Patents by Inventor Didier Boucachard

Didier Boucachard 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: 5387471
    Abstract: A coating for a part made of a nickel alloy of the following type: Cr: 15% to 20%, Co: 8% to 20%, Mo: 1.5% to 4%, Ti: 3% to 5%, Al: 3% to 3.5%, W: .ltoreq.3.8%, Fe: .ltoreq.1.2%, Nb: .ltoreq.0.9%, C: .ltoreq.0.1%, B: .ltoreq.0.01%, and Ta: .ltoreq.2.8%, the remainder being Ni, the coating having hardness of about 400 HV and including a plurality of layers (5', 5") of a wear-resistant cobalt-containing material of the following type: C: <1%, Cr: 26% to 30%, W: 18% to 21%, Ni: 4% to 6%, V: 0.75% to 1.15%, Fe: .ltoreq.3%, Mn .ltoreq.1%, Si: .ltoreq.1%, and B: .ltoreq.0.05%, the remainder being Co, said coating being characterized in that a buffer layer (5) is disposed between the part and the cobalt-containing layers (5', 5"), which buffer layer is made from a pre-alloyed powder having the following composition: Si: 0.7% to 2.9%, Cr: 11% to 26%, Fe: 0.5% to 3%, C: 0.35% to 0.85%, B: 0.3% to 1.35%, Ni: 20% to 69%, W: 3.6% to 16.8%, Mn .ltoreq.0.8%, and Co: 7% to 41.5%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1995
    Assignee: European Gas Turbines SA
    Inventors: Emmanuel Kerrand, Vincent Le Castrec, Didier Boucachard
  • Patent number: 5372861
    Abstract: A method of coating a notch in an "upsidedown Z-shape" part of nickel alloy, said notch being constituted by a rounded end wall in the hollow of the "upsidedown Z-shape" followed by a plane wall corresponding to the intermediate portion of the "upsidedown Z-shape" in which a plurality of layers of anti-wear metal material are deposited on said plane wall of the notch. Deposition is performed by a laser whose beam forms a constant angle with the jet of powder. While depositing the first layer the laser beam forms an angle .alpha..sub.1 of several tens of degrees with the normal to the plane wall. While depositing subsequent layers the laser beam initially forms an angle .alpha..sub.3 close to the normal to the rounded portion before being tilted up to the angle .alpha..sub.1, which it then retains throughout the remainder of the pass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1994
    Assignee: European Gas Turbines SA
    Inventors: Emmanuel Kerrand, Frederic Cariou, Didier Boucachard