Patents by Inventor Didier Locq

Didier Locq 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).

  • Nickel-based superalloy, single-crystal blade and turbomachine
    Patent number: 11725261
    Abstract: The invention relates to a nickel-based superalloy comprising, in percentages by mass, 4.0 to 5.5% rhenium, 1.0 to 3.0 ruthenium, 2.0 to 14.0% cobalt, 0.3 to 1.0% molybdenum, 3.0 to 5.0% chromium, 2.5 to 4.0% tungsten, 4.5 to 6.5% aluminum, 0.50 to 1.50% titanium, 8.0 to 9.0% tantalum, 0.15 to 0.30% hafnium, 0.05 to 0.15% silicon, the balance being nickel and unavoidable impurities. The invention also relates to a single-crystal blade (20A, 20B) comprising such an alloy and a turbomachine (10) comprising such a blade (20A, 20B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignees: SAFRAN, OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALES
    Inventors: Jérémy Rame, Virginie Jaquet, Joël Delautre, Jean-Yves Guedou, Pierre Caron, Odile Lavigne, Didier Locq, Mikael Perrut
  • NICKEL-BASED SUPERALLOY
    Publication number: 20230011910
    Abstract: A Nickel-based superalloy, whose composition includes, in percent by weight of the total composition: Chromium: 10.0-11.25; Cobalt: 11.2-13.7; Molybdenum: 3.1-3.8; Tungsten: 3.1-3.8; Aluminium: 2.9-3.5; Titanium: 4.6-5.6; Niobium: 1.9-2.3; Hafnium: 0.25-0.35; Zirconium: 0.040-0.060; Carbon: 0.010-0.030; Boron: 0.01-0.030; Nickel: remainder as well as unavoidable impurities; the composition being free of tantalum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Anne-Laure ROUFFIE, Jean-Michel Patrick Maurice FRANCHET, Didier LOCQ
  • NICKEL-BASED SUPERALLOY, SINGLE-CRYSTAL BLADE AND TURBOMACHINE
    Publication number: 20220364208
    Abstract: The invention relates to a nickel-based superalloy comprising, in percentages by mass, 4.0 to 5.5% rhenium, 1.0 to 3.0 ruthenium, 2.0 to 14.0% cobalt, 0.3 to 1.0% molybdenum, 3.0 to 5.0% chromium, 2.5 to 4.0% tungsten, 4.5 to 6.5% aluminum, 0.50 to 1.50% titanium, 8.0 to 9.0% tantalum, 0.15 to 0.30% hafnium, 0.05 to 0.15% silicon, the balance being nickel and unavoidable impurities. The invention also relates to a single-crystal blade (20A, 20B) comprising such an alloy and a turbomachine (10) comprising such a blade (20A, 20B).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicants: SAFRAN, OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALES
    Inventors: Jérémy RAME, Virginie JAQUET, Joël DELAUTRE, Jean-Yves GUEDOU, Pierre CARON, Odile LAVIGNE, Didier LOCQ, Mikael PERRUT
  • Nickel-based superalloy, single-crystal blade and turbomachine
    Patent number: 11396685
    Abstract: A nickel-based superalloy comprises, in percentages by mass, 4.0 to 5.5% rhenium, 1.0 to 3.0 ruthenium, 2.0 to 14.0% cobalt, 0.3 to 1.0% molybdenum, 3.0 to 5.0% chromium, 2.5 to 4.0% tungsten, 4.5 to 6.5% aluminum, 0.50 to 1.50% titanium, 8.0 to 9.0% tantalum, 0.15 to 0.30% hafnium, 0.05 to 0.15% silicon, the balance being nickel and unavoidable impurities. A single-crystal blade comprises such an alloy and a turbomachine comprising such a blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignees: SAFRAN, OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALES
    Inventors: Jérémy Rame, Virginie Jaquet, Joël Delautre, Jean-Yves Guedou, Pierre Caron, Odile Lavigne, Didier Locq, Mikael Perrut
