Patents by Inventor Francois Chauveau

Francois Chauveau 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: 11655760
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air intake of an aircraft turbojet engine nacelle extending along an axis X, in which an air flow circulates from upstream to downstream, the air intake comprising an inner wall and an outer wall which are connected by a leading edge and an inner partition so as to delimit an annular cavity, the air intake comprising means for injecting at least one hot air flow into the inner cavity and at least one ventilation orifice formed in the outer wall in order to allow the hot air flow to escape after heating the inner cavity, the air intake comprising at least one acoustic member positioned in the inner cavity facing the ventilation orifice so as to modify the acoustic resonance frequencies and/or to attenuate the acoustic waves formed in the inner cavity via the ventilation orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN NACELLES
    Inventors: Sébastien Laurent Marie Pascal, Jean-Michel Paul Ernest Nogues, Marc Versaevel, François Chauveau
  • Patent number: 11608781
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air intake of an aircraft turbojet engine nacelle, extending along an axis X, in which an air flow circulates from upstream to downstream, the air intake comprising an inner wall facing the axis X and an outer wall for guiding an external air flow, the walls being connected by a leading edge and an inner partition so as to delimit an annular cavity. The air intake comprises means for injecting at least one hot air flow into the inner cavity and at least one ventilation orifice formed in the outer wall to allow the hot air flow to escape after heating the inner cavity, the ventilation orifice comprising an upstream edge, the circumferential profile of which is discontinuous in order to generate turbulences, and a downstream edge, the radial profile of which is aerodynamic in order to limit the formation of pressure fluctuations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN NACELLES
    Inventors: Sébastien Laurent Marie Pascal, Jean-Michel Paul Ernest Nogues, Marc Versaevel, François Chauveau
  • Patent number: 11591960
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air intake of an aircraft turbojet engine nacelle, extending along an axis X, in which an air flow circulates from upstream to downstream, the air intake extending circumferentially around the axis X and comprising an inner wall, which faces the axis X in order to guide an inner air flow, and an outer wall, which is opposite the inner wall, for guiding an external air flow, the walls being connected by a leading edge and an inner partition so as to delimit an annular cavity. The air intake comprises means for injecting at least one hot air flow into the inner cavity and at least one ventilation orifice formed in the outer wall in order to allow the hot air flow to escape after heating the internal cavity, the air intake comprising at least one disruption member of the external air flow, positioned upstream of the ventilation orifice, which extends outwardly from the outer wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN NACELLES
    Inventors: Sébastien Laurent Marie Pascal, Jean-Michel Paul Ernest Nogues, Marc Versaevel, François Chauveau
  • Publication number: 20220162990
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air intake of an aircraft turbojet engine nacelle extending along an axis X, in which an air flow circulates from upstream to downstream, the air intake comprising an inner wall and an outer wall which are connected by a leading edge and an inner partition so as to delimit an annular cavity, the air intake comprising means for injecting at least one hot air flow into the inner cavity and at least one ventilation orifice formed in the outer wall in order to allow the hot air flow to escape after heating the inner cavity, the air intake comprising at least one acoustic member positioned in the inner cavity facing the ventilation orifice so as to modify the acoustic resonance frequencies and/or to attenuate the acoustic waves formed in the inner cavity via the ventilation orifice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Sébastien Laurent, Marie Pascal, Jean-Michel Paul, Ernest Nogues, Marc Versaevel, François Chauveau
  • Publication number: 20220136439
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air intake of an aircraft turbojet engine nacelle, extending along an axis X, in which an air flow circulates from upstream to downstream, the air intake comprising an inner wall facing the axis X and an outer wall for guiding an external air flow, the walls being connected by a leading edge and an inner partition so as to delimit an annular cavity. The air intake comprises means for injecting at least one hot air flow into the inner cavity and at least one ventilation orifice formed in the outer wall to allow the hot air flow to escape after heating the inner cavity, the ventilation orifice comprising an upstream edge, the circumferential profile of which is discontinuous in order to generate turbulences, and a downstream edge, the radial profile of which is aerodynamic in order to limit the formation of pressure fluctuations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Sébastien Laurent, Marie Pascal, Jean-Michel Paul, Ernest Nogues, Marc Versaevel, François Chauveau
  • Publication number: 20220099023
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air intake of an aircraft turbojet engine nacelle, extending along an axis X, in which an air flow circulates from upstream to downstream, the air intake extending circumferentially around the axis X and comprising an inner wall, which faces the axis X in order to guide an inner air flow, and an outer wall, which is opposite the inner wall, for guiding an external air flow, the walls being connected by a leading edge and an inner partition so as to delimit an annular cavity. The air intake comprises means for injecting at least one hot air flow into the inner cavity and at least one ventilation orifice formed in the outer wall in order to allow the hot air flow to escape after heating the internal cavity, the air intake comprising at least one disruption member of the external air flow, positioned upstream of the ventilation orifice, which extends outwardly from the outer wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Sébastien Laurent, Marie Pascal, Jean-Michel Paul, Ernest Nogues, Marc Versaevel, François Chauveau
  • Patent number: 9317033
    Abstract: A control of autonomous vehicles, and a method for controlling at least one autonomous ground vehicle configured to adopt two operating modes, including a manual mode in which the driving depends on driving instructions from the driver of the vehicle, and an autonomous mode, in which the driving depends on data received from sensors configured to provide information on surroundings of the vehicle, and on data received by a navigation system, the method including: authorizing the autonomous mode only when the vehicle is within an area determined by defined boundaries; receiving reservation data from a user interface; generating a set message to be transmitted to the vehicle in accordance with the received reservation data; and transmitting the set message to the vehicle such that the vehicle autonomously performs a movement corresponding to the transmitted set message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Javier Ibanez-Guzman, Nicoleta Minoiu-Enache, Hugo Guillermo Chale Gongora, Jean Lesaing, Francois Chauveau
  • Publication number: 20140358353
    Abstract: A control of autonomous vehicles, and a method for controlling at least one autonomous ground vehicle configured to adopt two operating modes, including a manual mode in which the driving depends on driving instructions from the driver of the vehicle, and an autonomous mode, in which the driving depends on data received from sensors configured to provide information on surroundings of the vehicle, and on data received by a navigation system, the method including: authorizing the autonomous mode only when the vehicle is within an area determined by defined boundaries; receiving reservation data from a user interface; generating a set message to be transmitted to the vehicle in accordance with the received reservation data; and transmitting the set message to the vehicle such that the vehicle autonomously performs a movement corresponding to the transmitted set message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: RENAULT s.a.s.
    Inventors: Javier Ibanez-Guzman, Nicoleta Minoiu-Enache, Hugo Guillermo Chale Gongora, Jean Lesaing, Francois Chauveau