Patents by Inventor Charles LELEU

Charles LELEU 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: 11897816
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing a part made of a ceramic matrix composite material, includes coating an outer surface of a porous preform with a layer of a fugitive material to form a model of the part to be obtained, the fugitive material being wax or resin, the fugitive material layer in the model not exceeding the highest peak of surface undulations of the preform, and ceramic and/or carbon particles being present in the porosity of the preform, coating the model formed with a ceramic powder composition, heat treating the coated model to remove the fugitive material and form a ceramic shell mold by sintering of the ceramic powder composition, introducing a molten composition including silicon into the shell mold to obtain the part in the shell mold, the molten composition infiltrating the porosity of the preform to form the ceramic matrix, and separating the shell mold from the part obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignees: SAFRAN, SAFRAN CERAMICS, SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Michaël Podgorski, Bruno Jacques Gérard Dambrine, Emilie Chantal Gisèle Mendez, Wen Zhang, Yvan Rappart, Charles Leleu
  • Publication number: 20230399268
    Abstract: A method of consolidation includes placing a fibrous preform in the shaping recess of a shaping tool, and supplying the shaping tool with a gas phase to obtain a deposit in the fibrous preform, the shaping tool for the vapor phase chemical infiltration including first and second portions, having respectively first and second shaping zones surrounded by a first and second edge zones, the first and the second shaping zone defining a shaping recess to receive the fibrous preform. A gas injection port is present at least partially in the first or second edge zone and a gas outlet port is present at least partially in the first or second edge zone, the gas injection port and the gas outlet port placing the shaping recess in fluid communication with the outside of the shaping tool. Outer faces of the first and second portion are impermeable to gas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Stéphane Roger André GOUJARD, Adrien DELCAMP, Cédric DESCAMPS, Thierry Guy Xavier TESSON, Charles LELEU
  • Publication number: 20220170143
    Abstract: A support tooling for porous preforms intended to be infiltrated by a molten metal includes a rack including two suspension bars each extending longitudinally along a first direction, the suspension bars being held spaced apart from one another along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a plurality or porous preform supports removably mounted on the suspension bars, each support including a first portion connected to one of the suspension bars by a connection sliding along a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions and a second portion extending from the first portion and including support elements which are able to hold a porous preform by point or linear contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN CERAMICS
    Inventors: Rémi Pierre Robert BOUVIER, Charles LELEU, Gautier MECUSON
  • Publication number: 20210078913
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing a part made of a ceramic matrix composite material, includes coating an outer surface of a porous preform with a layer of a fugitive material to form a model of the part to be obtained, the fugitive material being wax or resin, the fugitive material layer in the model not exceeding the highest peak of surface undulations of the preform, and ceramic and/or carbon particles being present in the porosity of the preform, coating the model formed with a ceramic powder composition, heat treating the coated model to remove the fugitive material and form a ceramic shell mold by sintering of the ceramic powder composition, introducing a molten composition including silicon into the shell mold to obtain the part in the shell mold, the molten composition infiltrating the porosity of the preform to form the ceramic matrix, and separating the shell mold from the part obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Michaël PODGORSKI, Bruno Jacques Gérard DAMBRINE, Emilie Chantal Gisèle MENDEZ, Wen ZHANG, Yvan RAPPART, Charles LELEU
  • Patent number: 10060627
    Abstract: A flame-holder device for a reheat channel of a turbojet, the device including an arm in the form of a trough defining a cavity and a heat shield fastened in the cavity of the arm. The flame-holder device further includes a fastener plate including a first leg integrally formed with the fastener plate and a second leg removably mounted on the plate, the arm being fastened to the first and second legs via fastener members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Max Massot, Charles Leleu, Brice Le Pannerer
  • Publication number: 20180031240
    Abstract: A flame-holder device for a reheat channel of a turbojet, the device including an arm in the form of a trough defining a cavity and a heat shield fastened in the cavity of the arm. The flame-holder device further includes a fastener plate including a first leg integrally formed with the fastener plate and a second leg removably mounted on the plate, the arm being fastened to the first and second legs via fastener members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Max MASSOT, Charles LELEU, Brice LE PANNERER