Patents by Inventor Eric Stéphan Bil

Eric Stéphan Bil 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).

  • BLEEDING OF AIR VIA THE DIFFUSER OF A CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR OF A TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20110314828
    Abstract: Diffuser intended to straighten the flow of air issuing from a centrifugal compressor in a turbine engine, the said diffuser having a cylindrical shape and comprising a first part having the form of two substantially parallel discs extending substantially radially relative to the axis of symmetry of the diffuser, a second bent part and a third part intended to open out into a downstream cavity, positioned downstream of the said diffuser and fed with air issuing from the said compressor, characterized in that the first part is traversed by a plurality of channels distributed evenly over its circumference and opening out on its downstream face so as to bring the air contained in the said downstream cavity into communication with a bleed cavity situated upstream of the said diffuser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Eric Stéphan BIL, Jean-Francois Rios, Delphine Roussin-Leroux
  • Cooled turbine blade
    Patent number: 6328531
    Abstract: A cooled turbine blade comprising a platform and an aerofoil portion has a rebate formed in the aerofoil portion near the trailing edge on the pressure face side. This rebate extends from the platform to the blade tip, and slots for the escape of cooling air from an internal cavity of the aerofoil portion open into the rebate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Societe Nationale d'Etude et de Construction de Moteurs d'Aviation “Snecma”
    Inventors: Christian Bernard Bariaud, Eric Stéphan Bil