Patents by Inventor Frédéric Jenson

Frédéric Jenson 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: 11747307
    Abstract: A method for non-destructive testing of a mechanical part by a multi-element transducer having piezoelectric elements, where: for each element e(i) of the transducer, the emission of an ultrasonic wave at a given frequency and measurement, by each element e(j) distinct from the element e(i), of a time-varying signal kij(t) representing the back-scattered ultrasonic wave received by the element e(j); the determination of a first matrix of time-varying components based on measured signals kij(t), i, j=1, . . . , N; the determination of a second matrix of frequency components corresponding to a determined frequency based on the frequency of the ultrasonic wave by applying a Fourier transform to said first matrix; the filtering of said second matrix comprising a projection of it onto a single scattering sub-space determined by means of a numerical calculation using a ray tracing algorithm; and the verification of the integrity of the mechanical part by using said filtered second matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: SAFRAN, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Aurélien Baelde, Claire Prada, Frédéric Jenson
  • Patent number: 11480550
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for the non-destructive mapping of a component, in order to determine an elongation direction of the elongate microstructure of the component at at least one point of interest, characterised in that it comprises at least two successive intensity measurement steps comprising the following steps: a sub-step of rotating a linear transducer into a plurality of angular positions, said linear transducer comprising a plurality of transducer elements, a sub-step of emitting a plurality of elementary ultrasonic beams at each angular position, a sub-step of measuring a plurality of backscattered signals resulting from the backscattering of the elementary ultrasonic beams by said elongate microstructure, the intensity measurement steps making it possible to obtain two series of intensities measured according to two axes of rotation, and in that the method comprises a step of combining the measured series of intensities so as to determine the elongation direction of the microstructure at s
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignees: CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, SAFRAN
    Inventors: Aurelien Baelde, Frederic Jenson, Claire Prada
  • Patent number: 11085900
    Abstract: A method for nondestructively testing a part comprising an elongate microstructure is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignees: SAFRAN, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, ECOLE SUPERIEURE DE PHYSIQUE ET DE CHIMIE, INDUSTRIELLES DE LA VILLE DE PARIS
    Inventors: Aurélien Baelde, Frédéric Jenson, Mathias Fink, Jérôme Laurent, Claire Prada
  • Publication number: 20210239652
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the non-destructive testing of a mechanical part (2) by propagation of ultrasonic waves accomplished by means of a multi-element transducer (3) placed opposite the mechanical part and comprising a plurality of piezoelectric elements e(1), e(2), . . . , e(N), N>1. It comprises: for each element e(i) of the transducer, the emission of an ultrasonic wave at a given frequency and measurement, by each element e(j) distinct from the element e(i), of a time-varying signal kij(t) representing the back-scattered ultrasonic wave received by the element e(j); the determination of a first matrix of time-varying components based on the measured signals kij(t), i,j=1, . . .
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicants: SAFRAN, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Aurélien BAELDE, Claire PRADA, Frédéric JENSON
  • Patent number: 11060860
    Abstract: A method of non-destructively inspecting an adhesively bonded assembly of first, second, and third materials includes generating guided waves in the adhesively bonded assembly and establishing a dispersion curve plot in a first reference frame on the basis of receiving the guided waves. The method further includes comparing the dispersion curve plot with a plurality of reference dispersion curves established in the first reference frame, each of the reference dispersion curves being obtained by generating guided waves in a reference adhesively bonded assembly. Finally, the method includes estimating at least one of the thicknesses of the materials in the adhesively bonded assembly under inspection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignees: SAFRAN, COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Mathieu Loic Ducousso, Frederic Jenson, Bastien Jacques Chapuis, Guillemette Danielle Joelle Marie Ribay, Laura Taupin
  • Patent number: 11047830
    Abstract: A characterization device for non-destructively characterizing a material includes emitter/receiver cells, each cell being able, in an emit mode, to emit ultrasound waves towards the material for characterizing, and, in a receive mode, to receive ultrasound waves that have been transmitted through the material. The non-destructive characterization device includes a ring made up of a plurality of adjacent angular sectors, each angular sector including ultrasound cells stacked in a radial direction of the ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: SAFRAN
    Inventors: Mathieu Loic Ducousso, Frederic Jenson
  • Publication number: 20210025855
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method for the non-destructive mapping of a component, in order to determine an elongation direction of the elongate microstructure of the component at at least one point of interest, characterised in that it comprises at least two successive intensity measurement steps comprising the following steps: a sub-step of rotating a linear transducer into a plurality of angular positions, said linear transducer comprising a plurality of transducer elements, a sub-step of emitting a plurality of elementary ultrasonic beams at each angular position, a sub-step of measuring a plurality of backscattered signals resulting from the backscattering of the elementary ultrasonic beams by said elongate microstructure, the intensity measurement steps making it possible to obtain two series of intensities measured according to two axes of rotation, and in that the method comprises a step of combining the measured series of intensities so as to determine the elongation direction of the microstructure at s
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Aurelien BAELDE, Frederic JENSON, Claire PRADA
  • Publication number: 20200149881
    Abstract: A method of non-destructively inspecting an adhesively bonded assembly of first, second, and third materials includes generating guided waves in the adhesively bonded assembly and establishing a dispersion curve plot in a first reference frame on the basis of receiving the guided waves. The method further includes comparing the dispersion curve plot with a plurality of reference dispersion curves established in the first reference frame, each of the reference dispersion curves being obtained by generating guided waves in a reference adhesively bonded assembly. Finally, the method includes estimating at least one of the thicknesses of the materials in the adhesively bonded assembly under inspection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2017
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicants: SAFRAN, COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Mathieu Loic DUCOUSSO, Frederic JENSON, Bastien Jacques CHAPUIS, Guillemette Danielle Joelle Marie RIBAY, Laura TAUPIN
  • Publication number: 20200088689
    Abstract: A characterization device for non-destructively characterizing a material includes emitter/receiver cells, each cell being able, in an emit mode, to emit ultrasound waves towards the material for characterizing, and, in a receive mode, to receive ultrasound waves that have been transmitted through the material. The non-destructive characterization device includes a ring made up of a plurality of adjacent angular sectors, each angular sector including ultrasound cells stacked in a radial direction of the ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: SAFRAN
    Inventors: Mathieu Loic DUCOUSSO, Frederic JENSON
  • Publication number: 20190360969
    Abstract: A method for nondestructively testing a part comprising an elongate microstructure is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicants: SAFRAN, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, ECOLE SUPERIEURE DE PHYSIQUE ET DE CHIMIE INDUSTRIELLES DE LA VILLE DE PARIS
    Inventors: Aurélien Baelde, Frédéric Jenson, Mathias Fink, Jérôme Laurent, Claire Prada