Patents by Inventor Eric Philippe
Eric Philippe 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).
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Patent number: 12251917Abstract: A method for manufacturing a composite panel is described. The method includes producing a first wall, a second wall, a third wall and a fourth wall from composite materials including an oxide matrix and long oxide fibres; from the first and second walls, producing a cellular core including a plurality of cells, each cell including a first end and an opposing second end, covering the first and second ends of the cells of the cellular core with the third wall and the fourth wall, respectively, so as to close the ends of said cells.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2019Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: SAFRAN CERAMICSInventors: Aurélia Clerambourg, Eric Bouillon, Eric Philippe
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Patent number: 12241184Abstract: The invention relates to a three-dimensionally woven multilayer fibrous structure (20) having the same number of warp yarns woven at any level along the warp direction, the fibrous structure (20) comprising, in the warp direction, a first part (22) and a second part (24), the first part (22) having a thickness measured in a direction perpendicular to the warp and weft directions, greater than the second part (24), characterised in that the spacing between two weft planes along the warp direction is greater in the second part than in the first part (22), and in that the number of weft yarns is lower in the second part (24) than in the first part (22).Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2020Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: SAFRAN CERAMICSInventors: Thierry Guy Xavier Tesson, Eric Philippe, Marie Lefebvre, Aline Planckeel
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Patent number: 12172339Abstract: A tool for manufacturing a ceramic matrix composite part by injecting a slurry, the tool includes an injection chamber intended to receive at least one fibrous preform to be densified, wherein the injection chamber includes first injection ports which are formed in a first side of the injection chamber for injecting the slurry into the injection chamber, the first injection ports being distributed along the first side of the injection chamber; the injection chamber includes first drainage ports which are formed on the first side of the injection chamber for draining a liquid phase of the slurry from the injection chamber, the first drainage ports being distributed along the first side of the injection chamber; and the tool includes a first filtration element which is located on the first side of the injection chamber and which is located opposite the first drainage ports.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2019Date of Patent: December 24, 2024Assignee: SAFRAN CERAMICSInventors: Eric Philippe, Medhy Damien Bounia, Aurélia Clerambourg
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Patent number: 12110256Abstract: A process for manufacturing a part made of composite material with a matrix at least predominantly made of ceramic includes producing a fibrous structure by three-dimensional or multilayer weaving; shaping the fibrous structure to form a fibrous preform core; depositing an interphase on the fibers of the preform core; consolidating the preform core by partial densification of the core including the formation of a matrix phase by chemical vapor infiltration or by a liquid process; depositing a powder of ceramic particles in the porosity of the preform core; draping one or more layers of pre-impregnated non-woven fibers over all or part of the outer surface of the preform core; heat treatment of the preform core and of the pre-impregnated layer(s) to form a hybrid fibrous preform; further densifying by infiltration of the hybrid fibrous preform with an infiltration composition containing at least silicon to obtain a ceramic matrix composite part.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2019Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: SAFRAN CERAMICSInventors: Eric Bouillon, Eric Philippe, Gildas Garnier, Maxime François Roger Carlin, Michael Verrilli
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Patent number: 12053957Abstract: A process for manufacturing a composite material part includes formation of a fibrous texture from refractory ceramic fibres, placement of the fibrous texture in a mould with interposition of a filtration layer between the fibrous texture and a discharge port, the filtration layer including a partially densified fibrous structure, pressure injection of a slurry containing a powder of refractory ceramic particles into the fibrous texture, drainage by the filtration layer of the slurry solvent having passed through the fibrous texture and retention of the powder of refractory ceramic particles within the texture by the filtration layer to obtain a fibrous preform including the fibrous texture filled with refractory ceramic particles and the filtration layer, heat treatment of the refractory ceramic particles present in the fibrous texture of the preform to form a composite material part including the fibrous texture densified by a refractory ceramic matrix and the filtration layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: SAFRAN CERAMICSInventors: Eric Philippe, Medhy Damien Bounia, Aurélia Clerambourg, Paul Carminati
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Patent number: 11802089Abstract: A process for manufacturing a ceramic matrix composite part, includes infiltrating a fibrous structure including a powder composition with a melt infiltration composition including at least silicon in order to form a ceramic matrix in the porosity of the fibrous structure, the powder composition including at least silicon carbide particles, wherein the silicon carbide particles have a bimodal size distribution with a first set of silicon carbide particles having a first average size and a second set of silicon carbide particles having a second average size smaller than the first average size, the number of particles in the first set being greater than the number of particles in the second set.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2019Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: SAFRAN CERAMICSInventors: Aurélia Clerambourg, Emilie Mendez, Eric Philippe, Denis Vicien
