Patents by Inventor Catherine PIKOVSKY

Catherine PIKOVSKY 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: 11754342
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bypass air/fluid heat exchanger (2) for a turbofan engine. According to the invention, this exchanger (2) comprises: —an annular outer shroud (3) with two walls, an inner wall (32) and an outer wall (31), —an annular inner shroud (4) concentric with the outer shroud (3), —a series of OGV guide vanes (5) which connect said outer shroud to said inner shroud, —and a circulation circuit (6) for circulating said fluid, the two shrouds delimiting a bypass air flow path, the fluid circulation circuit (6) is formed in the body of the outer shroud (3) and in the body of at least one of the OGV guide vanes (5), this circulation circuit (6) opening at the two respective ends thereof into an inlet opening (34) and into an outlet opening (35), formed through said outer wall (31) of the outer shroud, and the two shrouds (3, 4), the OGV guide vanes (5) and the circulation circuit (6) of said fluid are integral.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Paul Ghislain Albert Levisse, Pierre Jean-Baptiste Metge, Alexandre Corsaut, Catherine Pikovsky
  • Patent number: 11686249
    Abstract: An aircraft turbine engine having a primary air flow path with low-pressure and high-pressure compressors, a secondary air flow path which is located around the primary path and runs coaxially thereto, the turbine engine including vanes distributed about a main axis of the turbine engine. A pressurized air circuit draws air between the low-pressure compressor and the high-pressure compressor or in the high-pressure compressor and supplies at least one component located close to a main axis of the turbine engine. The pressurized air circuit includes a heat exchanger between the stream of pressurized air and the stream of air flowing in the secondary path, the heat exchanger being arranged in at least one of the straightening vanes, where a heat exchanger pipe is arranged, the pipe having a pressurized-air inlet and a pressurized-air outlet that are located at the same radial end of the vane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Catherine Pikovsky, Christophe Marcel Lucien Perdrigeon, Cédric Zaccardi
  • Patent number: 11639665
    Abstract: A turbomachine blade including a body that extends mainly in a plane defined by a main axis and a longitudinal direction, which is defined by a lower surface wall, an upper surface wall, a leading edge located at a first longitudinal end of the body and a trailing edge located at a second longitudinal end of the body, wherein the body of the blade includes a plurality of first pipes that extend mainly along the direction of the main axis, for circulation of a gas flow, and a plurality of second pipes that extend mainly along the longitudinal direction, for circulation of a second gas flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Cédric Zaccardi, Christophe Marcel Lucien Perdrigeon, Catherine Pikovsky
  • Publication number: 20220364480
    Abstract: A turbine arrangement comprising a journal having a flange carrying a disc that is attached to the flange with bolts, wherein it includes a stationary circular trough surrounding the flange for collecting oil capable of passing radially between the disc and the flange carrying this disc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Catherine PIKOVSKY, Antoine Jean-Philippe BEAUJARD
  • Patent number: 11499439
    Abstract: A double flow turbojet including: a low pressure compressor; a series of casings downstream of this low pressure compressor to delimit a primary flow path for circulating a primary stream, and including an upstream edge delimiting an inlet opening; a high pressure compressor in the primary flow path; a shroud surrounding the series of casings to delimit a flow path for circulating an intermediate stream, and having an upstream edge delimiting a circular inlet opening situated upstream of the high pressure compressor; a secondary flow path casing surrounding the shroud to delimit a secondary flow path for circulating a secondary stream; an exhaust casing including radial arms collecting the air coming from the intermediate flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Antoine Jean-Philippe Beaujard, Tewfik Boudebiza, Catherine Pikovsky, Bastien Pierre Verdier
  • Publication number: 20220205726
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a bypass air/fluid heat exchanger (2) for a turbofan engine. According to the invention, this exchanger (2) comprises: —an annular outer shroud (3) with two walls, an inner wall (32) and an outer wall (31), —an annular inner shroud (4) concentric with the outer shroud (3), —a series of OGV guide vanes (5) which connect said outer shroud to said inner shroud, —and a circulation circuit (6) for circulating said fluid, the two shrouds delimiting a bypass air flow path, the fluid circulation circuit (6) is formed in the body of the outer shroud (3) and in the body of at least one of the OGV guide vanes (5), this circulation circuit (6) opening at the two respective ends thereof into an inlet opening (34) and into an outlet opening (35), formed through said outer wall (31) of the outer shroud, and the two shrouds (3, 4), the OGV guide vanes (5) and the circulation circuit (6) of said fluid are integral.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Paul Ghislain Albert LEVISSE, Pierre Jean-Baptiste METGE, Alexandre CORSAUT, Catherine PIKOVSKY
