Patents by Inventor Franck Maze

Franck Maze 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: 20240367355
    Abstract: Tooling for manufacturing an air deflection cascade for a thrust reverser system of an aircraft nacelle includes a plurality of spars, each spar being connected to at least one adjacent spar by a plurality of deflection vanes. The tooling includes at least one molding bar and at least one molding column of a row of vanes, comprising two opposing lateral faces extending along the longitudinal direction of the tooling, and comprising molding cavities. The tooling includes a fixed structure on which the molding bar and the molding column are mounted. The fixed structure enabling a translational movement, along a transverse direction of the tooling, of the molding bar. The tooling includes a compression device to provide the compression of elements made of a composite material arranged in the tooling and intended to form at least one part of the cascade to be manufactured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2024
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: Safran Nacelles
    Inventors: Mathieu PREAU, Bertrand DESJOYEAUX, Franck MAZE, Mickaël SOREL
  • Patent number: 12122106
    Abstract: Tooling for manufacture of an apertured element made of a composite material includes first and second sole plates and tooling elements. Each sole plate is configured to be placed on either side of the apertured element to be manufactured. The tooling elements are placed between the first and second sole plates. The tooling elements include at least one core and peripheral bars. The core is configured to delimit a cell of the apertured element to be manufactured. The core is movable in translation along the first and second sole plates. The peripheral bars are placed on a periphery of the core and configured to delimit the apertured element to be manufactured. At least one peripheral bar is movable in translation along the first and second sole plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Safran Nacelles
    Inventors: Bertrand Desjoyeaux, Mickaël Sorel, Franck Maze, Géraldine Oliveux
  • Publication number: 20220314558
    Abstract: Tooling for manufacture of an apertured element made of a composite material includes first and second sole plates and tooling elements. Each sole plate is configured to be placed on either side of the apertured element to be manufactured. The tooling elements are placed between the first and second sole plates. The tooling elements include at least one core and peripheral bars. The core is configured to delimit a cell of the apertured element to be manufactured. The core is movable in translation along the first and second sole plates. The peripheral bars are placed on a periphery of the core and configured to delimit the apertured element to be manufactured. At least one peripheral bar is movable in translation along the first and second sole plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: Safran Nacelles
    Inventors: Bertrand DESJOYEAUX, Mickaël SOREL, Franck MAZE, Géraldine OLIVEUX
  • Patent number: 11400666
    Abstract: A laser projection method and device for drape-molding a part on a mold includes encoders to determine the theoretical position of calibration patterns according to a displacement of the mold such that a laser projector is automatically recalibrated when the mold is repositioned during the drape-molding operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Safran Nacelles
    Inventors: Franck Maze, Maxime Coin, François Le Houerou
  • Publication number: 20190389156
    Abstract: A laser projection method and device for drape-molding a part on a mold includes encoders to determine the theoretical position of calibration patterns according to a displacement of the mold such that a laser projector is automatically recalibrated when the mold is repositioned during the drape-molding operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: Safran Nacelles
    Inventors: Franck MAZE, Maxime COIN, François LE HOUEROU
  • Patent number: 9162747
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing a sound attenuation panel having a first cellular core structure and a second cellular core structure joined in a junction area (J). The method includes: a) a joining edge of the first cellular core structure is joined to a corresponding joining edge of the second cellular core structure, thereby forming the junction area; b) the first cellular core structure and the second cellular core structure are placed between an inner skin and an outer skin of the panel. In particular, the method further has a step prior to step a), in which one junction reinforcement is inserted between the joining edge of the first cellular core structure and the corresponding joining edge of the second cellular core structure in the junction area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: AIRCELLE
    Inventors: Franck Maze, John Moutier
  • Patent number: 8871839
    Abstract: A method for heating a composite material area to be repaired includes placing a primary heating pad on the area to be repaired, and placing one or more satellite heating pads on the periphery of the primary pad in a manner that the satellite heating pads are adjacent to the edges of the primary pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Aircelle
    Inventors: Emmanuel Anfray, Franck Maze
  • Publication number: 20140083798
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing a sound attenuation panel having a first cellular core structure and a second cellular core structure joined in a junction area (J), the first and second cellular core structures. The method includes: a) a joining edge of the first cellular core structure is joined to a corresponding joining edge of the second cellular core structure, thereby forming the junction area; b) the first cellular core structure and the second cellular core structure are placed between an inner skin and an outer skin of the panel. In particular, the method further has a step prior to step a), in which one junction reinforcement is inserted between the joining edge of the first cellular core structure and the corresponding joining edge of the second cellular core structure in the junction area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: AIRCELLE
    Inventors: Franck MAZE, John MOUTIER
  • Patent number: 8636107
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for repairing a portion of an acoustic panel for a nacelle of an aircraft turbojet engine. The panel includes an acoustic skin in which a plurality of acoustic holes are drilled, a solid skin, and a cellular acoustic structure. The cellular acoustic structure, being arranged between the acoustic skin and the solid skin, has a plurality of cells, each of which has one or more drainage openings arranged in one or more of the walls forming each cell. The method includes a step of: defining a part of the acoustic panel to be cut; forming a cutting area closed by the acoustic skin; injecting a resin through the acoustic holes; positioning a replacement cellular acoustic structure in the cutting area and on the acoustic skin; forming a solid replacement skin on the replacement cellular acoustic structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Aircelle
    Inventors: John Moutier, Emmanuel Anfray, Franck Maze, Herve Simon
  • Publication number: 20130292202
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for repairing a portion of an acoustic panel for a nacelle of an aircraft turbojet engine. The panel includes an acoustic skin in which a plurality of acoustic holes are drilled, a solid skin, and a cellular acoustic structure. The cellular acoustic structure, being arranged between the acoustic skin and the solid skin, has a plurality of cells, each of which has one or more drainage openings arranged in one or more of the walls forming each cell. The method includes a step of: defining a part of the acoustic panel to be cut; forming a cutting area closed by the acoustic skin; injecting a resin through the acoustic holes; positioning a replacement cellular acoustic structure in the cutting area and on the acoustic skin; forming a solid replacement skin on the replacement cellular acoustic structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: John MOUTIER, Emmanuel Anfray, Franck Maze, Herve Simon
  • Publication number: 20130261231
    Abstract: A method for heating a composite material area to be repaired includes placing a primary heating pad on the area to be repaired, and placing one or more satellite heating pads on the periphery of the primary pad in a manner that the satellite heating pads are adjacent to the edges of the primary pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Emmanuel Anfray, Franck Maze