Patents by Inventor Alain Dominique Gendraud

Alain Dominique Gendraud 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: 20090104026
    Abstract: Turbine stage in a turbine engine, including a wheel with blades rotating inside a sealing ring (22) held by a casing (24) of the turbine, and an annular thermal protection sheet mounted between the casing (24) and the ring (22), wherein the annular thermal protection sheet is formed by a plurality of curved plates (54, 56) mounted end-to-end and attached by pins (70) to the casing (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2008
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Mathieu DAKOWSKI, Claire DORIN, Alain Dominique GENDRAUD, Nicolas POMMIER
  • Publication number: 20080267768
    Abstract: High-pressure turbine of a turbomachine A high-pressure turbine (10) of a turbomachine, comprising at least one upstream guide vane element (16) and an impeller (18) mounted so as to rotate inside ring sectors (20) attached to an annular support (24) which is suspended from an outer casing (22), the upstream guide vane element comprising, at its radially inner end, means of attachment to an inner casing and, at its radially outer end, means (102, 104) for pressing axially on a fixed element (90) of the turbine that is suspended from the outer casing independently of the annular support for attachment of the ring sectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Mathieu Dakowski, Claire Dorin, Alain Dominique Gendraud, Vincent Philippot
  • Publication number: 20080206047
    Abstract: A turbine stage in a turbomachine comprising ring sectors (20) arranged about a turbine impeller (18), and an annular support (50) supporting the ring sectors and attached to a turbine casing (22), this annular support being able to be deformed elastically in the radial direction to cushion at least a portion of the deformations of the turbine casing in operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Mathieu DAKOWSKI, Claire Dorin, Alain Dominique Gendraud, Vincent Philippot
  • Patent number: 6726446
    Abstract: The support spacer sector (14) minimizes functional clearances (J) between the end of the blades (3) and the ring (12) of the high-pressure turbine and the assembly clearances of the support spacer sectors (14) on the casing of the high-pressure turbine (1). Each support spacer sector (14) has a tab (20) on the upstream side one end (21) of which is supported on the inside wall (1I) of the casing of the high-pressure turbine (1) thus forming an intimate contact between the attachment parts of this support spacer sector (14) with the corresponding parts of the casing of the high-pressure turbine (1). This invention applies to turbo-machines fitted on an aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Snecma Moteurs
    Inventors: Jean-Baptiste Arilla, Alain Dominique Gendraud
  • Patent number: 6699011
    Abstract: A strut (1) fixed to a main portion of turbojet stator carries a ring (5) by a pair of hooks (4, 6) on one side and joining lips (7 and 8) on the other side. In accordance with the invention, the seal is made on the flat sides (10, 11) adjacent to the lips by elastic deflection of the tabs (13) pushing back one of the lips (7). The tabs (13) can also determine the tangential positioning of the ring (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: SNECMA Moteurs
    Inventors: Fabrice Michel Olivier Cot, Alain Dominique Gendraud, Philippe Jean-Pierre Pabion
  • Patent number: 6666645
    Abstract: An arrangement for adjusting the diameter of a gas turbine stator includes a casing having a main portion and rings bordering a vein of a gas flow and located in front of respective levels of mobile blades of a rotor, and communication passages of a gas flow under pressure. The rings are surrounded by the casing and fixed thereto by circular groups of spacers. The rings include a wall extending from the casing to one of the rings and separating two chambers. The wall includes an outside edge curved into a spacer hook and engaged between the main portion of the casing and a respective appendage curved into a casing hook associated with the spacer hook. The communication passages of the gas flow under pressure exist between the chambers. At least one of the communication passages is realized by cavities through a junction of hooks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Snecma Moteurs
    Inventors: Jean-Baptiste Arilla, Anne-Marie Arraitz, Alain Dominique Gendraud
  • Publication number: 20020048512
    Abstract: A strut (1) fixed to a main portion of turbojet stator carries a ring (5) by a pair of hooks (4, 6) on one side and joining lips (7 and 8) on the other side. In accordance with the invention, the seal is made on the flat sides (10, 11) adjacent to the lips by elastic deflection of the tabs (13) pushing back one of the lips (7). The tabs (13) can also determine the tangential positioning of the ring (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Applicant: SNECMA MOTEURS
    Inventors: Fabrice Michel Olivier Cot, Alain Dominique Gendraud, Philippe Jean-Pierre Pabion