Patents by Inventor Claude G. Corbin

Claude G. Corbin 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).

  • Turbojet equipped with a deicing system on the intake case
    Patent number: 5623821
    Abstract: A turbojet having an air intake case including radial arms between an outer annular structure and an inner central structure, and a deicing unit configured to deice the radial arms by microwaves and located in the central structure. The deicing unit has a microwave generator and a transmitting element configured to transmit energy and including an inside annular waveguide located inside of the central structure. An energy distributing element configured to eliminate ice is coupled with the transmitting element by a coupling element. The radial arms are made from a dielectric composite material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1997
    Assignee: Societe Nationale d'Etude et de Construction de Moteurs d'Aviation "Snecma"
    Inventors: Philippe Bouiller, Claude G. Corbin, Michel Franchet, Gerard E. A. Jourdain
  • Structural arm of the casing of a turbo-engine
    Patent number: 5320490
    Abstract: A casing structural arm of a turbo-engine is fixed between an external ferrule and a hub of the casing and is formed as a composite material. The arm has one leading edge, one trailing edge, one radially external edge and one radially internal edge. These four edges define the four corners of the arm and securing of the arm to the ferrule and said hub is ensured by two pairs of linking braces respectively secured to the four corners of the arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1994
    Assignee: Societe Nationale d'Etude et de Construction de Moteurs d'Aviation "S.N.E.C.M.A."
    Inventors: Claude G. Corbin, Joel Foucard, Pierre A. Glowacki