Patents by Inventor Didier Ottone

Didier Ottone 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).

  • Tool for removing balance weights from a turbine
    Patent number: 5177847
    Abstract: A tool for removing balance weights attached to the head platform of the blades of a turbine comprises a jointed arm which can be introduced through the exhaust nozzle of the turbine without any disassembly, the arm having a handle portion which is held by the operator carrying out the removal operation, and a distal part which is steerable by movements imparted to the handle portion by the operator, the distal part being dislocatable and articulated with respect to said handle portion and ending in a claw adapted to grip the balance weight and to unseat it without letting it go in response to appropriate movements of the handle portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1993
    Assignee: Societe Nationale d'Etude et de Construction de Moteurs d'Aviation "S.N.E.M.C.A."
    Inventor: Didier Ottone