Patents by Inventor Philippe Vallart

Philippe Vallart 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).

  • Patent number: 11597504
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an architecture of a propulsion system of a multi-engine helicopter comprising turboshaft engines connected to a power transmission gearbox, characterized in that it comprises: at least one hybrid turboshaft engine capable of operating in at least one standby mode during a stable cruise flight of the helicopter; at least two systems for controlling each hybrid turboshaft engine, each system comprising an electric machine connected to the hybrid turboshaft engine and suitable for rotating the gas generator thereof, and at least one source of electrical power for the electric machine, each reactivation system being configured such that it can drive the turboshaft engine in at least one operating mode among a plurality of predetermined modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignees: SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES, SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER
    Inventors: Philippe Vallart, Jean-Michel Bazet, Loic LeDuigou
  • Publication number: 20220024568
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an architecture of a propulsion system of a multi-engine helicopter comprising turboshaft engines connected to a power transmission gearbox, characterized in that it comprises: at least one hybrid turboshaft engine capable of operating in at least one standby mode during a stable cruise flight of the helicopter; at least two systems for controlling each hybrid turboshaft engine, each system comprising an electric machine connected to the hybrid turboshaft engine and suitable for rotating the gas generator thereof, and at least one source of electrical power for the electric machine, each reactivation system being configured such that it can drive the turboshaft engine in at least one operating mode among a plurality of predetermined modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicants: SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES, SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER
    Inventors: Philippe Vallart, Jean-Michel Bazet, Loic LeDuigou
  • Patent number: 11161603
    Abstract: The invention relates to an architecture of a propulsion system of a multi-engine helicopter comprising turboshaft engines connected to a power transmission gearbox, characterised in that it comprises: at least one hybrid turboshaft engine (20) capable of operating in at least one standby mode during a stable cruise flight of the helicopter; at least two systems (30; 40) for controlling each hybrid turboshaft engine (20), each system (30; 40) comprising an electric machine (31; 41) connected to the hybrid turboshaft engine (20) and suitable for rotating the gas generator thereof, and at least one source (33; 43) of electrical power for said electric machine (31; 41), each reactivation system (30; 40) being configured such that it can drive said turboshaft engine (20) in at least one operating mode among a plurality of predetermined modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignees: SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES, SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER
    Inventors: Philippe Vallart, Jean-Michel Bazet, Loïc Le Duigou
  • Publication number: 20170305541
    Abstract: The invention relates to an architecture of a propulsion system of a multi-engine helicopter comprising turboshaft engines connected to a power transmission gearbox, characterised in that it comprises: at least one hybrid turboshaft engine (20) capable of operating in at least one standby mode during a stable cruise flight of the helicopter; at least two systems (30; 40) for controlling each hybrid turboshaft engine (20), each system (30; 40) comprising an electric machine (31; 41) connected to the hybrid turboshaft engine (20) and suitable for rotating the gas generator thereof, and at least one source (33; 43) of electrical power for said electric machine (31; 41), each reactivation system (30; 40) being configured such that it can drive said turboshaft engine (20) in at least one operating mode among a plurality of predetermined modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicants: SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES, SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER
    Inventors: Philippe Vallart, Jean-Michel Bazet, Loïc Le Duigou