Patents by Inventor Patrick BOILEAU

Patrick BOILEAU 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: 20210079871
    Abstract: A grid-type thrust reverser for a turbojet engine includes a moving O-shaped thrust reverser body that is generally cylindrical in shape around a longitudinal central axis (A) and includes an inner wall configured to delimit a cold air stream, with an inner structure that surrounds the turbojet engine, the movable thrust reverser body being mounted so as to be able to slide along the longitudinal central axis (A) between a direct jet position in which the outer cowl covers the thrust reverser grids, and a thrust-reversal position in which the outer cowl uncovers the thrust reverser grids. The movable thrust reverser body includes a first half-portion and a second half-portion that are mounted so as to each pivot about a longitudinal pivot axis (B), between a closed position and an open gullwing position for removing the turbojet engine, via the cradle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Safran Nacelles
    Inventors: Loïc GRALL, Alexis HEAU, Benjamin BREBION, Sébastien Michel Thierry GUILLEMANT, Mélody SERISET, Patrick BOILEAU
  • Publication number: 20210003097
    Abstract: A turbofan propulsion assembly includes a thrust reverser with movable flaps. The propulsion assembly further includes an engine and a nacelle surrounding the engine, and the nacelle includes a thrust reverser with sliding cowls and thrust reverser flaps, and an inner structure. The portion of the inner structure positioned perpendicular to the thrust reverser flaps includes two halves that can open toward the exterior of the nacelle cowls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicants: Safran Nacelles, Safran Aircraft Engines
    Inventors: Quentin GARNAUD, Guillaume GLEMAREC, Patrick BOILEAU, Ludovic TOUPET
  • Publication number: 20200386184
    Abstract: A thrust reverser for a turbojet engine nacelle includes a movable cowl mounted on a structure of the reverser, movable between a closed position an open position. The thrust reverser includes thrust reversal flaps actuated by sliding the movable cowl, and movable between a retracted position, in which the flaps are aligned with an inner wall of the movable cowl and housed in a housing of the movable cowl when the movable cowl is in the closed position, and a deployed position, in which the flaps are arranged to at least partially obstruct a cold stream flow path to divert at least part of the flow towards an open passage, when the movable cowl is in the open position. The housing of the movable cowl is defined by a wall of the movable cowl formed at least partially by an acoustic attenuation panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: Safran Nacelles
    Inventor: Patrick BOILEAU
  • Publication number: 20200377221
    Abstract: A drive unit includes an engine such as a turbofan engine and a nacelle which includes, on the outside around an annular stream of fresh air, starting from upstream, an air inlet, front side covers, a thrust reverser having reversal gratings and movable rear covers. The front side covers surround the reversal gratings of the thrust reverser when it is closed, and the movable rear covers retreat with said gratings to open the reverser. The engine includes lifting points that form heavy-duty attachment points intended to receive handling clevis for lifting and transporting the drive unit. The lifting points are two upper lifting points arranged on the engine, each on one side of the engine radially behind the front side covers above the horizontal diameter (D) of the drive unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicants: Safran Nacelles, Safran Aircraft Engines
    Inventors: Patrick BOILEAU, Bruno BEUTIN
  • Publication number: 20200378341
    Abstract: A propulsion unit includes a nacelle, a turbojet engine, and a thrust reverser having gratings provided with movable thrust reversal gratings arranged around an annular duct for fresh air from the turbojet engine. The propulsion unit further includes actuators arranged around the annular duct and each actuator has a front end attached to the turbojet engine and a rear end which translates movable rear covers and gratings for opening, in the annular duct, radial passages which receive said gratings. The propulsion unit further has lifting points that are arranged around the annular duct for lifting the turbojet engine. At least one of the lifting points is formed on a beam for attaching an front end of an actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicants: Safran Nacelles, Safran Aircraft Engines
    Inventors: Patrick BOILEAU, Quentin GARNAUD, Antoine Elie HELLEGOUARCH, Gina FERRIER
  • Publication number: 20200369401
    Abstract: A defrosting and acoustic treatment device for an air intake lip of a turbojet engine nacelle includes an embossed acoustic structure that delimits a plurality of acoustic cells, each acoustic cell being delimited by an independent peripheral wall that allows a flow of de-icing air to flow around each acoustic cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: Safran Nacelles
    Inventors: Virginie Emmanuelle Anne Marie DIGEOS, Patrick BOILEAU
  • Publication number: 20200325850
    Abstract: A nacelle for a bypass turbojet engine includes a cascade thrust reverser provided with reversal cascades arranged around an annular stream of fresh air, beneath front cowls. The cascades move backward with movable rear cowls, opening side passages in the annular stream, which receive the cascades for directing the fresh air flow forward, the bypass turbojet engine. The bypass turbojet engine includes fixing points, and the nacelle includes outer hatches closing openings of the front cowls, which are arranged radially outside the fixing points for access thereto, each hatch opening including a contour with edges of two front cowls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: Safran Nacelles
