Patents Assigned to SAFRAN
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Patent number: 10481130Abstract: An aircraft health and usage monitoring system (HUMS) having one or more monitoring sensors arranged to be coupled to an aircraft subassembly to monitor the health of one or more parts of the subassembly and a trigger subsystem. The trigger subsystem includes a sound transducer and a processor, the processor being coupled to the sound transducer to receive and process sound signals from the sound transducer to extract sound information and being coupled to the monitoring sensors to provide control commands to the monitoring sensors. The processor is configured to provide a first control command to the monitoring sensors in response to a first criteria having been met, the first criteria including first sound information.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2016Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS UK LIMITEDInventor: Valerijan Cokonaj
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Patent number: 10481007Abstract: An electromagnetic-radiation detection system is equipped with an electromagnetic-radiation sensor, which has a plurality of detectors sensitive to electromagnetic radiation, allowing images composed of pixels to be obtained, each pixel being represented by at least one value issuing from at least one detector of the sensor. These sensors should generally be cooled. Because of dispersion of the individual responses of each detector of a sensor, each detector of said sensor is calibrated for gain and offset value. A calibration of a detector includes acquiring at least two values issuing from said detector in order to estimate a gain and an offset value to be applied to the values issuing from said detector. A bandpass electromagnetic-radiation filter may have a predefined transmission coefficient in said system in order to vary the electromagnetic radiation reaching said sensor and thus to obtain, for each detector, the two values necessary for implementing calibration.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2017Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSEInventor: Arnaud Davenel
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Patent number: 10480324Abstract: When cold and in the non-coated state, the aerodynamic profile is substantially identical to a nominal profile determined by the Cartesian coordinates X,Y, Zadim given in Table 1, in which the coordinate Zadim is the quotient D/H where D is the distance of the point under consideration from a first reference plane P0 situated at the base of the nominal profile, and H is the height of said profile measured from the first reference plane to a second reference plane P1. The measurements D and H are taken radially relative to the axis of the turbine, while the X coordinate is measured in the axial direction of the turbine.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2016Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Pascal Pierre Routier, Laurent Patrick Coudert, Maxime Didier Delabriere, Jean-Armand Marc Destouches
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Publication number: 20190344432Abstract: The invention relates to a modular exoskeleton structure that provides force assistance to a user comprising a base module (1), the base module (1) comprising a lumbar belt (11) capable of surrounding the waist of the user, a battery (12) and a control unit (13) attached to the lumber belt (11), a first attachment part attached to the belt (11) and capable of cooperating with a second complementary attachment part of a hip module (5) to attach the hip module (5) to the base module (1) by snapping the second attachment part into the first attachment part, and a third attachment part attached to the belt (11) and capable of cooperating with a complementary fourth attachment part of a back module for attaching the back module to the base module (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2016Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicants: SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE, B-TEMIA INC.Inventors: Jordane GRENIER, Stephane BEDARD, Roland THIEFFRY, Alexandre VAURE, Jonathan BAPTISTA
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Publication number: 20190344430Abstract: The invention relates to a foot module (7) for an exoskeleton structure, comprising an ankle joint (72), a first support plate (732) designed to be supported on the top of a boot of the user, when the foot module (7) is attached to the foot of the user, a second support plate (735) capable of being disposed under the sole of the boot, a first segment (731) connecting the ankle joint (72) to the first support plate (732) and a second segment (733) connecting the first support plate (732) to the second support plate (735), the first segment (733) and the second segment (735) forming a spring capable of being compressed when the boot is in contact with the ground (S) and being expanded when the boot is not in contact with the ground (S).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2016Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicants: SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE, B-TEMIA INC.Inventors: Jonathan BAPTISTA, Alexandre VAURE, Jordane GRENIER, Roland THIEFFRY