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Patent number: 11667089Abstract: The invention relates to the production of a composite material of a lobed structure (10) of a flow mixer which comprises a portion having a plurality of lobes (17, 19). For this purpose, a fibrous preform containing a resin will be produced in a simple geometric configuration of developable revolution. This is an intermediate state. By exploiting the thermoformable or thermosetting nature of the resin, the geometry of this intermediate preform is modified to deform it with limited offsets towards the final geometry.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: SAFRAN CERAMICSInventors: Gaël Bouchy, Eric Philippe
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Patent number: 11608299Abstract: A method for producing a hollow part made of a ceramic matrix composite material. The method includes shaping a hollow fibrous preform. A core of oxidizable material is housed or inserted into the preform. The method also includes consolidating the preform and extracting the core by oxidising the core.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2018Date of Patent: March 21, 2023Assignee: Safran CeramicsInventors: Matthieu Arnaud Gimat, Rémy Dupont, Maxime François Roger Carlin, Eric Philippe, Benjamin Lacombe
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Patent number: 11555040Abstract: The invention is directed to compounds of formula (I), and salts thereof. The compounds are inhibitors of kinase activity, in particular PI3-kinase activity.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2018Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: GlaxoSmithKline Intellectual Property Development LimitedInventors: Andrew Baxter, Sophie Marie Bertrand, Matthew Campbell, Kenneth David Down, Curt Dale Haffner, Julie Nicole Hamblin, Zoe Alicia Henley, William Henry Miller, Eric Philippe Andre Talbot, Jonathan Andrew Taylor
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Publication number: 20220324875Abstract: The invention is directed to compounds of formula (I), and salts thereof. The compounds are inhibitors of kinase activity, in particular PI3-kinase activity.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2018Publication date: October 13, 2022Applicant: GLAXOSMITHKLINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LIMITEDInventors: Andrew BAXTER, Sophie Marie BERTRAND, Matthew CAMPBELL, Kenneth David DOWN, Curt Dale HAFFNER, Julie Nicole HAMBLIN, Zoe Alicia HENLEY, William Henry MILLER, Eric Philippe Andre TALBOT, Jonathan Andrew TAYLOR
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Publication number: 20210323295Abstract: A method for manufacturing a composite panel is described. The method includes producing a first wall, a second wall, a third wall and a fourth wall from composite materials including an oxide matrix and long oxide fibres; from the first and second walls, producing a cellular core including a plurality of cells, each cell including a first end and an opposing second end, covering the first and second ends of the cells of the cellular core with the third wall and the fourth wall, respectively, so as to close the ends of said cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2019Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: SAFRAN CERAMICSInventors: Aurélia Clerambourg, Eric Bouillon, Eric Philippe
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Patent number: 11090968Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a multilayer data medium (1), in which method: a multilayer data medium, including at least one transparent security layer (16), and at least one marking layer (17), sensitive to electromagnetic-marking radiation (5), are selected; the transparent security layer (16) includes at least one semi-transparent printed image including at least one thermochromic dye; at least one marking (30) is made using the electromagnetic-marking radiation, through the printed image; the semi-transparent printed image reveals, in a first state referred to as the inactivated state, at least one semi-transparent visible pattern that makes it possible, after the marking step, to view the marking (30) through the image, the pattern not being visible in a second state, referred to as the activated state. The invention also relates to a multilayer data medium (1).Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2015Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Illinois Tool Works Inc.Inventors: Eric Philippe, Laurence Bes
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Patent number: 11045974Abstract: A process for manufacturing a composite part includes arranging a fibrous preform in a mold including an impregnation chamber which includes in its lower part a filter by making a first face of the preform rest on the filter, the impregnation chamber being closed by a flexible membrane placed opposite a second face of the preform, the membrane separating the impregnation chamber from a compaction chamber. The process further includes injecting a compression fluid into the compaction chamber so as to apply a first pressure on the membrane and injecting a slurry including ceramic particles into the impregnation chamber with a second pressure while maintaining the injection of the compression fluid, the second injection pressure of the slurry being lower than the first pressure on the membrane.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: SAFRAN CERAMICSInventors: Eric Philippe, Paul Carminati, Medhy Damien Bounia, Bertrand Desjoyeaux
