Patents by Inventor Didier Noel Durand

Didier Noel Durand 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: 11707808
    Abstract: An upstream rail of a turbine engine turbine casing, which includes a casing body extending along a longitudinal axis, includes a base including a radial face, extending substantially radially from the casing body, a plate including an upper face, extending substantially along the longitudinal axis, a connection portion between the base and the plate, including a concave face connecting the radial and upper faces, the concave and radial faces extending on either side of an edge. The upstream rail is repaired through a method including covering a surface with a solder, the surface including the upper and concave faces such that the solder extends until the edge, and machining the covered surface, in a single action, in a direction toward the radial face, so as to reshape the surface, wherein the machining of the covered surface is performed on a portion of the radial face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Nicolas Daniel Delaporte, Marina Wilma Bilioniere, Thierry Michel Breugnot, Didier Noël Durand
  • Patent number: 11098613
    Abstract: A retention device for at least one cooling tube of a cooling system of a turbomachine casing, the casing extending around an axial direction of the turbomachine, the retention device includes a fixing plate suited to being made integral with the casing and a retention element for the cooling tube. The retention device includes an adjustment system configured to adjust the relative position of the retention element with respect to the fixing plate and to absorb a relative movement between the retention element and the fixing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Didier Noël Durand, Nicolas Delaporte, Anthony Pierre Beguin
  • Patent number: 10871079
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sealing assembly for a turbine engine, comprising a wheel mounted inside a sectorised ring carrying an abradable material, having at an axial end an annular groove (14) in which a circumferential rail of the casing is engaged, sealing members being partly engaged in a recess (19) of a circumferential edge of a ring sector and another part thereof being engaged in a recess of a circumferential edge circumferentially opposite a circumferentially adjacent ring sector, characterised in that each sealing member comprises an axial end portion (180a) arranged radially between the circumferential rail and two adjacent ring sectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Nicolas Daniel Delaporte, Anthony Pierre Beguin, Didier Noël Durand
  • Publication number: 20200359793
    Abstract: An upstream rail of a turbine engine turbine casing, which includes a casing body extending along a longitudinal axis, includes a base including a radial face, extending substantially radially from the casing body, a plate including an upper face, extending substantially along the longitudinal axis, a connection portion between the base and the plate, including a concave face connecting the radial and upper faces, the concave and radial faces extending on either side of an edge. The upstream rail is repaired through a method including covering a surface with a solder, the surface including the upper and concave faces such that the solder extends until the edge, and machining the covered surface, in a single action, in a direction toward the radial face, so as to reshape the surface, wherein the machining of the covered surface is performed on a portion of the radial face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Nicolas Daniel DELAPORTE, Marina Wilma BILIONIERE, Thierry Michel BREUGNOT, Didier Noël DURAND
  • Publication number: 20200362725
    Abstract: A retention device for at least one cooling tube of a cooling system of a turbomachine casing, the casing extending around an axial direction of the turbomachine, the retention device includes a fixing plate suited to being made integral with the casing and a retention element for the cooling tube. The retention device includes an adjustment system configured to adjust the relative position of the retention element with respect to the fixing plate and to absorb a relative movement between the retention element and the fixing plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Didier Noël DURAND, Nicolas DELAPORTE, Anthony Pierre BEGUIN
  • Patent number: 10759010
    Abstract: A method for repairing an upstream rail of a turbine engine turbine casing, the casing including a casing body extending along a longitudinal axis, the upstream rail including: a base including a radial surface, extending substantially radially from the casing body; a plate including an upper surface, extending substantially along the longitudinal axis; and a connection portion between the base and the plate, including a concave surface connecting the radial surface and the upper surface, the concave surface and the radial surface extending on either side of an edge, the method including: covering a surface with a solder, the surface including the upper surface and the concave surface, such that the solder extends substantially until the edge; and a step of machining the covered surface, in a single action, in the direction of the radial surface, and at least until the edge, so as to reshape the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Nicolas Daniel Delaporte, Marina Wilma Bilioniere, Thierry Michel Breugnot, Didier Noël Durand