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Publication number: 20190344431Abstract: The invention relates to an exoskeleton structure that provides force assistance to a user, comprising: a first module capable of being attached to a first portion of the body of a user, a second module capable of being attached to a second portion of the body of the user, the second module being connected to the first module by means of a joint (52, 62) allowing rotation of the second module (5, 6) with respect to the first module, an actuator (521) comprising a stator (522) and a rotor (523) capable of being driven in rotation with respect to the stator (522) to move the second module (5, 6) in rotation with respect to the first module (1, 5), and an elastic return element (524) arranged to: in a first angular range of movement (?1) of the rotor with respect to the stator (522), not exert any return force on the rotor (523) and, in a second angular range of movement (?2) of the rotor (523) with respect to the stator (522), exert a return force tending to oppose rotation of the rotor (523) with respect toType: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2016Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicants: SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE, B-TEMIA INC.Inventors: Jordane GRENIER, Jonathan BAPTISTA, Roland THIEFFRY, Alexandre VAURE
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Publication number: 20190344429Abstract: The invention relates to a back module (2) for an exoskeleton structure, comprising a spinal column segment (21) designed to extend along a spinal column of a user, the spinal column segment (21) comprising a plurality of vertebral elements (211), stacked on one another, and a flexible connecting element (212) connecting the vertebral elements (211) to one another, the spinal column segment (21) having a stable equilibrium position in which the flexible connecting element (212) holds the vertebral elements (211) supported against one another, and the flexible connecting element (212) being elastic so that, during a movement of the back of the user, the flexible connecting element (212) allows a movement of the vertebral elements (211) with respect to one another, while exerting a return force tending to return the spinal column segment (21) the stable equilibrium position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2016Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicants: SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE, B-TEMIA INC.Inventors: Jordane GRENIER, Jonathan BAPTISTA, Roland THIEFFRY, Alexandre VAURE
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Publication number: 20190344435Abstract: The invention relates to an exoskeleton sub-assembly (30) comprising: —a leg part (32) to be attached to a leg of a user, and —a foot part (33) to be attached to a shoe of the user; the leg part (32) comprises a tibial segment (321) extending below the knee, along the tibia of the user, when the leg part (32) is attached to the leg, and the tibial segment (321) comprises a first component (325), a second component (326) connected to the foot part (33), and a first joint (327) connecting the second component (326) to the first component (325), the first joint (327) permitting a rotation of the second component (326) with respect to the first component (325) caused by an internal or external rotation of the user's foot with respect to the leg.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2017Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicants: SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE, B-TEMA INC.Inventors: Nathaniel ZOSO, Francisco SOUCY, Jordane GRENIER, Jonathan BAPTISTA, Katia BILODEAU
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Publication number: 20190344456Abstract: The invention relates to a shoulder module (3) for an exoskeleton structure, the shoulder module (3) being designed to connect an elbow module (4) attached to an arm of a user to a back module (2) attached to the back of the user, the shoulder module (3) comprising: a plurality of connecting parts (34, 36, 38, 310), and a first pivot (35) connecting two of the connecting parts (34, 36) while allowing rotation of one of the connecting parts with respect to the other connecting part (34) according to a first axis of rotation (X1), during a rotation of the elbow module (4) with respect to the back module (2) corresponding to an abduction or adduction movement of the shoulder of the user, in which the connecting parts (34, 36, 38, 310) include a connecting part (38) comprising two parts (381, 382) mounted sliding with respect to one another by means of a slideway (383), the sliding of the parts (381, 382) with respect to one another allowing shortening or lengthening of the connecting part (38) of the elbow mType: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2016Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicants: Safran Electronics & Defense, B-Temia Inc.Inventors: Jonathan BAPTISTA, Roland THIEFFRY, Jordane GRENIER, Alexandre VAURE
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Patent number: 10471553Abstract: An extracting tool for extracting a metal piece located in an aerodynamic stream of a turbomachine, such as a flow splitter nose, includes a rod; a first stop located at a distal end of the rod and provided with a claw for bearing against a first edge of the metal piece; a gripping member translationally mounted to the rod and including a first projecting portion arranged to receive a second, opposite edge of the metal piece; a tightening mechanism configured to keep the gripping member bearing against the metal piece and the first stop.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2017Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES MÉXICO, S.A de C.V.Inventors: Jesus Camarena, Jesus Murillo, Allan Puente, Gumaro Rodriguez, Margarita Limon
