Patents by Inventor DOMINIQUE PATRICK SAUTRON

DOMINIQUE PATRICK SAUTRON 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: 20230250764
    Abstract: A combustion engine including a combustion chamber, a first bleed air supply, a second bleed air supply, a thermal bus and a turbomachine. The first bleed air supply being fluidly coupled to a first fluid from a portion of the combustion engine upstream of the combustion chamber. The second bleed air supply being fluidly coupled to a second fluid portion of the combustion engine downstream of the combustion chamber. The turbomachine having a compressor and a turbine. The compressor being fluidly coupled to the first bleed air supply. The turbine being fluidly coupled to the second bleed air supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Kevin P. Hallisey, Dominique Patrick Sautron
  • Patent number: 11619177
    Abstract: A combustion engine including at least one combustion chamber, a first bleed air supply fluidly coupled to a portion of the combustion engine upstream the combustion chamber, a second bleed air supply fluidly coupled to a portion of the combustion engine downstream the combustion chamber, a first thermal bus, and a turbomachine including a compressor, a rotary pump, and a first turbine, with the compressor and rotary pump in serial flow arrangement and the rotary pump being fluidly coupled to the first thermal bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems LLC
    Inventors: Kevin P. Hallisey, Dominique Patrick Sautron
  • Patent number: 11486315
    Abstract: A combustion engine including at least one combustion chamber, a first bleed air supply fluidly coupled to a portion of the combustion engine upstream the combustion chamber, a second bleed air supply fluidly coupled to a portion of the combustion engine downstream the combustion chamber, a first thermal bus, and a turbomachine including a compressor, a rotary pump, and a first turbine, with the compressor and rotary pump in serial flow arrangement and the rotary pump being fluidly coupled to the first thermal bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems LLC
    Inventors: Kevin P. Hallisey, Dominique Patrick Sautron
  • Publication number: 20220297841
    Abstract: An aircraft includes an environmental control system having a bleed air inlet, a gas turbine engine having at least one low pressure bleed air supply and at least one high pressure bleed air supply, and a turbo air cycle machine having a first turbine section, a second turbine section, a first compressor section, and second compressor section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventor: Dominique Patrick Sautron
  • Patent number: 11377216
    Abstract: A method and aircraft for providing bleed air to environmental control systems of an aircraft using a gas turbine engine, including determining a bleed air demand for the environmental control systems, selectively supplying low pressure and high pressure bleed air to the environmental control systems, wherein the selectively supplying is controlled such that the conditioned air stream satisfies the determined bleed air demand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems LLC
    Inventor: Dominique Patrick Sautron
  • Publication number: 20220145796
    Abstract: A combustion engine including at least one combustion chamber, a first bleed air supply fluidly coupled to a portion of the combustion engine upstream the combustion chamber, a second bleed air supply fluidly coupled to a portion of the combustion engine downstream the combustion chamber, and a turbomachine comprising a first compressor, a second compressor, and a first turbine mounted to a common shaft, with the first and second compressors in serial flow arrangement. The turbomachine, further comprising an intercooler serially fluidly coupling a portion of the first compressor to a portion of the second compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Kevin P. Hallisey, Dominique Patrick Sautron
  • Publication number: 20220145808
    Abstract: A combustion engine including at least one combustion chamber, a first bleed air supply fluidly coupled to a portion of the combustion engine upstream the combustion chamber, a second bleed air supply fluidly coupled to a portion of the combustion engine downstream the combustion chamber, a first thermal bus, and a turbomachine including a compressor, a rotary pump, and a first turbine, with the compressor and rotary pump in serial flow arrangement and the rotary pump being fluidly coupled to the first thermal bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Kevin P. Hallisey, Dominique Patrick Sautron
  • Publication number: 20220145809
    Abstract: A combustion engine including at least one combustion chamber, a first bleed air supply fluidly coupled to a portion of the combustion engine upstream the combustion chamber, a second bleed air supply fluidly coupled to a portion of the combustion engine downstream the combustion chamber, a first thermal bus, and a turbomachine including a compressor, a rotary pump, and a first turbine, with the compressor and rotary pump in serial flow arrangement and the rotary pump being fluidly coupled to the first thermal bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Kevin P. Hallisey, Dominique Patrick Sautron
  • Patent number: 11305878
    Abstract: An aircraft includes an environmental control system having a bleed air inlet, a gas turbine engine having a low pressure bleed air supply and a high pressure bleed air supply, and a turbo air cycle machine. The turbo air cycle machine includes a compressor fluidly coupled to the low pressure bleed air supply, as well as a turbine fluidly coupled to at least one of the low pressure bleed air supply or the high pressure bleed air supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems LLC
    Inventors: Dominique Patrick Sautron, Julian Alexander Opificius
  • Publication number: 20200331615
    Abstract: An aircraft includes an environmental control system having a bleed air inlet, a gas turbine engine having a low pressure bleed air supply and a high pressure bleed air supply, and a turbo air cycle machine. The turbo air cycle machine includes a compressor fluidly coupled to the low pressure bleed air supply, as well as a turbine fluidly coupled to at least one of the low pressure bleed air supply or the high pressure bleed air supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: DOMINIQUE PATRICK SAUTRON, JULIAN ALEXANDER OPIFICIUS
  • Patent number: 10358221
    Abstract: A method and aircraft for providing bleed air to environmental control systems of an aircraft using a gas turbine engine, including determining a bleed air demand for the environmental control systems, proportionally supplying low pressure and high pressure bleed air to the environmental control systems, wherein the proportional supplying is controlled such that the conditioned air stream satisfies the determined bleed air demand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems LLC
    Inventor: Dominique Patrick Sautron
  • Publication number: 20180057173
    Abstract: A method and aircraft for providing bleed air to environmental control systems of an aircraft using a gas turbine engine, including determining a bleed air demand for the environmental control systems, proportionally supplying low pressure and high pressure bleed air to the environmental control systems, wherein the proportional supplying is controlled such that the conditioned air stream satisfies the determined bleed air demand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Dominique Patrick Sautron
  • Publication number: 20180057170
    Abstract: A method and aircraft for providing bleed air to environmental control systems of an aircraft using a gas turbine engine, including determining a bleed air demand for the environmental control systems, selectively supplying low pressure and high pressure bleed air to the environmental control systems, wherein the selectively supplying is controlled such that the conditioned air stream satisfies the determined bleed air demand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Dominique Patrick Sautron
  • Publication number: 20180057171
    Abstract: A method and aircraft for providing bleed air to environmental control systems of an aircraft using a gas turbine engine, including determining a bleed air demand for the environmental control systems, selectively supplying low pressure and high pressure bleed air to the environmental control systems, wherein the selectively supplying is controlled such that the conditioned air stream satisfies the determined bleed air demand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Dominique Patrick Sautron
  • Publication number: 20180057172
    Abstract: A method and aircraft for providing bleed air to environmental control systems of an aircraft using a gas turbine engine, including determining a bleed air demand for the environmental control systems, selectively supplying low pressure and high pressure bleed air to the environmental control systems, wherein the selectively supplying is controlled such that the conditioned air stream satisfies the determined bleed air demand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: Dominique Patrick Sautron
  • Publication number: 20170233081
    Abstract: A method and aircraft for providing bleed air to environmental control systems of an aircraft using a gas turbine engine, including determining a bleed air demand for the environmental control systems, supplying low pressure and high pressure bleed air to the environmental control systems, wherein the proportional supplying is controlled such that the conditioned air stream meets the determined bleed air demand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: DOMINIQUE PATRICK SAUTRON, JULIAN ALEXANDER OPIFICIUS