    Inventors: Patrick BOILEAU, Pierre CARUEL
  • Publication number: 20200317356
    Abstract: A propulsion unit for an aircraft includes a nacelle, a turbojet engine, an annular flow path for circulating a secondary air flow, and a precooler device communicating with a motor enclosure and including a scoop opening into the annular flow path. The propulsion unit includes a compressed air supply circuit arranged in the propulsion unit for injecting a flow of compressed air into the scoop of the precooler device. A method for ventilating a motor enclosure of a propulsion unit includes injecting compressed air into a scoop of the precooler device when the turbojet engine is stopped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: Safran Nacelles
    Inventor: Patrick BOILEAU
  • Publication number: 20200309029
    Abstract: An air inflow lip of a nacelle for a turbojet of an aircraft, including a cavity defined by a leading edge of the nacelle and by an annular wall, includes an inner wall, an acoustic treatment device, and a pneumatic de-icing device including a de-icing fluid supply device. The inner wall of the air inflow lip includes acoustic boreholes and the pneumatic de-icing device includes a honeycombed de-icing plate mounted inside the cavity on the inner wall of the air inflow lip. Also included are conduits for the circulation of a de-icing fluid and acoustic wells communicating with the acoustic boreholes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: Safran Nacelles
    Inventors: Patrick BOILEAU, Caroline COAT-LENZOTTI, Marc VERSAEVEL, Virginie Emmanuelle Anne Marie DIGEOS, Pierre-François BEHAGHEL
  • Publication number: 20200309065
    Abstract: A propulsion unit for an aircraft including a nacelle with a D-shaped structure housing a thrust-reversing device with movable vanes, the nacelle containing two D-shaped half-structures each including an external reverser half-cowl. The propulsion unit contains an assembly box-type structure, attached in downstream cantilevered fashion to the turbojet engine fan casing, the box-type structure including two guide rails guiding the deflection vanes, a locking device between the assembly box-type structure and the half-beams in the six o'clock position of the D-shaped half-structures, the assembly box-type structure being arranged in the propulsion unit such that the guide rails guiding the vanes of the assembly box-type structure are situated in the continuation of the guide rails in the six o'clock position guiding the vanes attached to the fan casing, to provide continuity between the rails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: Safran Nacelles
    Inventor: Patrick BOILEAU
  • Patent number: 10689125
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a nacelle for an aircraft turbojet engine that includes an air inlet having a leading edge of the nacelle extending forward by an inner wall and an outer wall of the air inlet and a fan cowling defining, in a closed position, aerodynamic continuity with the outer wall of the nacelle, intended for surrounding a turbojet engine fan cowling. The air inlet is designed to define at least one portion of the fan cowling. The present disclosure also relates to a propulsion assembly that includes a nacelle surrounding a turbojet engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Safran Nacelles
    Inventor: Patrick Boileau
  • Patent number: 10641206
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a nacelle rear assembly for turbojet engine including at least one thrust reverser device to redirect air flow circulating from upstream to downstream in a flow path of the turbojet engine and a mast to link the nacelle to a structure of the aircraft. In one form, the nacelle extends longitudinally from forth to back along an axis and includes a cradle fastened on the mast. In one form, the cradle includes a first longeron and a second longeron extending longitudinally on either side of the mast. The first and second longeron each include a sliding guide device for sliding of a movable cowl and of a cascade of the thrust reverser device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN NACELLES
    Inventors: Patrick Boileau, Olivier Kerbler, Julien Lezerac, Armel Gautier, Loïc Grall, Ludovic Toupet
  • Patent number: 10633103
    Abstract: A propulsion unit for an aircraft is provided. The propulsion unit includes a stationary unit having at least one cowl pivotally mounted on an axis collinear with a longitudinal axis of the propulsion unit between an operating position or a maintenance position allowing access to the turbojet engine for regular maintenance operations and irregular maintenance operations. The maintenance position for irregular maintenance operations includes an opening angle of the cowl that is greater than the opening angle of the cowl to carry out regular maintenance operations. The propulsion unit further includes at least one cylinder and at least one safety connecting rod secured to the cowl and stationary unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN NACELLES
    Inventors: Jean-Philippe Joret, Emmanuel Lesteven, Vincent Peyron, Patrick Boileau
  • Patent number: 10458362