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Patent number: 10477539Abstract: A method of transmitting data between an electronic transmitter device and an electronic receiver device connected together by a data link, the method comprising the steps of: sending the data in the form of at least three identical frames sent in succession and each associated with respective checkdata calculated on the frame in question; and the electronic receiver device verifying the validity of the received frames as they are being received and making the first valid frame available for processing while ignoring the others.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2015Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSEInventors: Laurent Morel-Fourrier, Mathieu Conq, Nicolas Geneste
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Patent number: 10473035Abstract: The present invention relates to an engine (1) with a modular structure comprising a plurality of coaxial modules (A, B, C) with, at one end, a first module (A) comprising a power transmission shaft (3) and a speed reduction gear (7), said power transmission shaft being driven via the speed reduction gear (7) by a turbine shaft (2) secured to one (C) of said coaxial modules that is separate from the first module, the speed reduction gear comprising a drive means (8 and 9) fixed to the turbine shaft (2) and to a journal (13) of a shaft of a low-pressure compressor rotor (1 a), characterized in that it comprises a first nut (16) for fastening the drive means to the journal and a second nut (14) for fastening the drive means to the turbine shaft.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2014Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Roland Gilbert Michel Brault, Nathalie Nowakowski
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Patent number: 10473488Abstract: A magnetic measurement target is configured to be positioned inside a vehicle axle and to cooperate with at least two magnetic movement sensors to measure deformation of the axle. The magnetic measurement target includes a body with a fastener end for fastening to one end of the axle and a main portion. The main portion includes a slot formed in an axial direction to separate two longitudinal portions of the body. Each longitudinal portion of the body presents a target surface for which movement can be measured by a magnetic movement sensor.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2018Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMSInventors: Philippe Henrion, Olivier Collet
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Patent number: 10471556Abstract: The invention proposes a method for producing a protective reinforcement for the leading edge (BA) or trailing edge of a blade (P), the leading edge (BA) or trailing edge being curved, the method comprising steps of flattening (102) a hollow tube (1) so as to form at least one fold line (6) extending along the tube (1), opening (104) the flattened tube (1) by cutting the tube (1) along a cutting line (8) opposite the fold line (6) with respect to the tube (1), so as to form two flanks (16, 18) linked at the fold line (6) and intended to be mounted on the pressure side and the suction side of the blade (P), the method being characterised by a preliminary step (100) of bending the hollow tube (1) carried out before the flattening (102) and adapted such that the fold line (6) after flattening (102) is curved and substantially matches the curved leading edge (BA) of the blade (P).Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2016Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Remi Philippe Guy Onfray, Maxime Briend, Didier Pelletier
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Patent number: 10473032Abstract: The invention concerns a fuel system (1) for a turbomachine comprising: —a control circuit (9a), —a main circuit (9b), —a flow rate regulator (2), suitable for regulating the flow of fuel in the control circuit (9a) and in the main circuit (9b) depending on the speed of the turbomachine, and —a drain tank (4) being designed to draw fuel from, store fuel in and drain fuel into the main circuit (9b) on the basis of the pressure difference between the main circuit (9b) and the tank (5) or the high-pressure pump (6) to which it is connected.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2014Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Clement Bernard, Loic Pora, Sebastien Chalaud
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Patent number: 10472227Abstract: A micro-device comprising: a substrate, a stationary element rigidly connected to the substrate, a first mobile element suspended from the stationary element by first retention elements and configured to move with respect to the stationary element, a second mobile element suspended from the first mobile element by second retention elements and configured to move with respect to the first mobile element and the stationary element, a first cavity, at least some of the walls of which are formed by the stationary element and in which the first mobile element is encapsulated, a second cavity positioned in the first cavity, at least some of the walls of which are formed by the first mobile element, in which the second mobile element is encapsulated and which is insulated from the first cavity.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2018Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignees: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, SAFRANInventors: Audrey Berthelot, Mikael Colin
