Patents by Inventor Michel Baccella

Michel Baccella 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).

  • Apparatus for searching for and detecting defects in parts by endoscopy
    Patent number: 7794395
    Abstract: Apparatus for searching for and detecting defects on parts that are substantially inaccessible, being located behind a wall, the apparatus comprising a first endoscope for illumination in visible light and for observation, the first endoscope and pipes for feeding and spraying penetration test substances being housed together in a rod which can be passed through an orifice in the wall in order to examine a part, the apparatus further comprising a second endoscope independent of the first endoscope and the rod for illuminating in ultraviolet light and for observing the portion of the part that has been treated by the penetration test substances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignees: SNECMA, SNECMA Services
    Inventors: Isabelle Bonningue, John Le Quellec, Jean-Claude Lemoal, Michel Baccella
  • Apparatus for searching for and detecting defects in parts by endoscopy
    Patent number: 7651464
    Abstract: Apparatus for searching for and detecting defects on parts that are substantially inaccessible, being located behind a wall, the apparatus comprising a first endoscope for illumination in visible light and for observation, the first endoscope and pipes for feeding and spraying penetration test substances being housed together in a rod which can be passed through an orifice in the wall in order to examine a part, the apparatus further comprising a second endoscope independent of the first endoscope and the rod for illuminating in ultraviolet light and for observing the portion of the part that has been treated by the penetration test substances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignees: Snecma, Snecma Services
    Inventors: Isabelle Bonningue, John LeQuellec, Jean-Claude Lemoal, Michel Baccella
  • APPARATUS FOR SEARCHING FOR AND DETECTING DEFECTS IN PARTS BY ENDOSCOPY
    Publication number: 20080297785
    Abstract: Apparatus for searching for and detecting defects on parts that are substantially inaccessible, being located behind a wall, the apparatus comprising a first endoscope for illumination in visible light and for observation, the first endoscope and pipes for feeding and spraying penetration test substances being housed together in a rod which can be passed through an orifice in the wall in order to examine a part, the apparatus further comprising a second endoscope independent of the first endoscope and the rod for illuminating in ultraviolet light and for observing the portion of the part that has been treated by the penetration test substances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Isabelle Bonningue, John Le Quellec, Jean-Claude Lemoal, Michel Baccella
  • Apparatus for searching for and detecting defects in parts by endoscopy
    Publication number: 20050200842
    Abstract: Apparatus for searching for and detecting defects on parts that are substantially inaccessible, being located behind a wall, the apparatus comprising a first endoscope for illumination in visible light and for observation, the first endoscope and pipes for feeding and spraying penetration test substances being housed together in a rod which can be passed through an orifice in the wall in order to examine a part, the apparatus further comprising a second endoscope independent of the first endoscope and the rod for illuminating in ultraviolet light and for observing the portion of the part that has been treated by the penetration test substances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Publication date: September 15, 2005
    Applicants: SNECMA MOTEURS, SNECMA SERVICES
    Inventors: Isabelle Bonningue, John Le Quellec, Jean-Claude Lemoal, Michel Baccella