Patents by Inventor Alexandre Bernard Marie BOISSON

Alexandre Bernard Marie BOISSON 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: 11719253
    Abstract: A preform for a turbine engine blade, comprising a main fiber preform obtained by three-dimensional weaving and comprising: a first longitudinal segment, suitable for forming a blade root; a second longitudinal segment, extending upwards from the first longitudinal segment and suitable for forming an airfoil portion; and a first transverse segment, extending transversely from the junction between the first and second longitudinal segments to a substantially linear distal edge and suitable for forming a first platform; the preform further including at least one attachment tab provided under the first transverse segment at its distal edge, suitable for forming an attachment portion of the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Safran Aircraft Engines
    Inventors: Thomas Alain De Gaillard, Caroline Jacqueline Denise Berdou, Alexandre Bernard Marie Boisson
  • Patent number: 11525366
    Abstract: The invention concerns a flow straightener unit (1) for a fan module of a turbomachine, the straightener unit (1) comprising a plurality of blades (2) distributed about an axis of rotation, each blade (2) is made of a composite material and comprises an aerofoil (21) and a root (22) intended to be assembled on a hub (4) of the turbomachine. The unit (1) comprises a centring and attachment plate (3) of the blade (2) on the turbomachine intended to be attached to the hub (4) at a determined azimuthal position and to the root (22) of the blade (2), the plate (3) is designed to be screwed to the hub (4) by screws (51a) that are longitudinal with respect to the axis of rotation of the unit (1) and screwed to the root (22) of the blade (2) by screws (52) that are radial with respect to the axis of rotation of the unit (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Alexandre Bernard Marie Boisson, Kaëlig Merwen Orieux
  • Patent number: 11460040
    Abstract: A blade including at least one web and a vane having a leading edge and a trailing edge, wherein, for at least one aerofoil of the vane in the vicinity of the web, a maximum sweep angle associated with a position along a chord of the aerofoil extending from the leading edge to the trailing edge of the vane corresponding to a relative chord length of at least 50%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Guillaume Olivier Vartan Martin, Alexandre Bernard Marie Boisson, Claire Marie Figeureu, Frederic Alain Edouard Allair, Thea Claire Lancien
  • Patent number: 11346247
    Abstract: A turbine engine of an aircraft includes: a primary air flow duct; a secondary air flow duct which is located around the primary duct, the secondary duct including a stator including a plurality of blades distributed around a main axis of the turbine engine and inter-blade platforms located between radially internal ends or between radially external ends of two adjacent blades, each platform including a wall partially delimiting the secondary duct; and a fluid circuit which includes a heat exchanger formed by at least one of the platforms. The platform includes a line that has an inlet port of the fluid and a fluid outlet port. The fluid circuit includes a distributor associated with each port of the at least one platform with the rest of the fluid circuit and of which each distributor is axially offset with respect to the platform along the main axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Cedric Zaccardi, Alexandre Bernard Marie Boisson, Christophe Marcel Lucien Perdrigeon, Catherine Pikovsky
  • Patent number: 11313239
    Abstract: A disc able to support platforms and blades of a fan, and including an external surface having a succession of grooves for receiving the fan blades and teeth interposed between the grooves to support the fan platforms, an upstream face of the disc, and a plurality of radial protrusions disposed radially around the axis of the disc on the upstream face of the disc, and able to be fastened to a fan platform retaining flange, the protrusions being offset radially toward the interior of the disc relative to the grooves of the disc, and being disposed circumferentially between two teeth of the disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Thomas Alain De Gaillard, Alexandre Bernard Marie Boisson, Rémi Roland Robert Mercier, Alexis Thomas Chaboud
  • Publication number: 20210396143
    Abstract: The invention concerns a flow straightener unit (1) for a fan module of a turbomachine, the straightener unit (1) comprising a plurality of blades (2) distributed about an axis of rotation, each blade (2) is made of a composite material and comprises an aerofoil (21) and a root (22) intended to be assembled on a hub (4) of the turbomachine. The unit (1) comprises a centring and attachment plate (3) of the blade (2) on the turbomachine intended to be attached to the hub (4) at a determined azimuthal position and to the root (22) of the blade (2), the plate (3) is designed to be screwed to the hub (4) by screws (51a) that are longitudinal with respect to the axis of rotation of the unit (1) and screwed to the root (22) of the blade (2) by screws (52) that are radial with respect to the axis of rotation of the unit (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Alexandre Bernard Marie BOISSON, Kaelig Merwen ORIEUX
  • Patent number: 11149570