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Patent number: 10471500Abstract: A stack molding pattern and a shell for manufacturing aircraft turbine engine blades via lost wax casting. The stack molding shell includes a plurality of shell blade elements, each intended for producing a blade, wire elements being arranged within the shell blade elements; and a metal feeder including a plurality of metal outlets, each one radially open towards one of the shell blade elements and connected with the second end portion of the element. The shell includes a protective screen, associated with each second end portion and intended to protect a sensitive portion of the wire elements against the direct impact of a flow of metal from the feeder. The sensitive portion is located in the second end portion, downstream from the protective screen.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2015Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINESInventors: Roland Tran, Eric Eberschveiler, Anthony Le Fay, Patrick Pourfilet, Yvan Rappart, Monique Tirel
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Publication number: 20190339095Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for detecting parasitic movements during static alignment of an inertial measurement unit (3), the method being characterised by steps of: receiving radio navigation measurements acquired (100) by a receiver (1) from signals previously transmitted by a set of radio navigation satellites (S), estimating (260) a movement of the inertial measurement unit from the acquired measurements, comparing (280) the estimated movement with a predefined threshold, indicating (290) a parasitic movement of the inertial measurement unit when the movement crosses the predefined threshold, in which the estimation (260) of the movement of the inertial measurement unit (3) from the acquired measurements comprises the following steps, implemented by the data processing unit for each satellite: calculating (262) a position variation from a phase of a first radio navigation signal transmitted by the satellite and received by the receiver at an initial reception time, and from a phase of a seconType: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2016Publication date: November 7, 2019Applicant: Safran Electronics & DefenseInventors: Jean-Luc DEMANGE, Michel DESTELLE
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Publication number: 20190336385Abstract: The invention concerns an exoskeleton subassembly comprising: —a first exoskeleton part (32), —a second exoskeleton part (33), —a connecting assembly (60) connecting the first exoskeleton part (32) to the second exoskeleton part (33), the connecting assembly (60) comprising a guide (61) mounted securely relative to one of the first part (32) and the second part (33), and a pin (62) mounted securely relative to the other of the first part (32) and the second part (33), the pin (62) being mounted slidingly inside the guide (61) between a first end position and a second end position, wherein the connecting assembly (60) further comprises a limiting device (64) arranged to allow the pin (62) to rotate relative to the guide (61) when the pin (62) is in the first end position, and to limit the rotation of the pin (62) relative to the guide (61) when the pin (62) is in the second end position, the limiting device (64) comprising a resilient element (65) with which the first exoskeleton part (32) engages when the pinType: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2017Publication date: November 7, 2019Applicants: SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE, B-TEMIA INC.Inventors: Francisco SOUCY, Katia BILODEAU, Nathaniel ZOSO, Jonathan BAPTISTA, Jordane GRENIER
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Publication number: 20190342001Abstract: An antenna is selected in a system including a first and at least one second device. The system forms a communication network of TDMA type where each communication occurs in frames. The first device includes plural antennas that each covers a predefined sector near the antennas. The frames are organised in a succession of groups of consecutive frames, each group being organised in a structure associating each frame with a pair formed by an antenna of the first device and of a second device, each possible pair being associated with a different frame in the group according to a position of the frame in the group. For each device including plural antennas: information is obtained representing communication quality between the device's antenna and the first or a second device's antenna, and the antenna is selected having the highest communication quality with an antenna of the first or a second device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2017Publication date: November 7, 2019Applicant: SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSEInventor: Eric TODESCHINI