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Patent number: 10768924Abstract: Implementations directed to providing a computer-implemented method for automating vehicle feature updates, the method being executed by one or more processors and comprising receiving telematics data identifying an actual usage of a vehicle; performing a gap analysis between the actual usage of the vehicle and an expected usage of the vehicle; determining a feature update based on the gap analysis; providing the feature update to a product engineering module when the feature cannot be implemented by a software update; and providing the feature update to an onboard computer system when the feature can be implemented by a software update.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions LimitedInventors: Matthew Thomas Short, Sunny Webb, Eric Philippe Henri Schaeffer, Robert Krueger, Teodoro Lio, Scott Anthony Ellsworth
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Publication number: 20200270180Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a hollow part made of a ceramic matrix composite material comprising the steps of: shaping a hollow fibrous preform, a core of oxidizable material being housed or inserted into the preform (E1); consolidating said preform (E3, E4); and extracting the core by oxidising said core (E5).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2018Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: Safran CeramicsInventors: Matthieu Arnaud Gimat, Rémy Dupont, Maxime François Roger Carlin, Eric Philippe, Benjamin Lacombe
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Publication number: 20200125356Abstract: Implementations directed to providing a computer-implemented method for automating vehicle feature updates, the method being executed by one or more processors and comprising receiving telematics data identifying an actual usage of a vehicle; performing a gap analysis between the actual usage of the vehicle and an expected usage of the vehicle; determining a feature update based on the gap analysis; providing the feature update to a product engineering module when the feature cannot be implemented by a software update; and providing the feature update to an onboard computer system when the feature can be implemented by a software update.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Matthew Thomas Short, Sunny Webb, Eric Philippe Henri Schaeffer, Robert Krueger, Teodoro Lio, Scott Anthony Ellsworth
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Patent number: 10612186Abstract: A method of fabricating a curved cellular structure includes making an expandable fiber structure by multilayer weaving between layers of warp yarns and layers of weft yarns, the structure having zones of non-interlinking extending in the thickness of the structure, the non-interlinking zones spaced apart from one another by portions of interlinking between layers of weft yarns, the portions of interlinking offset by one or more weft yarns in a direction parallel to the direction of the layers of weft yarns between each series of these planes; impregnating the fiber structure with a resin; expanding the fiber structure on support tooling to form a cell in the fiber structure at each zone of non-interlinking, the tooling also presenting a curved shape corresponding to the shape of the cellular structure that is to be fabricated; and polymerizing the resin of the fiber structure to form a curved cellular structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2014Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: SAFRAN CERAMICSInventors: Stéphanie Fouquet, Sébastien Jimenez, Eric Philippe, François Charleux
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Patent number: 10545751Abstract: Implementations directed to providing a computer-implemented method for automating vehicle feature updates, the method being executed by one or more processors and comprising receiving telematics data identifying an actual usage of a vehicle; performing a gap analysis between the actual usage of the vehicle and an expected usage of the vehicle; determining a feature update based on the gap analysis; providing the feature update to a product engineering module when the feature cannot be implemented by a software update; and providing the feature update to an onboard computer system when the feature can be implemented by a software update.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2018Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions LimitedInventors: Matthew Thomas Short, Sunny Webb, Eric Philippe Henri Schaeffer, Robert Krueger, Teodoro Lio, Scott Anthony Ellsworth
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Patent number: 10506469Abstract: A user plane selection mechanism is provided that leverages an in-band load balancing scheme, e.g., Segment Routing Load Balancing (SRLB). Information in the form of segment identifiers (complemented by metadata) is passed to the components. As a result, the effective user plane function selection can be done in-band at the transport level.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2018Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: Guillaume Gottardi, William Mark Townsley, Eric Philippe Hamel, Yoann Desmouceaux, Pierre Pfister
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Patent number: 10489753Abstract: An electronic transaction method, funds transfer apparatus and method for facilitating a funds transfer. The methods comprise sending information from a purchaser or payor to a funds transfer system separate from a vendor system or payee, validating and confirming personal financial information at the funds transfer system, and transferring funds from a purchaser or payor account to the vendor or a payee account without exposing either party's financial and account information to the other. Additionally, a funds transfer apparatus is disclosed comprising connections to a payor and payee system and mechanisms for receiving and validating party and transaction information and a mechanism for transferring funds from one party to the other.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2012Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignees: The Western Union Company, First Data CorporationInventors: Terry Allen-Rouman, Jack Michael Arrington, Keval Desai, Robert Edwin Dravenstott, Wendy D. Larson, Scott J. Levokove, John Joseph Mascavage, III, Peter Eric Philipp, Margaret Morgan Weichert