    Abstract: An outlet guide vane for a fan of a turbomachine is provided. The outlet guide vane includes a blade made of composite material and having a radial inner end, a first metal fastener portion fastened to the radial inner end, a first platform extending transversely with respect to the blade in the vicinity of the radial inner end. The first metal fastener portion is to be mounted on and fastened to an upstream flange and to a downstream flange of a hub. The first platform is monolithic with the first metal fastener portion or with the blade. A rectifier wheel and a turbomachine including the outlet guide vane are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Alexandre Bernard Marie Boisson, Larry Sylvio Laborieux, Kaëlig Merwen Orieux
  • Publication number: 20210189893
    Abstract: A disc able to support platforms and blades of a fan, and including an external surface having a succession of grooves for receiving the fan blades and teeth interposed between the grooves to support the fan platforms, an upstream face of the disc, and a plurality of axial protrusions disposed radially around the axis of the disc on the upstream face of the disc, and able to be fastened to a fan platform retaining flange, the protrusions being offset radially toward the interior of the disc relative to the grooves of the disc, and being disposed circumferentially between two teeth of the disc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Thomas Alain DE GAILLARD, Alexandre Bernard Marie BOISSON, Rémi Roland Robert MERCIER, Alexis Thomas CHABOUD
  • Patent number: 11040465
    Abstract: A fiber preform for a turbine engine blade, the preform comprising a main fiber structure (40) obtained by a single piece of three-dimensional weaving, said main first structure (40) comprising a first longitudinal segment (41) suitable for forming a blade root, a second longitudinal segment (42) extending the first longitudinal segment (41) and suitable for forming an airfoil portion (22), and a first transverse segment (51) extending transversely from the junction (49) between the first and second longitudinal segments (41, 42) and suitable for forming a first tongue for a first platform, wherein the first transverse segment (51) extends axially over a length that is less than 30%, preferably less than 15%, of the length of the junction (49) between the first and second longitudinal segments (41, 42).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Safran Aircraft Engines
    Inventors: Jérémy Guivarc'h, Alexandre Bernard Marie Boisson, Thomas Alain De Gaillard, Gilles Pierre-Marie Notarianni
  • Patent number: 11021973
    Abstract: A platform suitable for being interposed between two adjacent blades of a fan, and including a passage wall, a bottom wall, and axial and radial retention surfaces. The passage wall defines a fan air flow passage, the bottom wall presents a main surface for bearing against a fan disk, and the axial and radial retention surfaces are arranged at the two axial ends of the platform. The radial retention surface arranged at the upstream axial end of the platform is radially offset from the main surface of the bottom wall in the direction in which the bottom wall bears against the disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Thomas Alain De Gaillard, Alexandre Bernard Marie Boisson
  • Publication number: 20200284160
    Abstract: The invention proposes a turbine engine (10) of an aircraft including a primary air flow duct (16) and a secondary air flow duct (20) which is located around the primary duct (16), the secondary duct (20) including a stator (52) including a plurality of blades distributed around a main axis (A) of the turbine engine (10) and which includes inter-blade platforms (80) each one of which is located between the radially internal ends (56) or between the radially external ends (58) of two adjacent blades (54), each platform (80) including a wall (82) partially delimiting the secondary duct (20), and including a fluid circuit (40), which includes a heat exchanger (44) formed by at least one of the platforms (80), characterised in that the platform (80) includes a line (84) that has an inlet port (90) of the fluid and a fluid outlet port (92), and in that the fluid circuit (40) includes a distributor (104) associated with each port (90, 92) of said at least one platform (80) with the rest of the fluid circuit (40)
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Cedric ZACCARDI, Alexandre Bernard Marie BOISSON, Christophe Marcel Lucien PERDRIGEON, Catherine PIKOVSKY
  • Patent number: 10710704
    Abstract: A fairing ring for a bladed wheel is disclosed. The fairing ring includes an annular wall extending axially, the wall presenting a plurality of notches extending axially, each notch being configured to receive a leading edge or a trailing edge of a blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Thomas Alain De Gaillard, Alexandre Bernard Marie Boisson, Claire Marie Figeureu
  • Patent number: 10619493
    Abstract: A preform for a turbine engine blade, the preform being obtained by three-dimensional weaving and comprising a first longitudinal segment (31) suitable for forming at least a portion of a blade root, a second longitudinal segment (32) extending the first longitudinal segment (31) upwards, and suitable for forming at least a portion of a stilt portion, a third longitudinal segment (33) extending the second longitudinal segment (32) upwards, and suitable for forming an airfoil portion, a first transverse segment (34) extending transversely from the junction between the second and third longitudinal segments (32, 33), and suitable for forming a first platform, and a first oblique segment (36) extending from the junction between the first and second longitudinal segments (31, 32) to the first transverse segment (34), and suitable for forming a retaining leg (26) for the first platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Thomas Alain De Gaillard, Caroline Jacqueline Denise Berdou, Alexandre Bernard Marie Boisson, Matthieu Arnaud Gimat
  • Patent number: 10612558
