Patents by Inventor James FOURAGNAN

James FOURAGNAN 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).

  • Publication number: 20230299314
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for supplying pressurised air to a cathode (110) of a fuel cell (100), comprising a compressor (12) connected to an air inlet pipe (14) and to an inlet (112) of the cathode, configured to receive air originating from the air inlet pipe (14), compress it and supply it to the cathode (110), a motor (16) configured to drive the compressor (12) and surrounded by a casing (18), a recovery turbine (26) configured to expand the water-laden air (24) originating from the outlet (114) of the cathode in order to supply this expanded air (28) via an outlet of the turbine (26). The device is characterised in that it comprises a cooling channel (32) configured to receive at least some of the expanded air (28) so as to cool the casing (18) of the motor and the motor (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE TOULOUSE SAS
    Inventors: Guillaume Barthes, James Fouragnan
  • Publication number: 20230286657
    Abstract: The invention relates to a driven turbocompressor of an air conditioning system, comprising a compressor (12) which is connected to an air intake duct (14) and to an inlet (112) of a cabin of a vehicle, and is configured to receive air from the air intake duct (14), to compress it and to provide it to the cabin, a motor (16) that is configured to drive the compressor (12) and is surrounded by a casing (18), a recovery turbine (26) that is configured to expand the cabin air (24) coming from an outlet (114) of the cabin. The device is characterized in that it comprises a cooling duct (32) configured to receive at least part of the expanded air (28) so as to cool the casing (18) of the motor and the motor (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE TOULOUSE SAS
    Inventors: Guillaume Barthes, James Fouragnan
  • Patent number: 11578612
    Abstract: The invention relates to a distributor for a turbomachine radial turbine, comprising an annular grill (26) extending about a central axis (10) and comprising a plurality of variable-pitch blades (31), defining between them an air passage cross section, characterized in that each blade is rotatably mounted about a pivot shaft (32), itself moveable in a translation direction, comprising at least one radial component, such that said blade may, upon actuation of control means (40), be pivoted about the pivot shaft and/or moved in relation to the central axis in said translation direction so as to be able to modify the air passage cross section by respectively controlling the metal angle (?3) and the radial spacing (?R).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE TOULOUSE SAS
    Inventors: Sandrine Cros, Mathieu Roumeas, James Fouragnan, Pierre-Thomas Lauriau, Nicolas Binder
  • Patent number: 11434780
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air conditioning system for an aircraft comprising a turbine engine comprising at least one radial turbine and a compressor, said radial turbine extending along a central axis (10) and comprising a wheel (20) equipped with vanes (21) mounted so as to be able to rotate about said central axis (10), a nozzle (30) arranged at the periphery of said wheel (20) comprising a plurality of variable-pitch blades (31) arranged around said central axis (10), and a volute (12) comprising an air inlet (12a) and an air outlet (12b) opening onto said plurality of variable-pitch blades (31), characterized in that said variable-pitch blades (31) are arranged around said central axis (10) between two nozzle casing walls (11a, 11b) delimiting an air passage section of said nozzle between them, each variable-pitch blade (31) further comprising means for axial displacement of the blade between the two casing walls (11a, 11b).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE TOULOUSE SAS
    Inventors: Sandrine Cros, Mathieu Roumeas, James Fouragnan, Pierre-Thomas Lauriau, Nicolas Binder
  • Publication number: 20220049618
    Abstract: The invention relates to a distributor for a turbomachine radial turbine, comprising an annular grill (26) extending about a central axis (10) and comprising a plurality of variable-pitch blades (31), defining between them an air passage cross section, characterized in that each blade is rotatably mounted about a pivot shaft (32), itself moveable in a translation direction, comprising at least one radial component, such that said blade may, upon actuation of control means (40), be pivoted about the pivot shaft and/or moved in relation to the central axis in said translation direction so as to be able to modify the air passage cross section by respectively controlling the metal angle (?3) and the radial spacing (?R).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Sandrine CROS, Mathieu ROUMEAS, James FOURAGNAN, Pierre-Thomas LAURIAU, Nicolas BINDER
  • Publication number: 20210254495
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air conditioning system for an aircraft comprising a turbine engine comprising at least one radial turbine and a compressor, said radial turbine extending along a central axis (10) and comprising a wheel (20) equipped with vanes (21) mounted so as to be able to rotate about said central axis (10), a nozzle (30) arranged at the periphery of said wheel (20) comprising a plurality of variable-pitch blades (31) arranged around said central axis (10), and a volute (12) comprising an air inlet (12a) and an air outlet (12b) opening onto said plurality of variable-pitch blades (31), characterized in that said variable-pitch blades (31) are arranged around said central axis (10) between two nozzle casing walls (11a, 11b) delimiting an air passage section of said nozzle between them, each variable-pitch blade (31) further comprising means for axial displacement of the blade between the two casing walls (11a, 11b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Sandrine CROS, Mathieu ROUMEAS, James FOURAGNAN, Pierre-Thomas LAURIAU, Nicolas BINDER