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20220162952
    Abstract: A turbomachine blade including a body that extends mainly in a plane defined by a main axis B and a longitudinal direction, which is defined by a lower surface wall, an upper surface wall, a leading edge located at a first longitudinal end of the body and a trailing edge located at a second longitudinal end of the body, wherein the body of the blade includes a plurality of first pipes that extend mainly along the direction of the main axis B, for circulation of a gas flow, and a plurality of second pipes that extend mainly along the longitudinal direction, for circulation of a second gas flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Cédric ZACCARDI, Christophe Marcel Lucien PERDRIGEON, Catherine PIKOVSKY
  • Patent number: 11326472
    Abstract: A turbine engine comprises a rotor shaft and a roller bearing supporting the shaft in rotation along an axis. The bearing comprises an inner ring, an outer ring, and rolling elements engaged between the inner and outer rings. The inner ring has a first axial end annular portion that is more exposed to heat during operation than a second axial end annular portion thereof. The turbine engine further comprises an oil injection device configured to supply the rolling elements with oil for lubrication of the latter. In order to homogenise the temperature of the inner ring, the latter comprises through-holes formed in the first axial end annular portion and distributed around the axis in order to allow for a circulation of oil coming from the oil injection device through the first axial end annular portion, thereby providing additional cooling to the first end annular portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Catherine Pikovsky, Thomas Gabriel Elie Gatteau, Aude Simonet
  • Publication number: 20210115854
    Abstract: An aircraft turbine engine having a primary air flow path with low-pressure and high-pressure compressors, a secondary air flow path which is located around the primary path and runs coaxially thereto, the turbine engine including vanes distributed about a main axis of the turbine engine. A pressurized air circuit draws air between the low-pressure compressor and the high-pressure compressor or in the high-pressure compressor and supplies at least one component located close to a main axis of the turbine engine. The pressurized air circuit includes a heat exchanger between the stream of pressurized air and the stream of air flowing in the secondary path, the heat exchanger being arranged in at least one of the straightening vanes, where a heat exchanger pipe is arranged, the pipe having a pressurized-air inlet and a pressurized-air outlet that are located at the same radial end of the vane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Catherine PIKOVSKY, Christophe PERDRIGEON, Cedric ZACCARDI
  • Publication number: 20210095618
    Abstract: An aircraft turbine engine having a primary air flow path with a low-pressure and a high-pressure compressors, a secondary air flow path with vanes and decks between vanes, each of the decks being located between the inner radial ends or between the outer radial ends of two adjacent vanes, each deck having a wall partially delimiting the secondary path. A pressurized air circuit draws air between the low-pressure compressor and the high-pressure compressor or in the high-pressure compressor and supplies at least one turbine engine component located near a main axis of the turbine engine. The pressurized air circuit includes a heat exchanger between the pressurized-air stream and the air stream flowing in the secondary path. The heat exchanger is formed by at least one deck through which the pressurized air flows, the wall of the deck performing the heat transfer between the pressurized air and the air stream flowing in the secondary path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Catherine PIKOVSKY, Christophe Marcel Lucien PERFRIGEON, Cedric ZACCARDI
  • 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: 10738654
    Abstract: An annular cap for collecting lubricating oil for turbomachine equipment is configured to extend around the equipment and to rotate about an axis. The cap includes through-orifices through which the oil can pass radially under the effect of spinning. The cap further includes means of deflecting the oil leaving the orifices in a direction substantially transverse to the axis and substantially tangential to the cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Catherine Pikovsky, Benoit Guillaume Farvacque, Serge René Morreale, Mathieu Jean Pierre Trohel
  • Publication number: 20200240641
    Abstract: The invention relates to a turbomachine (1), such as an aircraft turbojet or turboprop, extending along an axis (X), comprising a primary flow jet (2) comprising at least one compressor (4, 5), at least one combustion chamber (6) and at least one turbine (7, 8), and a secondary flow jet (3) located radially outside the primary flow jet (2), at least one duct (18) for the flow of cooling air, said duct (18) comprising an air inlet opening into the primary flow jet (2), at the compressor (4, 5), and an air outlet opening into the primary flow jet (2), at the turbine (7, 8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Catherine PIKOVSKY, Antoine Jean-Philippe BEAUJARD, Tewfik BOUDEBIZA
