Patents by Inventor Albert Vial

Albert Vial 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).

  • Turbo engine comprising a damping fluid film for damping a guide bearing of a shaft of the turbo engine and method of adjusting the thickness of such a damping fluid film
    Patent number: 9631493
    Abstract: A turbine engine including a casing, a turbine engine shaft extending axially, a guide bearing for guiding the turbine engine shaft in the casing, the guide bearing including an inner circumferential ring rigidly connected to the turbine engine shaft, an outer circumferential ring fitted in a housing of the casing, and gripping rolling members, and a damping cavity configured to receive a damping fluid to form a damping fluid film for damping the guide bearing, the cavity being delimited radially between an outer surface of the outer ring and an inner surface of the housing. The outer surface of the outer ring and the inner surface of the housing are conical surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Serge Rene Morreale, Albert Vial, Fabrice Chevillot
  • TURBO ENGINE COMPRISING A DAMPING FLUID FILM FOR DAMPING A GUIDE BEARING OF A SHAFT OF THE TURBO ENGINE AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING THE THICKNESS OF SUCH A DAMPING FLUID FILM
    Publication number: 20140193245
    Abstract: A turbine engine including a casing, a turbine engine shaft extending axially, a guide bearing for guiding the turbine engine shaft in the casing, the guide bearing including an inner circumferential ring rigidly connected to the turbine engine shaft, an outer circumferential ring fitted in a housing of the casing, and gripping rolling members, and a damping cavity configured to receive a damping fluid to form a damping fluid film for damping the guide bearing, the cavity being delimited radially between an outer surface of the outer ring and an inner surface of the housing. The outer surface of the outer ring and the inner surface of the housing are conical surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Serge Rene Morreale, Albert Vial, Fabrice Chevillot