  • Nickel-based superalloy, single-crystal blade and turbomachine
    Patent number: 11268170
    Abstract: A nickel-based superalloy comprises, in percentages by mass, 4.0 to 5.5% rhenium, 3.5 to 12.5% cobalt, 0.30 to 1.50% molybdenum, 3.5 to 5.5% chromium, 3.5 to 5.5% tungsten, 4.5 to 6.0% aluminum, 0.35 to 1.50% titanium, 8.0 to 10.5% tantalum, 0.15 to 0.30% hafnium, 0.05 to 0.15% silicon, the balance being nickel and unavoidable impurities. A single-crystal blade comprises such an alloy and a turbomachine comprising such a blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignees: SAFRAN, OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALES
    Inventors: Jérémy Rame, Virginie Jaquet, Joël Delautre, Jean-Yves Guedou, Pierre Caron, Odile Lavigne, Didier Locq, Mikael Perrut
  • NICKEL-BASED SUPERALLOY, SINGLE-CRYSTAL BLADE AND TURBOMACHINE
    Publication number: 20210246533
    Abstract: A nickel-based superalloy comprises, in percentages by mass, 4.0 to 5.5% rhenium, 1.0 to 3.0 ruthenium, 2.0 to 14.0% cobalt, 0.3 to 1.0% molybdenum, 3.0 to 5.0% chromium, 2.5 to 4.0% tungsten, 4.5 to 6.5% aluminum, 0.50 to 1.50% titanium, 8.0 to 9.0% tantalum, 0.15 to 0.30% hafnium, 0.05 to 0.15% silicon, the balance being nickel and unavoidable impurities. A single-crystal blade comprises such an alloy and a turbomachine comprising such a blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicants: SAFRAN, OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALES
    Inventors: Jérémy RAME, Virginie JAQUET, Joël DELAUTRE, Jean-Yves GUEDOU, Pierre CARON, Odile LAVIGNE, Didier LOCQ, Mikael PERRUT
  • NICKEL-BASED SUPERALLOY, SINGLE-CRYSTAL BLADE AND TURBOMACHINE
    Publication number: 20200299808
    Abstract: A nickel-based superalloy comprises, in percentages by mass, 4.0 to 5.5% rhenium, 3.5 to 12.5% cobalt, 0.30 to 1.50% molybdenum, 3.5 to 5.5% chromium, 3.5 to 5.5% tungsten, 4.5 to 6.0% aluminum, 0.35 to 1.50% titanium, 8.0 to 10.5% tantalum, 0.15 to 0.30% hafnium, 0.05 to 0.15% silicon, the balance being nickel and unavoidable impurities. A single-crystal blade comprises such an alloy and a turbomachine comprising such a blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicants: SAFRAN, OFFICE NATIONAL D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AEROSPATIALES
    Inventors: Jérémy RAME, Virginie JAQUET, Joël DELAUTRE, Jean-Yves GUEDOU, Pierre CARON, Odile LAVIGNE, Didier LOCQ, Mikael PERRUT
  • NICKEL-BASED ALLOY
    Publication number: 20070227630
    Abstract: The invention provides alloys or superalloys based on nickel essentially comprising the following elements in the amounts indicated as percentages by weight: Cr: 11.5% to 13.5%; Co: 11.5% to 16.0%; Mo: 3.4% to 5.0%; W: 3.0% to 5.0%; Al: 2.2% to 3.2%; Ti: 3.5% to 5.0%; Nb: 0.5% to 2.0%; Hf: 0.25% to 0.35%; Zr: 0 to 0.07%; C: 0.015% to 0.030%; B: 0.01% to 0.02%; and Ni: complement to 100%. The alloy is for use in the production of turbine or compressor disks for turbo-machines, using powder metallurgy techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicants: SNECMA, ARMINES, ONERA(OFF NAT D'ETUDES ET DE RECHERCHES AEROS)
    Inventors: Isabelle Augustins Lecallier, Pierre Caron, Jean-yves Guedou, Didier Locq, Loeiz Naze