Patents by Inventor Denis Louis Bocquet

Denis Louis Bocquet 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: 10023320
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a propulsion unit comprising a pair of contra-rotating coaxial propellers, that are referred to as upstream (2) and downstream (3), the downstream propeller, forming a rotating reference frame, being mounted for rotation about a central member forming a stationary reference frame, and being provided with a device for changing the pitch of the blades, characterized in that the downstream propeller is supported by bearings arranged externally on the cylindrical central support, an upstream bearing (40) of which is arranged downstream of a device for changing the pitch of the blades of the upstream propeller, and in that said device for changing the pitch of the downstream propeller comprises a linear actuator (23) in the stationary reference frame with an element (235) that is able to move axially along the axis of the downstream propeller, the upstream bearing comprising an inner ring that is rigidly connected to the linear actuator and an outer ring that is rigidly connected t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Sebastien Emile Philippe Tajan, Denis Louis Bocquet, Gilles Alain Charier
  • Patent number: 9849970
    Abstract: A turbo engine includes a system for changing a pitch of blades of a propeller, the system including an annular fluid cylinder with a linear drive and a link mechanism linking the cylinder to the blades of the propeller to change an orientation of the propeller. The annular cylinder of the system can be rigidly mounted on a fixed housing supporting the propeller and internal to the propeller, unlike the blades mounted in an external rotating hub of the propeller, and the link mechanism includes a displacement transfer bearing fixed, on one side, to the mobile part of the cylinder and cooperating, on the other side, with a mechanism linking to the blades of the rotating hub of the propeller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignees: SNECMA, GE Aviation Systems Limited
    Inventors: Didier Rene Andre Escure, Denis Louis Bocquet, Gilles Alain Charier, Aleksander Szymandera, Marek Malitka, Jan Sikorski, Christopher Carrington
  • Patent number: 9200525
    Abstract: Turbomachine blade incidence control system including a fluidic cylinder with a first and a second chamber and having a pressurized fluid network adapted to selectively supply pressurized fluid to the first and/or the second chamber, the fluid network having one fluid routing device having a first normal position and a second protection position. The fluidic cylinder includes a fluid inlet positioned to be in fluid communication with the first chamber when the fluidic cylinder is in the blocked position, the routing device being adapted to set up a fluid communication between the inlet and the second chamber when it is in the protection position and to inhibit the fluid supply to the inlet when it is in the normal position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Pascal Marly, Denis Louis Bocquet, Caroline Frantz, Gilles Le Gouellec
  • Publication number: 20150336679
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a propulsion unit comprising a pair of contra-rotating coaxial propellers, that are referred to as upstream (2) and downstream (3), the downstream propeller, forming a rotating reference frame, being mounted for rotation about a central member forming a stationary reference frame, and being provided with a device for changing the pitch of the blades, characterised in that the downstream propeller is supported by bearings arranged externally on the cylindrical central support, an upstream bearing (40) of which is arranged downstream of a device for changing the pitch of the blades of the upstream propeller, and in that said device for changing the pitch of the downstream propeller comprises a linear actuator (23) in the stationary reference frame with an element (235) that is able to move axially along the axis of the downstream propeller, the upstream bearing comprising an inner ring that is rigidly connected to the linear actuator and an outer ring that is rigidly connected t
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Sebastien Emile Philippe Tajan, Denis Louis Bocquet, Gilles Alain Charier
  • Publication number: 20140294585
    Abstract: A turbo engine includes a system for changing a pitch of blades of a propeller, the system including an annular fluid cylinder with a linear drive and a link mechanism linking the cylinder to the blades of the propeller to change an orientation of the propeller. The annular cylinder of the system can be rigidly mounted on a fixed housing supporting the propeller and internal to it, unlike the blades mounted in an external rotating hub of the propeller, and the link mechanism includes a displacement transfer bearing fixed, on one side, to the mobile part of the cylinder and cooperating, on the other side, with a mechanism linking to the blades of the rotating hub of the propeller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicants: GE Aviation Systems Limited, SNECMA
    Inventors: Didier Rene Andre Escure, Denis Louis Bocquet, Gilles Alain Charier, Aleksander Szymandera, Marek Malitka, Jan Sikorski, Christopher Carrington
  • Patent number: 8196385
    Abstract: A turbomachine control system comprising an auxiliary hydraulic circuit with an auxiliary hydraulic pump, at least one hydraulic actuator, and at least one servo-valve, the auxiliary pump powering the actuator via the servo-valve. The auxiliary hydraulic circuit is connected in parallel with the main fuel or lubricating oil circuit of the turbomachine. Said auxiliary pump is driven by an electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Hispano Suiza
    Inventors: Denis Louis Bocquet, Antoine Jean Baptiste Stutz, Cedric Montarou
  • Publication number: 20090235631
    Abstract: A turbomachine control system comprising an auxiliary hydraulic circuit with an auxiliary hydraulic pump, at least one hydraulic actuator, and at least one servo-valve, the auxiliary pump powering the actuator via the servo-valve. The auxiliary hydraulic circuit is connected in parallel with the main fuel or lubricating oil circuit of the turbomachine. Said auxiliary pump is driven by an electric motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: HISPANO SUIZA
    Inventors: Denis Louis Bocquet, Antoine Jean Baptiste Stutz, Cedric Montarou