular zone, and at least one connecting ring which provides the connection with at least one of the external and internal walls. The annular rear structure thus has increased structural mechanical strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Matthieu Fargues
  • Patent number: 9067686
    Abstract: An aircraft nacelle includes an outside wall (22), at least one air system with at least one air intake (30), whereby the nacelle is connected by connecting element to a mast that is itself connected to the aircraft, with the connecting element allowing a relative movement between the nacelle and the mast in the longitudinal direction of the nacelle, whereby at the front of the junction zone with the nacelle, the mast includes an aerodynamic surface that is called a fairing (24) that covers and exposes a zone of the outside wall called an overlapping zone (28) based on the position of the nacelle (10) relative to the mast, characterized in that an air intake (30) for an air system is arranged at the overlapping zone (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS (SAS)
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Matthieu Fargues, Thomas Stevens
  • Patent number: 9010084
    Abstract: An aircraft nacelle including a pipe (32), a peripheral wall (34), a lip (36), and a front frame (38) connecting the peripheral wall (34) and the pipe (32) and forming with the lip (36) a space (50) in which the hot air that is provided for frost treatment can circulate, with the pipe (32) including a coating (44) for the composite material acoustic treatment, is characterized in that the nacelle includes at least one element (52) made of a heat-conducting material inserted between the lip (36) and the pipe (32) ensuring the continuity of the aerodynamic surfaces of the lip (36) and the pipe (32) and the propagation of heat from the space (50) toward the rear of the nacelle, whereby the at least one element (52) includes a coating (54) for acoustic treatment that is made of a heat-resistant material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Frédéric Chelin, Alain Porte, Fabrice Gantie, Jacques Lalane
  • Patent number: 9003810
    Abstract: An aircraft nacelle includes at its outside wall a cowl moveable relative to the nacelle so as to block or unblock an opening. The cowl includes an articulation and locking/unlocking elements distant from the upstream edge of the cowl that include elements for limiting the appearance of scooping phenomena. The limiting elements include at least one lock integral with the rest of the nacelle or respectively the cowl that can occupy a locked state in which part of the lock interferes with the cowl or respectively the rest of the nacelle and prevents a deformation that includes a radial component of the cowl, and another free state in which the part no longer interferes with the cowl or respectively the rest of the nacelle and allows the opening movement of the cowl, with the switch from one state to the next being generated by a gas pressure variation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Frederic Chelin, Thierry Surply
  • Patent number: 8991054
    Abstract: A process for the production of an acoustic treatment panel that can be connected at a surface of an aircraft, in particular at a leading edge such as an air intake of an aircraft nacelle, whereby the panel includes an acoustically resistive layer (24), at least one alveolar structure (26), and a reflective layer (28), and channels (30) placed between the alveolar structure and the acoustically resistive layer, each channel being bordered by a wall (32), the process including deforming a layer so as to produce furrows at one of its surfaces, flattening and making integral the deformed layer (34) with the acoustically resistive layer so as to border the channels, and removing material in such a way as to eliminate at least a portion of the thickness of the deformed layer (34) in which the furrows are formed between the channels, prior to the assembly of the alveolar structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Frederic Chelin, Gregory Albet
  • Patent number: 8960589
    Abstract: An acoustic treatment panel includes an acoustically resistive layer that defines a surface of an aircraft that is in contact with an aerodynamic stream, a reflective layer (50) between which are arranged at least one alveolar structure (52) with a number of cells dedicated to the acoustic treatment, and de-icing cavities (58) in which hot air circulates in contact with the acoustically resistive layer to ensure a frost treatment, characterized in that it includes holes for supplying de-icing cavities (58) with hot air and in that the capacity to treat the frost is adjusted along the zones by modifying the open surface ratio that results from the holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Frédéric Chelin, Stéphane Dida, Arnaud Hormiere