Patents by Inventor David Pereira

David Pereira 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).

  • Publication number: 20250058898
    Abstract: An electronic device for diagnosing the condition of a system of actuators of an aircraft turbine engine, the device being configured to be coupled to an electrical wiring harness of a turbine engine connecting a computer of a turbine engine to a system of actuators of the turbine engine, the device including a power supply block to power the device, a connection block configured to enable the connection of the device to the electrical wiring harness of the turbine engine to be diagnosed, a communication block configured to send information to a user and to receive instructions from the user, and a control block including a test signal transmission module and modules for measuring the signals received by the device in response to the test signals over a work cycle of the system of actuators of the turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2022
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: SAFRAN NACELLES
    Inventors: Patrick ARCOUËT, David PEREIRA, Hakim MAALIOUNE
  • Publication number: 20220025816
    Abstract: A cooling system for cooling an aircraft turbojet engine includes a first heat-exchanger for exchanging heat between a heat-transfer fluid and a lubricant of the turbojet engine, a second heat-exchanger for exchanging heat between the heat-transfer fluid and air, and a circulation duct for circulating heat-transfer fluid in a closed circuit. The cooling system further includes at least one regulating device for regulating the heat drawn from the lubricant, controlled by a control module of the regulating device that is configured to receive information according to the various flight phases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: Safran Nacelles
    Inventors: Julien CORBIN, David PEREIRA, Vincent PEYRON, Jean-Nicolas BOUCHOUT, Caroline DANG, Nicolas CHOUQUET
  • Publication number: 20210369750
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and compositions comprising nicotinamide riboside and alpha-ketoglutarate for treating frailty, for maintaining health, and for re-growing hair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: David Pereira, Thomas Weldon
  • Publication number: 20200219508
    Abstract: A method for commanding a plurality of virtual personal assistants, the commanding method being carried out by a control system, the control system being adapted to communicate with each virtual personal assistant, the control system in particular being a control system embedded in a vehicle. The method includes the steps of: receiving a request from a user, the request including a message; selecting a virtual personal assistant as a function of the message; obtaining a selected virtual personal assistant; and sending a command to the selected virtual personal assistant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Omar BEN ABDELAZIZ, David PEREIRA
  • Patent number: 9676313
    Abstract: Storage compartment for a vehicle comprising: a receptacle having an interior volume; a movable partition member that can be moved in a sliding direction and partitions said interior volume, and; a locking device for locking the partition member in the sliding direction, comprising a first locking member provided on the receptacle and suitable for engaging with a second locking member provided on the partition member; the partition member being movable in an unlocking direction perpendicular to the sliding direction between a locked position in which the first and second locking members engage and a sliding position in which the first and second locking members are disengaged from each other, and the compartment comprising an elastic member biasing the partition member towards the locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: FAURECIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIE
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Morel, David Pereira
  • Publication number: 20150292351
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electric de-icing/anti-icing device for a turbojet engine or turbo-prop nacelle element to be protected from icing. The device includes: a heating assembly including first and second heating stages positioned in the nacelle element; an electricity supply circuit delivering a primary voltage to the first heating stage of the heating assembly. In particular, the electricity supply circuit includes an electricity source, and a de-icing/anti-icing circuit which is connected to the heating assembly and supplied voltage by the electricity source. Furthermore, the de-icing/anti-icing device includes components to supply a complementary voltage to the second heating stage of the heating assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: David PEREIRA, Hakim MAALIOUNE, Caroline COAT-LENZOTTI
  • Patent number: 9102411
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for commanding and controlling at least one resistive heating element (1) belonging to an aircraft turbojet engine nacelle deicing set, characterized in that it involves the steps aimed at: obtaining, from a central control unit (6) of the aircraft, parameters representative of the exterior flight conditions; determining a thermal model corresponding to the flight conditions obtained; as a function of the thermal model, delivering the appropriate corresponding electrical power (4) to the resistive heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: AIRCELLE
    Inventors: David Pereira, Laurence Lemains
  • Publication number: 20150151661
    Abstract: Storage compartment for a vehicle comprising: a receptacle having an interior volume; a movable partition member that can be moved in a sliding direction and partitions said interior volume, and; a locking device for locking the partition member in the sliding direction, comprising a first locking member provided on the receptacle and suitable for engaging with a second locking member provided on the partition member; the partition member being movable in an unlocking direction perpendicular to the sliding direction between a locked position in which the first and second locking members engage and a sliding position in which the first and second locking members are disengaged from each other, and the compartment comprising an elastic member biasing the partition member towards the locked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: Faurecia Interierur Industrie
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Morel, David Pereira
  • Patent number: 9038363
    Abstract: The invention relates to a de-icing device for an element of a nacelle of a turbojet engine, including at least one heating resistant mat connected to at least one electrical power source (3) and thus defining an assembly (1) of resistant mats, characterized in that the assembly of resistant mats includes one or more subassemblies of resistant mats, each subassembly in turn including one or more resistant mats of the assembly, and each subassembly of resistive mats having a different ohmic value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: AIRCELLE
    Inventors: David Pereira, Laurence Lemains
  • Publication number: 20150136752
    Abstract: An electrical heating assembly is provided for a defrosting device of an air-intake lip of a turbojet engine nacelle. The electrical heating assembly includes a current-conductive portion and a resistive portion, and the resistive portion includes strips spaced apart one another. Each strip is connected to the current-conductive portion so as to form at least one recess in the resistive portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Marc GEROME, Xavier CAZUC, David PEREIRA
