Patents by Inventor Francois PROST

Francois PROST 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: 10598017
    Abstract: A method of identifying the balancing configuration installed on a turbine engine rotor using a plurality of screws forming balance weights that are mounted on the rotor at different angular positions of the rotor is provided. Each screw possesses a predetermined weight and each screw is associated with an element for identifying its weight and for identifying its angular position on the rotor. The method includes contactless scanning of all of the screws mounted on the rotor by an identification appliance capable of recognizing the elements for identifying the weight and the angular position associated with each screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Valerio Gerez, Francois Prost
  • Patent number: 10487809
    Abstract: The invention relates to an autonomous device (10) for storing and releasing energy in order to power a piece of electrical equipment (12), in particular a piece of electrical equipment (12) of an aircraft, characterised in that said device comprises: a first means (16), configured to transform a variation in the surrounding pressure (P) to which the device (10) is subject into mechanical energy, at least one second means (20, 22), configured to mechanically store said mechanical energy by transforming same into the form of mechanical potential energy, a third means (24), configured to control the release of the mechanical potential energy contained in said second means (20, 22) and transform same into restored mechanical energy, a fourth means (28), configured to transform the restored mechanical energy into electrical energy suitable for powering said piece of electrical equipment (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFTS ENGINES
    Inventors: Francois Prost, William Bense
  • Publication number: 20180363634
    Abstract: The invention relates to an autonomous device (10) for storing and releasing energy in order to power a piece of electrical equipment (12), in particular a piece of electrical equipment (12) of an aircraft, characterised in that said device comprises: —a first means (16), configured to transform a variation in the surrounding pressure (P) to which the device (10) is subject into mechanical energy, —at least one second means (20, 22), configured to mechanically store said mechanical energy by transforming same into the form of mechanical potential energy, —a third means (24), configured to control the release of the mechanical potential energy contained in said second means (20, 22) and transform same into restored mechanical energy, —a fourth means (28), configured to transform the restored mechanical energy into electrical energy suitable for powering said piece of electrical equipment (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Francois PROST, William BENSE
  • Publication number: 20160333695
    Abstract: A method of identifying the balancing configuration installed on a turbine engine rotor using a plurality of screws forming balance weights that are mounted on the rotor at different angular positions of the rotor is provided. Each screw possesses a predetermined weight and each screw is associated with an element for identifying its weight and for identifying its angular position on the rotor. The method includes contactless scanning of all of the screws mounted on the rotor by an identification appliance capable of recognizing the elements for identifying the weight and the angular position associated with each screw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Valerio GEREZ, Francois PROST