  • Patent number: 10618665
    Abstract: A turbomachine casing (10) comprising an endoscopy port (12) and a member (14) mounted on and fixed to the casing and comprising a duct (16) that communicates with the port and that comprises an internal thread into which a cap (28) can be screwed, and means (22, 26) for fixing the member to the casing, characterised in that it further comprises a cover (30) mounted on the member and at least partially covering the fixing means in order to hinder, or indeed prevent, access to same when the cover is mounted on the member, the cover being arranged to allow free access to the duct when the cap is not screwed into the duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Florence Irene Noelle Leutard, Didier Noel Durand, Thibault Jamon
  • Patent number: 10550712
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vane for a turbine engine, comprising a body (170) locally defining a blade provided at the radially outer end with a root (33), characterised in that it also comprises at least one sealing element (39) extending beyond the radially outer end of the root and connected to an area of the root by means of a movable mechanical link (37).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Safran Aircraft Engines
    Inventors: Didier Noël Durand, Olivier Jean Daniel Baumas, Nicolas Daniel Delaporte
  • Publication number: 20190085713
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sealing assembly for a turbine engine, comprising a wheel mounted inside a sectorised ring carrying an abradable material, having at an axial end an annular groove (14) in which a circumferential rail of the casing is engaged, sealing members being partly engaged in a recess (19) of a circumferential edge of a ring sector and another part thereof being engaged in a recess of a circumferential edge circumferentially opposite a circumferentially adjacent ring sector, characterised in that each sealing member comprises an axial end portion (180a) arranged radially between the circumferential rail and two adjacent ring sectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Nicolas Daniel DELAPORTE, Anthony Pierre BEGUIN, Didier Noël DURAND
  • Publication number: 20180058258
    Abstract: A vane (54) for a turbomachine, comprises an aerodynamic profile (61) formed from a body (70) made from a first material, and an add-on part (74) fixed to the body (70) by brazing and made from a second material. The add-on part (74) is housed in a recess (72) formed in a median part of an end part (73) of the body (70), between extreme parts (73A, 73B) of the end part, such that the add-on part (74) forms a median portion of the leading edge (62) of the aerodynamic profile (61). The second material has a coefficient of linear thermal expansion along the direction of the leading edge greater than that of the first material, at a normal operating temperature of the vane (54), which reduces risks of cracks appearing in the aerodynamic profile (61).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: Didier Noël Durand, Nicolas Daniel Delaporte, Olivier Jean Daniel Baumas
  • Publication number: 20170335709
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vane for a turbine engine, comprising a body (170) locally defining a blade provided at the radially outer end with a root (33), characterised in that it also comprises at least one sealing element (39) extending beyond the radially outer end of the root and connected to an area of the root by means of a movable mechanical link (37).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Didier Noël Durand, Olivier Jean Daniel Bauma, Nicolas Daniel Delaporte
  • Publication number: 20170312868
    Abstract: A method for repairing an upstream rail of a turbine engine turbine casing, the casing including a casing body extending along a longitudinal axis, the upstream rail including: a base including a radial surface, extending substantially radially from the casing body; a plate including an upper surface, extending substantially along the longitudinal axis; and a connection portion between the base and the plate, including a concave surface connecting the radial surface and the upper surface, the concave surface and the radial surface extending on either side of an edge, the method including: covering a surface with a solder, the surface including the upper surface and the concave surface, such that the solder extends substantially until the edge; and a step of machining the covered surface, in a single action, in the direction of the radial surface, and at least until the edge, so as to reshape the surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Nicolas Daniel DELAPORTE, Marina Wilma BILIONIERE, Thierry Michel BREUGNOT, Didier Noël DURAND
  • Patent number: 9562441
    Abstract: A device for preventing rotation of a segment of nozzle guide vanes assembly in a form of an annulus sector housed inside an annular casing of a turbo machine with interposing of a heat shield sheet between an internal wall of the casing and an external wall of the segment of nozzle guide vanes assembly, the device including a rotation-proofing peg fitted both into a notch formed in the segment of nozzle guide vanes assembly and in a housing formed in the casing, the heat shield sheet including a tab resting against the rotation-proofing peg. A surface portion radially between the tab and the internal wall of the casing forms an end stop in event of a possible radial movement of the heat shield sheet while the turbo machine is in operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Thierry Michel Breugnot, Didier Noel Durand, Florence Irene Noelle Leutard