    Abstract: A rotary assembly of an aviation turbine engine, includes a fan disk having at least one tooth and at least one platform mounted on the tooth of the fan disk. The tooth of the fan disk includes a tab extending the tooth axially upstream, and the platform includes a locking ring at its upstream end for receiving the tab of the tooth of the fan disk. The assembly further includes a spacer positioned inside the locking ring so as to block the platform on the tab of the tooth of the fan disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Thomas Alain De Gaillard, Alexandre Bernard Marie Boisson, Matthieu Arnaud Gimat, Audrey Laguerre
  • Patent number: 10570757
    Abstract: A turbomachine rotary assembly includes a plurality of blades having roots positioned in the grooves of a rotor disk and an axial retention system of the blades. The axial retention system includes a removable lock mounted bearing against the upstream axial ends of two consecutive teeth of the disk so as to block the opening of the groove formed by the teeth. It includes removable parts suitable for being mounted at the upstream axial ends of the teeth and to block the lock by clamping the lock between the removable parts and the teeth once the lock is installed against the upstream axial ends of the teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Safran Aircraft Engines
    Inventors: Thomas Alain De Gaillard, Alexandre Bernard Marie Boisson, Gilles Pierre-Marie Notarianni, Charles-Henri Claude Jacky Sullet
  • Publication number: 20200025001
    Abstract: The invention describes an outlet guide vane (1) for a fan (2) of a turbomachine, comprising: a blade (10) made of composite material and having a radial inner end (101), a first metal fastener portion (11) fastened to the radial inner end (101), at least a first platform (13) extending transversely with respect to the blade (10) in the vicinity of its radial inner end (101), the first metal fastener portion (11) being configured to be mounted on and fastened to an upstream flange (62) and to a downstream flange (63) of a hub (6), the first platform (13) being monolithic with the first metal fastener portion (11) or with the blade (10). The invention also relates to a rectifier wheel (3) and to a turbomachine comprising such an outlet guide vane (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Alexandre Bernard Marie BOISSON, Larry Sylvio Laborieux, Kaëlig Merwen Orieux
  • Publication number: 20190381696
    Abstract: A fiber preform for a turbine engine blade, the preform comprising a main fiber structure (40) obtained by a single piece of three-dimensional weaving, said main first structure (40) comprising a first longitudinal segment (41) suitable for forming a blade root, a second longitudinal segment (42) extending the first longitudinal segment (41) and suitable for forming an airfoil portion (22), and a first transverse segment (51) extending transversely from the junction (49) between the first and second longitudinal segments (41, 42) and suitable for forming a first tongue for a first platform, wherein the first transverse segment (51) extends axially over a length that is less than 30%, preferably less than 15%, of the length of the junction (49) between the first and second longitudinal segments (41, 42).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Jérémy GUIVARC'H, Alexandre Bernard Marie BOISSON, Thomas Alain DE GAILLARD, Gilles Pierre-Marie NOTARIANNI
  • Publication number: 20190161166
    Abstract: A fairing ring for a bladed wheel is disclosed. The fairing ring includes an annular wall extending axially, the wall presenting a plurality of notches extending axially, each notch being configured to receive a leading edge or a trailing edge of a blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Thomas Alain DE GAILLARD, Alexandre Bernard Marie BOISSON, Claire Marie FIGEUREU
  • Patent number: 10267164
    Abstract: A fiber preform for a turbine engine blade and a single-piece blade suitable for being made by means of such a preform, a bladed wheel, and a turbine engine including such a blade; the fiber preform obtained by three-dimensional weaving comprises a first longitudinal segment (41) suitable for forming a blade root, a second longitudinal segment (42) extending the first longitudinal segment (41) upwards and suitable for forming an airfoil portion, a first transverse segment (51) extending transversely from the junction between the first and second longitudinal segments (41, 42), and suitable for forming a first platform; the first transverse segment (51) includes at least one non-interlinked portion comprising a top strip (51b) and a bottom strip (51a), and at least one insert (61) is arranged between the top and bottom strips (51b, 51a) of the non-interlinked portion of the first transverse segment (51).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Caroline Jacqueline Denise Berdou, Alexandre Bernard Marie Boisson, Matthieu Arnaud Gimat, Audrey Laguerre
  • Patent number: 10233939
    Abstract: A fan assembly for an aviation turbine engine, the assembly including a fan disk having at least one tooth and at least one platform mounted on the tooth of the fan disk, the platform including a box of composite material made from fiber reinforcement densified by a matrix, the box having a flow passage wall, a bottom wall, and two side walls extending radially between the bottom wall and the flow passage wall. The box of the platform includes an upstream opening at an upstream end of the platform and a downstream opening, and the assembly also includes a locking key housed in the box and passing through the upstream and downstream openings of the box, the locking key being blocked at each of its ends by a blocking element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Thomas Alain De Gaillard, Alexandre Bernard Marie Boisson, Audrey Laguerre