Patents by Inventor Damien Chauveau

Damien Chauveau 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).

  • Turbine wheel fitted with an axial retaining ring that locks the blades relative to a disk
    Patent number: 9163520
    Abstract: A turbine wheel having an axis of rotation and including: a disk having a periphery and a side face; a plurality of blades assembled on the disk, each blade having a blade root and a first hook oriented radially and defining a first groove that opens radially towards the axis of rotation of the turbine wheel. The disk includes a series of second hooks oriented radially and defining a second groove that opens radially towards the axis of rotation of the turbine wheel. An axial retaining ring for placing in the first and second grooves includes a tab for placing between two adjacent blade roots to limit movements of the ring in azimuth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: TURBOMECA
    Inventors: Damien Chauveau, Jean-Luc Sahores
  • TURBINE WHEEL FITTED WITH AN AXIAL RETAINING RING THAT LOCKS THE BLADES RELATIVE TO A DISK
    Publication number: 20120201681
    Abstract: A turbine wheel having an axis of rotation and including: a disk having a periphery and a side face; a plurality of blades assembled on the disk, each blade having a blade root and a first hook oriented radially and defining a first groove that opens radially towards the axis of rotation of the turbine wheel. The disk includes a series of second hooks oriented radially and defining a second groove that opens radially towards the axis of rotation of the turbine wheel. An axial retaining ring for placing in the first and second grooves includes a tab for placing between two adjacent blade roots to limit movements of the ring in azimuth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2010
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: TURBOMECA
    Inventors: Damien Chauveau, Jean-Luc Sahores