Patents by Inventor Alain Porte

Alain Porte 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: 8876054
    Abstract: A device for defrosting a leading edge of an aircraft, includes at least one opening (52) for ejecting hot air, a pipe (56) for directing the hot air from a power plant to the ejection opening (52), and elements (58) for measuring the pressure inside the pipe (56), characterized in that the pipe (56) includes at least one cross-section reduction called a chokepoint (62) upstream from the elements (58) for measuring pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Jerome Dewitte, Emmanuel Cayrol
  • Patent number: 8851416
    Abstract: An aircraft nacelle that makes it possible to channel a stream of air in a longitudinal direction and that includes at least two panels (50, 50?) placed end to end in the longitudinal direction, each including a so-called aerodynamic surface (52, 52?) that is in contact with the air stream and an edge (54, 54?) that is in contact with the edge of the other panel, characterized in that at least one of the panels includes—at its edge (54, 54?)—at least one partition (58) that projects relative to the edge that extends in the direction of the edge of the other panel, in a manner that is secant to the aerodynamic surface and in a plane that contains the longitudinal direction, so as to limit the circulation of air between the edges of the panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Jacques Lalane, Frederic Chelin, Thierry Surply
  • Patent number: 8794572
    Abstract: An air intake of an aircraft nacelle includes: on the one hand, a lip (42) that is defined by a wall (52) whose surface that is in contact with the aerodynamic flows is extended on the inside of the nacelle by an inside wall (44) that borders a pipe that empties out at a power plant and on the outside of the nacelle by an outside wall (46), and, on the other hand, a surface-type Joule-effect defrosting system (58); at least a first alveolar structure (60.1) that is made of a material that conducts the heat and that is flattened against the inside surface of the wall (52) and inserted between the wall (52) and the defrosting system (58), and at least one second alveolar structure (60.2) that is made of composite material that is adjacent to the first structure (60.1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Airbus Operations S.A.S.
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Frederic Chelin
  • Patent number: 8757547
    Abstract: An aircraft nacelle air intake includes a duct extending around the circumference of the air intake and elements (24) for the localized injection of hot air into the duct to make the hot air circulate in the duct along its circumference, characterized in that the injection elements (24) include a collector tank in a plane secant with the direction of the stream of air flowing through the duct including at least one hole (44) allowing the air stream flowing in the duct to pass through it and a plurality of injection orifices (46) which are connected to a hot air supply and arranged around the passage hole or around and/or between the passage holes (44).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Airbus Operations S.A.S.
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Arnaud Hormiere, Alain Dega
  • Patent number: 8757546
    Abstract: An aircraft nacelle includes an air intake (12) followed at the upper part by a part (14) integral with the mast, called a cap, and at least one door (16) with a curved profile, and a device for encircling it in the form of at least one flexible element (38), guide elements (40) for allowing the at least one flexible element (38) to follow the curved profile of the at least one door, a first anchoring point (42) of the at least one flexible element (38) integral with a first edge (78) of the cap and another anchoring point of the at least one flexible element (38) integral with a second edge (80) of the cap, whereby the anchoring points (42) allow a relative translational movement, in a direction that is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the nacelle, between the cap (14) and the at least one door (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Airbus Operations S.A.S.
