Patents by Inventor Francis Bienaime

Francis Bienaime 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: 20230072165
    Abstract: A stator assembly for rotary electrical machine including a stator provided with windings. A sealing and cooling element is overmolded onto the stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Francis Bienaime, Eduardo Carrasco, Alain Boulier, Julien Boisson
  • Publication number: 20230074926
    Abstract: Stator assembly for rotary electrical machine including a stator provided with windings. The stator assembly further includes a protecting sleeve extending around an inner surface of the windings and being made of an amagnetic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Francis Bienaime, Eduardo Carrasco, Alain Boulier, Julien Boisson
  • Publication number: 20230072259
    Abstract: A rotor for rotary electrical machine. The rotor providing a shaft and magnets supported by the shaft. The rotor further provides a protecting sleeve, extending around an outer surface of the magnets and being made at least partially of PEEK or epoxy resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Francis BIENAIME, Eduardo Carrasco, Julien BOISSON, Alain BOULIER
  • Patent number: 11530720
    Abstract: System for controlling at least one active magnetic bearing equipping a rotating machine comprising a rotor and a stator, at least one means for measuring the radial positions of the rotor as a function of the signal from at least one position sensor, and at least two control loops of the active magnetic bearing as a function of the radial positions of the rotor, each control loop of the magnetic bearing being provided with at least one synchronous filter as a function of the rotation speed, and an extended Kalman filter for determining the rotation speed of the rotor with respect to the stator receiving as input, from position sensors, measurements of radial position of the rotor and as a function of measurements of radial position of the rotor performed over a predetermined time at zero rotor rotation speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: SKF Magnetic Mechatronics
    Inventor: Francis Bienaime
  • Publication number: 20210270317
    Abstract: System for controlling at least one active magnetic bearing equipping a rotating machine comprising a rotor and a stator, at least one means for measuring the radial positions of the rotor as a function of the signal from at least one position sensor, and at least two control loops of the active magnetic bearing as a function of the radial positions of the rotor, each control loop of the magnetic bearing being provided with at least one synchronous filter as a function of the rotation speed, and an extended Kalman filter for determining the rotation speed of the rotor with respect to the stator receiving as input, from position sensors, measurements of radial position of the rotor and as a function of measurements of radial position of the rotor performed over a predetermined time at zero rotor rotation speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventor: Francis Bienaime
  • Patent number: 10030702
    Abstract: A magnetic bearing, adapted to equip a rotary apparatus. The magnetic bearing comprises: an actuator sub-assembly provided with a magnetic base and at least three actuator bobbins mounted on the magnetic base, and a sensor sub-assembly provided with at least three magnetic sensors associated with the actuator bobbins. At least one sub-assembly amidst the actuator sub-assembly and the sensor sub-assembly comprises at least three sectors mounted together. Each sector includes at least one actuator bobbin when the sector belongs to the actuator sub-assembly, or at least one magnetic sensor when the sector belongs to the sensor sub-assembly. The invention also concerns a rotary apparatus comprising such a magnetic bearing and a method for manufacturing such a magnetic bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: SKF MAGNETIC MECHATRONICS
    Inventors: Yvon Baucé, Francis Bienaime, Eduardo Carrasco
  • Patent number: 10030703
    Abstract: A magnetic bearing, comprising: a magnetic base; at least three actuator bobbins mounted on the magnetic base; and magnetic sensors associated with the actuator bobbins. At least one magnetic system amidst the magnetic actuators and the magnetic sensors comprises together: a coil holder; a coil wound up around the coil holder; and a connector device integrated to the coil holder and designed for plugging at least one wire. Additionally disclosed is an apparatus comprising such a magnetic bearing and a method for manufacturing such a magnetic bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: SKF MAGNETIC MECHATRONICS
    Inventors: Yvon Baucé, Francis Bienaime, Eduardo Carrasco
  • Publication number: 20160178005
    Abstract: A magnetic bearing, adapted to equip a rotary apparatus. The magnetic bearing comprises: an actuator sub-assembly provided with a magnetic base and at least three actuator bobbins mounted on the magnetic base, and a sensor sub-assembly provided with at least three magnetic sensors associated with the actuator bobbins. At least one sub-assembly amidst the actuator sub-assembly and the sensor sub-assembly comprises at least three sectors mounted together. Each sector includes at least one actuator bobbin when the sector belongs to the actuator sub-assembly, or at least one magnetic sensor when the sector belongs to the sensor sub-assembly. The invention also concerns a rotary apparatus comprising such a magnetic bearing and a method for manufacturing such a magnetic bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: SKF MAGNETIC MECHATRONICS
    Inventors: Yvon BAUCÉ, Francis BIENAIME, Eduardo CARRASCO
  • Publication number: 20160153492
    Abstract: A magnetic bearing, comprising: a magnetic base; at least three actuator bobbins mounted on the magnetic base; and magnetic sensors associated with the actuator bobbins. At least one magnetic system amidst the magnetic actuators and the magnetic sensors comprises together: a coil holder; a coil wound up around the coil holder; and a connector device integrated to the coil holder and designed for plugging at least one wire. Additionally disclosed is an apparatus comprising such a magnetic bearing and a method for manufacturing such a magnetic bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: SKF Magnetic Mechatronics
    Inventors: Yvon BAUCÉ, Francis BIENAIME, Eduardo CARRASCO
  • Patent number: 5597955
    Abstract: A rate gyro or a gyroscope includes a resonator having four mutually parallel identical beams integral with a common square base and projecting from the base at corners of a virtual square. The beams have a same resonant frequency in two directions parallel to the two sides of the square base. It further has first transducers for vibrating each beam in a first direction orthogonal to the beams, connected to a driving circuit and second transducers for detecting an amplitude of vibration of the beams in a second direction each orthogonal to a respective first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 28, 1997
    Assignee: Societe D'Applications Generales D'Electricite et de Mecanique Sagem
    Inventors: Pierre Leger, Olivier Marchais, Francis Bienaime