Patents by Inventor Nicolas Lafond

Nicolas Lafond 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: 20140301841
    Abstract: A sectorized turbomachine compressor guide vanes assembly includes assembled sectors forming two concentric shell rings, one outer and one inner, between which vanes are arranged with their leading and trailing edges near transverse faces of the shell rings, and of which an outer shell ring externally includes an attachment mechanism to an external casing that houses the sectors. The attachment mechanism is axially offset from the rear transverse face of the shell ring to be located, in projection, in alignment with the vanes between the leading and trailing edges thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Roland Azalbert, Nicolas Lafond, Damien Guilmet