Patents by Inventor Thomas Doki-Thonon

Thomas Doki-Thonon 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: 9382945
    Abstract: A mechanical device, comprising: a bearing including a fixed ring and a pivoting ring centered on a central axis and including an interface defined therebetween; and an interface lubrication system. An acceleration field pushes the stream of lubricant from a bearing first zone to a bearing second zone, each defining an angular sector around the central axis. The lubrication system comprises a set of peripheral channels passing through the fixed ring and including first channels positioned in the first zone and defining a first intake flow rate for bringing lubricant to the interface and second channels positioned in the second zone and defining a second intake flow rate bringing lubricant to the interface. The first flow rate is higher than the second flow rate. The interface receives a larger quantity of lubricant in the first zone than in the second zone. The mechanical device can be integrated into a machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: SKF Aerospace France S.A.S
    Inventors: Thomas Doki-Thonon, Alexandre Aury, Pascal Deloeil
  • Patent number: 9239077
    Abstract: A mechanical bearing having an outer ring and an inner ring, centered on a same bearing axis, the outer ring being arranged radially around the inner ring, and a cage, arranged coaxially between the inner ring and the outer ring and housing cylindrical rollers, with this cage being formed by several disjointed tubular portion which, in the assembled state of the bearing, are separated from each other by a non-zero gap. The cage is formed by at least three disjointed tubular portions that do not cooperate mechanically with each other in assembled state of the bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignees: AKTIEBOLAGET, SKF AEROSPACE FRANCE S.A.S.
    Inventors: Thomas Doki-Thonon, Alexandre Aury, Pascal Deloeil
  • Publication number: 20150176645
    Abstract: A mechanical device, comprising: a bearing including a fixed ring and a pivoting ring centered on a central axis and including an interface defined therebetween; and an interface lubrication system. An acceleration field pushes the stream of lubricant from a bearing first zone to a bearing second zone, each defining an angular sector around the central axis. The lubrication system comprises a set of peripheral channels passing through the fixed ring and including first channels positioned in the first zone and defining a first intake flow rate for bringing lubricant to the interface and second channels positioned in the second zone and defining a second intake flow rate bringing lubricant to the interface. The first flow rate is higher than the second flow rate. The interface receives a larger quantity of lubricant in the first zone than in the second zone. The mechanical device can be integrated into a machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicants: SKF AEROSPACE FRANCE, AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Thomas DOKI-THONON, Alexandre AURY, Pascal DELOEIL
  • Publication number: 20150167738
    Abstract: A mechanical bearing having an outer ring and an inner ring, centred on a same bearing axis, the outer ring being arranged radially around the inner ring, and a cage, arranged coaxially between the inner ring and the outer ring and housing cylindrical rollers, with this cage being formed by several disjointed tubular portion which, in the assembled state of the bearing, are separated from each other by a non-zero gap. The cage is formed by at least three disjointed tubular portions that do not cooperate mechanically with each other in assembled state of the bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicants: SKF Aerospace France, Aktiebolaget SKF
    Inventors: Thomas Doki-Thonon, Alexandre Aury, Pascal Deloeil