Patents by Inventor Kevin Dos Santos

Kevin Dos Santos 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: 20060193721
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improvement in the clearances 12 between a casing and the moving blades 11 of a rotor 1 of a turbomachine, in particular a casing provided for this purpose, and also to a turbomachine fitted with such a casing. The invention applies in particular to aircraft turbojet engines. It relates more particularly to a turbomachine inner casing 21 comprising a plurality of annular shrouds 23 that are provided with flanges 24 for joining two adjacent shrouds 23 together. According to the invention, this inner casing 21 further includes: at least one circumferential heat shield 5 covering the flanges 24 in contact with two adjacent shrouds 23; and a cavity 6 filled with a first thermal insulation 8, said cavity being located between a concave internal surface 51a, 52a of the heat shield 5 and the flanges 24. The heat shield 5 is formed by a plurality of sectors 50 joined end to end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Gerard Adam, Xavier Agneray, Kevin Dos Santos, Son Le Hong