Patents by Inventor Francois VIVIANDE

Francois VIVIANDE 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: 10190655
    Abstract: Tooling for balancing a turbine engine module (10) in a balancing machine, the turbine engine module having at least one stator housing (14) and a rotor (16) having a shaft (18) with a longitudinal axis A and at least one blade stage (20) surrounded by the stator housing (14). The tooling has at least a balancing frame (14), having rotor (16) guide bearings, first and second annular plates (30, 32) designed to be attached to the stator housing (14), third and fourth attachment lugs (34, 36) provided on the balancing frame (24), to attach the first and second annular plates (30, 32) to the frame. A trolley is for transporting the frame (24), and a support (84, 94) for supporting the frame, provided on the balancing frame (24) and cooperating equally well with the balancing machine and with the trolley.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Alain Roland Luinaud, Alain Decocq, Francois Viviande
  • Publication number: 20180172111
    Abstract: The invention relates to tooling for balancing a turbine engine module (10) in a balancing machine, said module having at least one stator housing (14) and a rotor (16) having a shaft (18) with a longitudinal axis A and at least one blade stage (20) surrounded by said stator housing (14), said tooling having at least a balancing frame (14), having rotor (16) guide bearings, first and second means (30, 32) designed to be attached to said stator housing (14), third and fourth means (34, 36) provided on said frame (24), to attach said first and second means (30, 32) to said frame, fifth means for transporting the frame (24), and sixth means (84, 94) for supporting the frame, provided on said frame (24) and cooperating equally well with the balancing machine and with the fifth means for transporting the frame (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Alain Roland LUINAUD, Alain DECOCQ, Francois VIVIANDE