Patents by Inventor Yves Culot

Yves Culot 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).

  • Gas flow separator with a thermal bridge de-icer
    Patent number: 8899917
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gas flow separator dividing the flow into a primary and a secondary stream, especially for a dual rotor axial turbomachine. The separator comprises a splitter nose of the turbomachine and includes a generally wedge-shaped leading edge in the gas flow to be split. The flow separator also comprises a metal blade having a longitudinal section in the form of an “S” and located in the nose in contact with the back of the leading edge and extending from the leading edge to a rear end of the separator at some distance from the leading edge, so as to be in contact with a heat source, such as a heat exchanger, located at some distance from the leading edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Techspace Aero S.A.
    Inventors: Denis Bajusz, Nicholas Raimarckers, Antoine Stephany, Georges Broers, Yves Culot, Marc Strengnart, Albert Cornet, David Depaepe
  • Blade retention at a compressor rectifier stage for impact resistance
    Patent number: 8764392
    Abstract: A rectifier stage of an axial turbine engine compressor is placed directly downstream of the input blower of a turbo-reactor or turboshaft engine compressor. The blade roots of the rectifier stage are housed inside the inner shroud by insertion into respective slots. The blade roots include at least one opening protruding from the slot of the shroud, so as to receive a spiral ring having at least two loops so as to prevent the blade roots from escaping from the respective slots of the inner shroud, and so as to form a connection between the blade roots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Techspace Aero S.A.
    Inventors: Enrique Penalver Castro, Yves Culot
  • Gas Flow Separator with a Thermal Bridge De-Icer
    Publication number: 20120251373
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gas flow separator dividing the flow into a primary and a secondary stream, especially for a dual rotor axial turbomachine. The separator comprises a splitter nose of the turbomachine and includes a generally wedge-shaped leading edge in the gas flow to be split. The flow separator also comprises a metal blade having a longitudinal section in the form of an “S” and located in the nose in contact with the back of the leading edge and extending from the leading edge to a rear end of the separator at some distance from the leading edge, so as to be in contact with a heat source, such as a heat exchanger, located at some distance from the leading edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2012
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: TECHSPACE AERO S.A.
    Inventors: Denis Bajusz, Yves Culot, Marc Strengnart, Antoine Stephany, David Depaepe, Albert Cornet, Nicolas Raimarckers, Georges Broers
  • Blade Retention at a Compressor Rectifier Stage for Impact Resistance
    Publication number: 20110002787
    Abstract: A rectifier stage of an axial turbine engine compressor is placed directly downstream of the input blower of a turbo-reactor or turboshaft engine compressor. The blade roots of the rectifier stage are housed inside the inner shroud by insertion into respective slots. The blade roots include at least one opening protruding from the slot of the shroud, so as to receive a spiral ring having at least two loops so as to prevent the blade roots from escaping from the respective slots of the inner shroud, and so as to form a connection between the blade roots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Inventors: Enrique Penalver Castro, Yves Culot