Patents by Inventor Bernard Mariner

Bernard Mariner 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).

  • Control mechanism for variably settable vanes of a flow straightener in a turbine plant
    Patent number: 4773821
    Abstract: The connection between the actuating link of each variably settable vane of a compressor flow straightener in a turbine plant and the control ring for the vanes comprises a cylindrical roller rotatably mounted in a bore in the ring parallel to the axis of the compressor, the roller having a radial bore registering with a radial opening in the ring and housing the shaft of the link as a rotary and sliding fit. This arrangement prevents any torsional strain on the link during operation, and is found to be substantially simpler and more reliable than the known arrangements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1988
    Assignee: Societe Nationale d'Etude et de Construction de Moteurs d'Aviation "S.N.E.C.M.A."
    Inventors: Francis L. Gonthier, Bernard Mariner