  • Publication number: 20200131934
    Abstract: A turbine engine comprises a rotor shaft and a roller bearing supporting the shaft in rotation along an axis. The bearing comprises an inner ring, an outer ring, and rolling elements engaged between the inner and outer rings. The inner ring has a first axial end annular portion that is more exposed to heat during operation than a second axial end annular portion thereof. The turbine engine further comprises an oil injection device configured to supply the rolling elements with oil for lubrication of the latter. In order to homogenise the temperature of the inner ring, the latter comprises through-holes formed in the first axial end annular portion and distributed around the axis in order to allow for a circulation of oil coming from the oil injection device through the first axial end annular portion, thereby providing additional cooling to the first end annular portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Catherine PIKOVSKY, Thomas Gabriel Elie GATTEAU, Aude SIMONET
  • Publication number: 20200032664
    Abstract: The invention relates to a double flow turbojet including: a low pressure compressor; a series of casings downstream of this low pressure compressor to delimit a primary flow path for circulating a primary stream, and including an upstream edge delimiting an inlet opening; a high pressure compressor in the primary flow path; a shroud surrounding the series of casings to delimit a flow path for circulating an intermediate stream, and having an upstream edge delimiting a circular inlet opening situated upstream of the high pressure compressor; a secondary flow path casing surrounding the shroud to delimit a secondary flow path for circulating a secondary stream; an exhaust casing including radial arms collecting the air coming from the intermediate flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Antoine Jean-Philippe BEAUJARD, Tewfik BOUDEBIZA, Catherine PIKOVSKY, Bastien Pierre VERDIER
  • Patent number: 10364881
    Abstract: The invention relates to a turbine engine module comprising a rotating device (1) having a cover (5), said cover (5) comprising radial through ports (8) for the passage of the oil escaping by centrifugation and means (10) for guiding the oil leaving said ports (8) radially outwards, and a casing (2) defining at least one portion of a lubrication enclosure of said device (1), said casing (2) comprising at least one gutter (13), arranged to recover the oil, characterized in that the gutter (13) comprises an annular bottom wall (12) having at least one discharge port, and in that the casing (2) comprises at least one other port located on the outside of the gutter (13), said at least one other port and said at least one discharge port being connected to common discharge means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Catherine Pikovsky, Benoit Guillaume Farvacque
  • Patent number: 10174634
    Abstract: A device for lubricating a turbomachine rolling bearing includes a rolling bearing mounted between an internal component and an external component. The bearing has rolling elements mounted between an outer ring secured to the external component and an inner ring secured to the internal component. The internal component includes at least one first duct for the passage of oil for supplying the internal ring of the bearing with oil, wherein the internal component is a stator component and at least one first duct is connected to an oil supply source configured to deliver the oil at a pressure high enough that this oil can be conveyed as far as the rolling elements of the bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Catherine Pikovsky, Tewfik Boudebiza
  • Patent number: 10012110
    Abstract: A turbomachine assembly including first and second bodies, in which one of the bodies is rotating relative to the other body around the axis of rotation of the turbomachine, is provided. A tight zone is formed between the bodies and includes a sealing gasket. A flowing fluid, in particular lubricant oil, is able to circulate inside the first and second bodies and to be driven toward the one rotating body from the other body. The one rotating body includes a device for guiding the rotation, in the direction of rotation of the one rotating body, of the flow of fluid inside the one rotating body so as to drive the flowing fluid away from the tight zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Catherine Pikovsky, Dominik Igel, Boris Lemattre
  • Publication number: 20170241290
    Abstract: An annular cap for collecting lubricating oil for turbomachine equipment is configured to extend around the equipment and to rotate about an axis. The cap includes through-orifices through which the oil can pass radially under the effect of spinning. The cap further includes means of deflecting the oil leaving the orifices in a direction substantially transverse to the axis and substantially tangential to the cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Catherine Pikovsky, Benoit Guillaume Farvacque, Serge René Morreale, Mathieu Jean Pierre Trohel