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a turbofan nacelle including a thrust reverser, the thrust reverser including a movable cover moving back from a closed position in which the thrust is not reversed to an open position for uncovering cascades that reverse the direction of the flow of cold air which is diverted from the annular stream of secondary air, the movable cover including a radially outer portion intended for being adjacent to a leading edge of a wing of an aircraft. The movable cover includes on the radially outer portion at least one cut-out intended for avoiding interference with a movable slat of the leading edge of the wing of the aircraft, as well as a panel for closing the cut-out, the closing panel including a stationary portion at least partially covered by an upstream portion of the movable cover when the movable cover is in the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: SAFRAN NACELLES
    Inventor: Patrick Boileau
  • Publication number: 20190193865
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a nacelle for an aircraft turbojet engine that includes an air inlet having a leading edge of the nacelle extending forward by an inner wall and an outer wall of the air inlet and a fan cowling defining, in a closed position, aerodynamic continuity with the outer wall of the nacelle, intended for surrounding a turbojet engine fan cowling. The air inlet is designed to define at least one portion of the fan cowling. The present disclosure also relates to a propulsion assembly that includes a nacelle surrounding a turbojet engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: Safran Nacelles
    Inventor: Patrick BOILEAU
  • Patent number: 10309340
    Abstract: A thrust reverser of a bypass turbojet engine nacelle is disclosed, which includes movable cowls that move backwards with respect to a fixed front structure to uncover thrust reverser cascades and a variable secondary nozzle connected to the movable cowls by guide means allowing an axial sliding of the system which controls the movement of this variable secondary nozzle, wherein it includes cylinders bearing on the front structure for controlling reversal means of the displacement direction connected to the movable cowls, which move the variable secondary nozzle backwards when these cylinders output a forward stroke, as well as blocking devices which connect the secondary nozzle to the movable cowls when this nozzle is deployed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: AIRCELLE
    Inventors: Patrick Boileau, Olivier Kerbler
  • Patent number: 10190538
    Abstract: A thrust reverser device for an aircraft turbojet engine includes: a movable cowl, translating cascades connected to the movable cowl, a mast; and a front suspension to suspend the turbojet engine. The cascades translates between a direct jet position where the cascades are retracted in a fan casing, and an indirect jet position where the cascades are brought out of the fan casing. In particular, the cascades have a sliding connection with the mast by means of at least one spacer connected to the mast downstream of the front suspension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: AIRCELLE
    Inventors: Patrick Boileau, Peter Segat, Pierre Caruel, Sarah Tissot
  • Patent number: 10167815
    Abstract: A thrust reverser of a turbofan pod is provided that includes movable cowlings that retract relative to stationary front structure to reveal stationary or movable thrust reverser cascades, as well as a secondary variable nozzle section connected to the movable cowlings by guiding means enabling movement controlled by actuators engaged with the front structure to apply an axial thrust. The actuators are directly connected to the secondary nozzle, and in that the thrust reverser comprises latches connected to the movable cowlings, having two positions providing, alternately, latching onto the front structure or latching onto the control of the secondary nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: AIRCELLE
    Inventors: Patrick Boileau, Olivier Kerbler
  • Patent number: 9995246
    Abstract: A thrust reverser for a nacelle of an aircraft turbojet engine includes at least one movable thrust reverser cowl, a means for locking the cowl, a variable section outlet nozzle, and at least one actuator including an actuator rod. The thrust reverser is provided with a resilient coupler comprising a body which is rigidly connected to the thrust reverser cowl and a resilient return and abutment device that engages with the actuating rod of the actuator such as to resiliently return the nozzle to a neutral position. The return device is calibrated such that, when the cowl is unlocked, the return device opposes the relative movement of the actuating rod relative to the cowl, such as to enable the movement of the cowl and the nozzle, and when the cover is locked, the actuator drives the actuating rod against the return device to enable the movement of the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: SAFRAN NACELLES
    Inventors: Patrick Gonidec, Olivier Kerbler, Corentin Hue, Patrick Boileau
  • Patent number: 9957056
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a propulsion unit for an aircraft including a nacelle which surrounds a turbojet engine. The nacelle has an inner structure surrounding a downstream compartment of the turbojet engine, and the inner structure includes two annular half-portions. The propulsion unit also includes a rail/guide unit and to move the annular half-portions between a working position and a maintenance position. In particular, the rail/guide unit radially moves away the annular half-portions relative to a longitudinal axis of the nacelle, during a translation movement of the annular half-portions. The nacelle is provided with a connecting rod which is connected to the annular half-portions and to the turbojet engine and so that the connecting rod contributes to rotate the annular half-portions about the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignees: AIRCELLE, SNECMA
    Inventors: Patrick Boileau, Pierre Caruel, Carmen Ancuta, Bruno Beutin