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Robert Andre, Matthieu Fargues
  • Publication number: 20140147269
    Abstract: An aircraft nacelle comprising two ducts, a first duct secured to an air intake and a second duct secured to a powerplant. The ducts are arranged coaxially in a longitudinal direction, in contact with one another at a junction plane and joined together by a connection which comprises a plurality of through holes oriented in the longitudinal direction and connecting elements housed in the through holes. Each connecting element comprises a shank with, at each end, lands allowing the ducts to be joined together. At least one through hole of at least one of the two ducts has an oblong section with the largest dimension oriented to allow relative rotation of the two ducts about an axis in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Martial Marro
  • Publication number: 20140147268
    Abstract: An aircraft nacelle comprising a first duct secured to an air intake and a second duct secured to a power plant. The two ducts are arranged end-to-end and connected by a connection. The connection comprises a bracket which extends between a first region for connecting to the power plant and a second region for connecting to the air intake, and which comprises a J-shaped profile in longitudinal planes, having at least one curved portion offset towards the outside of the nacelle with respect to the connecting regions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Franck Le Flem
  • Publication number: 20140144519
    Abstract: An aircraft nacelle comprising a first duct secured to an air intake and a second duct secured to a powerplant, the first duct comprising an exterior surface and an end portion connected to the second duct. The nacelle includes a hollow section piece in contact with the exterior surface of the first duct which extends over at least part of the circumference of that end portion of the first duct that is connected to the second duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Matthieu Fargues, Martial Marro
  • Publication number: 20140147270
    Abstract: An aircraft nacelle includes an air intake, connected to a means of propulsion, which defines a longitudinal direction, an outer wall, an inner duct including an annular flange connected, by means of connecting elements, to the means of propulsion, and a forward frame and a rear frame which connects the outer wall and the inner duct. The rear frame includes a first ring and a second ring, in longitudinal planes. The rings include a first connection to the outer wall. The first ring includes a second connection with the annular flange. The second ring includes a third connection with the inner duct. The third connection is remote from the second connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Stéphane Dida
  • Patent number: 8733688
    Abstract: An aircraft leading edge, such as, for example, an air intake (22) of a nacelle (14) of a propulsion unit, includes a coating (26) for the acoustic treatment that includes—from the outside to the inside—an acoustically resistive porous layer that has a determined open surface ratio, at least one alveolar structure, and a reflective layer, whereby the coating (26) integrates a frost treatment system, characterized in that a frost treatment system includes at least one vibration emitter (36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Airbus Operations S.A.S.
    Inventors: Fabrice Gantie, Alain Porte
  • Patent number: 8733501
    Abstract: A method for producing an acoustic treatment panel, including: assembling two plates, at least one of which is deformed so as to separate the plates locally in order to form cavities of a cellular structure between the two plates, said cavities being delimited by facets and partitions formed by at least one of the deformed plates, producing at least one opening on the facets of one of the two plates, and pressing an acoustically resistive plate against the surface of the cellular structure including the openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Nicolas Casse, Grégory Albet
  • Patent number: 8684301
    Abstract: An aircraft nacelle includes a wave attenuation panel which limits or prevents the propagation of at least one wave produced during the pumping of the power plant and includes a layer that is in contact with the air flow that can allow passage of the at least one wave, at least one alveolar structure, and a reflective or impermeable layer, wherein the wave attenuation panel is inserted between the air intake and the power plant, and the layer that is in contact with the air flow ensures the continuity of the aerodynamic surfaces that are arranged downstream and upstream and the wave attenuation panel includes inserts that can be inserted between the air intake and the power plant so as not to crush the wave attenuation panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Airbus Operations S.A.S.
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Jacques Lalane
  • Patent number: 8677764
    Abstract: An aircraft propulsion unit includes a nacelle in which a power plant is arranged. The nacelle includes an inside wall that delimits a pipe with an air intake at the front. The propulsion unit includes a frost treatment system having at least one first pipe equipped with elements for regulating the passing air, for directing the hot air from the power plant to the air intake, and, an exhaust system having at least one second pipe equipped with elements for regulating the passing air, for directing air from the power plant to a delivery zone. The at least one second pipe is connected to the at least one first pipe, and the elements for regulating the air that passes into the at least one first pipe are separate from the elements for regulating the air that passes into the at least one second pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Airbus Operations S.A.S.
    Inventor: Alain Porte
  • Patent number: 8650853
    Abstract: A noise reduction assembly located at a junction plane between an air intake structure and a fan casing of an aircraft turbojet has improved acoustic properties since the alternation of acoustic and non-acoustic zones is displaced or eliminated. In particular, the inner wall of the air intake structure includes a projecting part that extends towards the aft direction beyond the junction plane, in other words the flange of the fan casing. The projecting part may be sufficiently long so that its inner skin is continuous as far as the limit between the acoustic zone and the non-acoustic zone of the nacelle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Airbus Operations S.A.S.