  • Patent number: 8975560
    Abstract: A lip assembly of a turbojet engine nacelle is equipped with at least one electric de-icing system. The lip assembly includes at least one electric heating member, electrically powered through at least one power conductor. Each power-supply conductor is associated with a neutral conductor or “ground” arranged in a regrouped manner adjacent to a corresponding power-supply conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Aircelle
    Inventors: David Pereira, Michel Dunand
  • Patent number: 8955306
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling a plurality of actuators (9a, 9b, 9c) for a movable thrust reverser cowl (1), characterized remarkable in that the position deviation between adjacent actuators is measured in real time, and in that the speed profile of the actuator or actuators in question is adjusted by a position deviation exceeding a predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Aircelle
    Inventors: Hakim Maalioune, David Pereira
  • Patent number: 8939401
    Abstract: A nacelle for a turbojet engine includes an air inlet forward section, a median section surrounding a fan of the turbojet engine, an aft section equipped with a thrust reverser system, a power control unit able to convert a high voltage electric supply into an electric supply towards an electromechanical actuator, and a drive unit for the power control unit which is distinct and separate from the latter and has a control input and a drive output to be connected to the power control unit. The thrust reverser system includes a mobile cowl which, under action of an electromechanical actuator, is able to move from a closed position to an open position in which the mobile cowl opens a passage in the nacelle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Aircelle
    Inventors: David Pereira, Jean Lamarre, Philippe Vancon, Manuel Sanchez
  • Patent number: 8907595
    Abstract: A nacelle for receiving an aircraft engine, the nacelle having a tubular stationary cover and at least one movable portion connected to the stationary cover via movement means for moving the movable portion between a position close to the stationary cover and a position spaced apart therefrom. The movement means have asynchronous motors, each having a stator with windings connected in parallel to a power supply circuit and a rotor having windings, each connected to a resistive load in parallel with a winding of the rotor of each of the other motors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignees: Sagem Defense Securite, Aircelle
    Inventors: Jean-François Weibel, Jérôme Piaton, Pierre Baudu, David Pereira
  • Publication number: 20140209592
    Abstract: A lip assembly of a turbojet engine nacelle is equipped with at least one electric de-icing system. The lip assembly includes at least one electric heating member, electrically powered through at least one power conductor. Each power-supply conductor is associated with a neutral conductor or “ground” arranged in a regrouped manner adjacent to a corresponding power-supply conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: AIRCELLE
    Inventors: David Pereira, Michel Dunand
  • Patent number: 8777155
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electric power supply circuit (1) for a turbojet engine nacelle including at least one electric generator (2) mechanically connected to the shaft of a turbojet engine, said generator being capable of directly supplying electric power to a first electric power device other than a simple monitoring or supervising unit, characterized in that said generator is capable of directly supplying electric power to at least one second electric power device other than a monitoring or supervising unit, as well as to a nacelle including such an electric circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Aircelle
    Inventors: David Pereira, Hakim Maalioune, Vincent Le Coq
  • Patent number: 8686589
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (9) for controlling the maintenance actuators (7a, 7b) of the cowlings of a turbojet engine nacelle of an aircraft, that comprises a first stage (12) to be connected to an electric power network (10) of the aircraft, at least one second power stage (13a, 13b) including converters of a first DC voltage from the first stage (12) into a second DC voltage for powering at least one maintenance actuator (7a, 7b) connected downstream from the device (9), a control means (14) for the first and second stages (12, 13a, 13b), and a means (15) for establishing a communication between the control means (14) and at least one control housing (16a, 16b) so that a user can control the operation of the actuators, the control means being arranged so as to carry out switching operations between a first operation mode in which the second stage(s) (13a, 13b) are powered, and a second standby mode in which the second stage(s) (13a, 13b) are not powered by the first stage (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Aircelle
    Inventor: David Pereira
  • Patent number: 8684305
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for controlling the power supply of at least one aircraft maintenance actuator (7) from an electrical power supply network (10) of the aircraft comprising means (14) for controlling the electrical power supply of at least one maintenance actuator, and means (15) for establishing communication between the control means and at least one control unit (16) allowing a user to control the operation of at least one actuator. The control means are designed to compare the state of at least one control unit with at least one reference state (SBR) and/or an abnormal state (SBE1, SBE2, SBE3) for switching-on purposes, and to prohibit the activation of the actuator if the state of the control unit is different from a reference state (SBR) or corresponds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Aircelle
    Inventor: David Pereira
  • Publication number: 20130119664
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electric power supply circuit (1) for a turbojet engine nacelle including at least one electric generator (2) mechanically connected to the shaft of a turbojet engine, said generator being capable of directly supplying electric power to a first electric power device other than a simple monitoring or supervising unit, characterized in that said generator is capable of directly supplying electric power to at least one second electric power device other than a monitoring or supervising unit, as well as to a nacelle including such an electric circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: AIRCELLE
    Inventors: David Pereira, Hakim Maalioune, Vincent Le Coq
  • Publication number: 20120107109
    Abstract: A nacelle for receiving an aircraft engine, the nacelle having a tubular stationary cover and at least one movable portion connected to the stationary cover via movement means for moving the movable portion between a position close to the stationary cover and a position spaced apart therefrom. The movement means have asynchronous motors, each having a stator with windings connected in parallel to a power supply circuit and a rotor having windings, each connected to a resistive load in parallel with a winding of the rotor of each of the other motors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: AIRCELLE
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Weibel, Jérôme Piaton, Pierre Baudu, David Pereira