Patents by Inventor Alexandre Rigault

Alexandre Rigault 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: 11391252
    Abstract: A turbocharger includes an acoustic damper for attenuating noise from the compressor. The damper includes inner and outer duct walls defining an annular cavity therebetween, the outer duct being longer than the inner duct. An upstream wall bounds the annular cavity at the upstream end and defines an inlet aperture for fluid to pass through into the inner duct, and a downstream wall is axially spaced from the downstream end of the inner duct so as to define an expansion chamber fluidly connected to the annular cavity. The downstream wall defines an outlet aperture for the fluid. Partition walls between the two ducts partition the annular cavity into at least a first Helmholtz resonator and a first quarter-wave resonator that are axially serially arranged, and a second quarter-wave resonator that is circumferential serially arranged with respect to the first Helmholtz resonator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Garrett Transportation I Inc.
    Inventors: Bhushan Singh Gautam, Hani Mohtar, Alexandre Rigault, Chaitanya Bhat, Stephane Pees
  • Publication number: 20200191103
    Abstract: A turbocharger includes an acoustic damper for attenuating noise from the compressor. The damper includes inner and outer duct walls defining an annular cavity therebetween, the outer duct being longer than the inner duct. An upstream wall bounds the annular cavity at the upstream end and defines an inlet aperture for fluid to pass through into the inner duct, and a downstream wall is axially spaced from the downstream end of the inner duct so as to define an expansion chamber fluidly connected to the annular cavity. The downstream wall defines an outlet aperture for the fluid. Partition walls between the two ducts partition the annular cavity into at least a first Helmholtz resonator and a first quarter-wave resonator that are axially serially arranged, and a second quarter-wave resonator that is circumferential serially arranged with respect to the first Helmholtz resonator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Garrett Transportation I Inc.
    Inventors: Bhushan Singh Gautam, Hani Mohtar, Alexandre Rigault, Chaitanya Bhat, Stephane Pees
  • Patent number: 10344665
    Abstract: A compressor includes a compressor housing defining a cavity, and a compressor wheel disposed in the cavity, the compressor housing defining an inlet for leading air into the compressor wheel, a discharge volute for receiving air compressed by the compressor wheel, and a recirculation duct connected to the inlet at a location upstream of the compressor wheel. A recirculation valve is disposed between the discharge volute and the recirculation duct for regulating air flow through the recirculation duct into the inlet. The recirculation duct defines multiple parallel channels, the multiple parallel channels respectively conducting multiple parallel streams of air from the recirculation valve into the inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Garrett Transportation I Inc.
    Inventors: Manuel Marques, Gladys Gaude, Bruno Batista, Alexandre Rigault
  • Publication number: 20170211465
    Abstract: A compressor includes a compressor housing defining a cavity, and a compressor wheel disposed in the cavity, the compressor housing defining an inlet for leading air into the compressor wheel, a discharge volute for receiving air compressed by the compressor wheel, and a recirculation duct connected to the inlet at a location upstream of the compressor wheel. A recirculation valve is disposed between the discharge volute and the recirculation duct for regulating air flow through the recirculation duct into the inlet. The recirculation duct defines multiple parallel channels, the multiple parallel channels respectively conducting multiple parallel streams of air from the recirculation valve into the inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Manuel Marques, Gladys Gaude, Bruno Batista, Alexandre Rigault