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Jacques Lalane
  • Patent number: 8651925
    Abstract: Disclosed is a ventilating air intake arrangement of an aircraft. The arrangement includes at least one air duct connected to an air intake orifice. At least one confined zone connects with the air duct and the air intake orifice, and the confined zone is configured in a manner in which outside air enters through the air intake orifice. A controllable mobile element modifies the flow of air entering the confined zone by varying a cross section of the air duct. A control unit is used to control the controllable mobile element, with the control unit being arranged so as to control the controllable mobile element to vary the cross section of the at least one air duct as a function of speed and altitude of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Damien Prat
  • Patent number: 8646723
    Abstract: An aircraft nacelle includes an air intake that makes it possible to channel the air in a pipe in the direction of a pipe of a power plant that is arranged in the extension of the pipe, whereby the pipe of the air intake includes at least one panel that integrates an acoustic treatment with an acoustically resistive porous layer that is in contact with the aerodynamic stream that enters into the nacelle, at least one alveolar structure, and a reflective or impermeable layer that forms the rear surface of the panel, a flange that ensures the connection between the air intake and the power plant including at least one wing that is connected to the air intake by a number of connecting elements, characterized in that some of the connecting elements have axes that are secant with the edge of the panel that delimits the pipe of the air intake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Matthieu Fargues, Jacques Lalane
  • Publication number: 20140001284
    Abstract: An aircraft nacelle comprising a lip extended by an inner conduit forming an air intake, a front frame delimiting with said lip an annular channel within which hot air flows and a panel for acoustic treatment having, from outside inwardly, an acoustic resistive layer, at least one honeycomb structure and a reflective layer as well as ducts for channeling hot air, each including one inlet communicating with the annular channel and one outlet communicating with the inner conduit, wherein the panel for acoustic treatment comprises at least a stabilization chamber in the form of an annular channel with a cross-section larger than that of the ducts which extends over at least a portion of the nacelle circumference and which communicates with a plurality of ducts, the inlets and outlets not being aligned in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Grégory Albet, Guillaume Ring, Pascal Galletti
  • Patent number: 8602346
    Abstract: An acoustic treatment panel includes, from the inside to the outside, a reflective layer (50), at least one alveolar structure (52), and at least one acoustically resistive structure (54) that forms an aerodynamic surface, whereby the panel is connected at one edge to at least one second panel (46), characterized in that it includes, at the edge overlapping with the at least one second panel, a reinforcement (60) that is inserted between the reflective layer (50) and the acoustically resistive structure (54) forming the aerodynamic surface, whereby the reinforcement (60) ensures the uptake of forces between the layer (50) and the structure (54).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Jacques Lalane
  • Patent number: 8602360
    Abstract: An aircraft nacelle includes a pipe, a peripheral wall, a lip connecting the pipe and peripheral wall and delimiting an air intake. A frost treatment system treats a zone extending along a longitudinal section of a point A at the peripheral wall at a point B at the pipe and includes a front frame delimiting with the lip a pipe circulating de-icing hot air. An acoustic pipe coating includes a reflective layer, at least one alveolar structure, and at least one acoustically resistive structure. The front frame includes a junction zone with the lip and/or the pipe offset toward the nacelle front relative to B. Pipes inside the lip and the pipe convey hot air from the pipe to circularly arranged discharges corresponding to B. The pipes extend beyond the junction between the front frame and the lip and/or the pipe and are delimited by at least one isolating partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Gilles Chene, Arnaud Hormiere
  • Patent number: 8567712
    Abstract: The object of the invention is an aircraft nacelle that comprises at least one part, called a door (14), that moves relative to a stationary part (20) and a connecting device that makes it possible to limit the offset between said door and said stationary part in a direction that corresponds to the primary direction of the flow of air outside of the nacelle during flight, whereby said device comprises, on the one hand, an indexer (40) that is connected to the door (14) that comprises an attachment surface (63) and at least one attachment element (66), and, on the other hand, at least one stop (58) that is connected to the stationary part (20) against which said indexer (40) can rest in such a way as to limit its movement in said direction, characterized in that said at least one attachment element (66), oriented in the radial direction, is arranged upstream from the stop (58) in said direction, said at least one stop (58) comprising a surface relative to the door arranged essentially at the attachment surface
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Jacques Lalane, Franck Alvarez