  • Publication number: 20160194088
    Abstract: A turbomachine casing (10) comprising an endoscopy port (12) and a member (14) mounted on and fixed to the casing and comprising a duct (16) that communicates with the port and that comprises an internal thread into which a cap (28) can be screwed, and means (22, 26) for fixing the member to the casing, characterised in that it further comprises a cover (30) mounted on the member and at least partially covering the fixing means in order to hinder, or indeed prevent, access to same when the cover is mounted on the member, the cover being arranged to allow free access to the duct when the cap is not screwed into the duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Florence Irene Noelle LEUTARD, Didier Noel DURAND, Thibault JAMON
  • Patent number: 9062553
    Abstract: A blade sector of a turbine distributor to be carried by a turbine casing of an aeronautical turbine engine, including a front connection mechanism and a rear connection mechanism, wherein the front connection mechanism is adapted so as to bear against a holder carried by the turbine casing. The sector further includes an anti-wear device formed by a piece of a metal material surrounding the front end of the front connection mechanism and provided between the front connection mechanism and the holder to ensure a sliding contact between the two parts. The anti-wear device is axially maintained in position on the blade sector using an attachment mechanism engaging with the front connection mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Olivier Jean Daniel Baumas, Didier Noel Durand, Eric Herzer, Patrick Jacques Rossi
  • Patent number: 9027876
    Abstract: A device for suspending a turbojet casing, the device including a shouldered pin extending through aligned orifices of two lugs of a clevis secured to the casing. A protection piece for providing protection against wear is mounted on each lug of the clevis and has the shouldered pin passing therethrough, the protection piece being prevented from moving in rotation on the lug by co-operating shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Snecma
    Inventors: Didier Noël Durand, Gaël Evain, Florence Irène Noëlle Leutard, Arnaud Martin
  • Publication number: 20140077027
    Abstract: A device for suspending a turbojet casing, the device including a shouldered pin extending through aligned orifices of two lugs of a clevis secured to the casing. A protection piece for providing protection against wear is mounted on each lug of the clevis and has the shouldered pin passing therethrough, the protection piece being prevented from moving in rotation on the lug by co-operating shapes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Didier Noël Durand, Gaël Evain, Florence Irène Noëlle Leutard, Arnaud Martin
  • Publication number: 20130078086
    Abstract: A device for preventing rotation of a segment of nozzle guide vanes assembly in a form of an annulus sector housed inside an annular casing of a turbo machine with interposing of a heat shield sheet between an internal wall of the casing and an external wall of the segment of nozzle guide vanes assembly, the device including a rotation-proofing peg fitted both into a notch formed in the segment of nozzle guide vanes assembly and in a housing formed in the casing, the heat shield sheet including a tab resting against the rotation-proofing peg. A surface portion radially between the tab and the internal wall of the casing forms an end stop in event of a possible radial movement of the heat shield sheet while the turbo machine is in operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Thierry Michel Breugnot, Didier Noel Durand, Florence Irene Noelle Leutard
  • Publication number: 20120128481
    Abstract: A blade sector of a turbine distributor to be carried by a turbine casing of an aeronautical turbine engine, including a front connection mechanism and a rear connection mechanism, wherein the front connection mechanism is adapted so as to bear against a holder carried by the turbine casing. The sector further includes an anti-wear device formed by a piece of a metal material surrounding the front end of the front connection mechanism and provided between the front connection mechanism and the holder to ensure a sliding contact between the two parts. The anti-wear device is axially maintained in position on the blade sector using an attachment mechanism engaging with the front connection mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Olivier,Jean Daniel Baumas, Didier Noel Durand, Eric Herzer, Patrick Jacques Rossi
  • Patent number: 7866943
    Abstract: Device for attaching ring sectors (20) to a turbine casing (16) in a turbomachine, comprising, at the upstream ends of the ring sectors (20), circumferential coupling means (70, 72) engaged on a casing rail (50) and clamped axially onto the casing rail by a C-section annular locking member (80) engaged axially on the casing rail and on the ring sector coupling means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Didier Noel Durand, Dominique Gehan