Patents by Inventor Claire Segoufin

Claire Segoufin 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).

  • Wheel for a hydraulic machine, a hydraulic machine including such a wheel, and an energy conversion installation equipped with such a hydraulic machine
    Patent number: 8684694
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wheel (R) of the Francis type that comprises a ring (1) with revolution symmetry about the rotation axis (Z) of the wheel (R), and curved blades (21, 22) connected to the ring (1) and each having an outer peripheral edge (212, 222) and an inner central edge (211, 221). The connection points (B21, B22) between the ring (1) and the inner central edges (211, 221) of the blades (21, 22) are located on a same circle (C20) centered on the axis (Z). The connection points (A21, A22) between the ring (1) and the outer peripheral edges (212, 222) of the blades (21, 22) are located on at least two distinct circles (C21, C22) (D21, D22) centered on the axis (Z).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Alstom Renewable Technologies
    Inventors: Farid Mazzouji, Michel Henri Couston, Jean Bernard Houdeline, Sylvain Lavigne, Claire Segoufin
  • WHEEL FOR A HYDRAULIC MACHINE, A HYDRAULIC MACHINE INCLUDING SUCH A WHEEL, AND AN ENERGY CONVERSION INSTALLATION EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A HYDRAULIC MACHINE
    Publication number: 20110008150
    Abstract: The invention relates to a wheel (R) of the Francis type that comprises a ring (1) with revolution symmetry about the rotation axis (Z) of the wheel (R), and curved blades (21, 22) connected to the ring (1) and each having an outer peripheral edge (212, 222) and an inner central edge (211, 221). The connection points (B21, B22) between the ring (1) and the inner central edges (211, 221) of the blades (21, 22) are located on a same circle (C10) centred on the axis (Z). The connection points (A21, A22) between the ring (1) and the outer peripheral edges (212, 222) of the blades (21, 22) are located on at least two distinct circles (C21, C22) (D21, D22) centred on the axis (Z).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: ALSTOM HYDRO FRANCE
    Inventors: Farid Mazzouji, Michel Henri Couston, Jean Bernard Houdeline, Sylvain Lavigne, Claire Segoufin