Patents by Inventor Gabriel SAUNIER

Gabriel SAUNIER 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).

  • Knockout method and machine for a cluster of lost-pattern castings
    Patent number: 10632531
    Abstract: A knockout method for knocking out a cluster (30) of lost-pattern metal castings (32), the cluster of castings being formed in a shell (1), wherein at least one knife is moved by means of a machine without making contact with the cluster in such a manner that the knife engages the shell, breaks it into a plurality of fragments, and detaches at least a portion of the shell from the cluster; a machine for performing the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Safran Aircraft Engines
    Inventors: Alain Grandin, Vincent Auffret, Jean-Claude Del Re, Arnaud Jean-Bart, Gabriel Saunier, Jean-Pierre Vincette
  • KNOCKOUT METHOD AND MACHINE FOR A CLUSTER OF LOST-PATTERN CASTINGS
    Publication number: 20180178280
    Abstract: A knockout method for knocking out a cluster (30) of lost-pattern metal castings (32), the cluster of castings being formed in a shell (1), wherein at least one knife is moved by means of a machine without making contact with the cluster in such a manner that the knife engages the shell, breaks it into a plurality of fragments, and detaches at least a portion of the shell from the cluster; a machine for performing the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Alain GRANDIN, Vincent AUFFRET, Jean-Claude DEL RE, Arnaud JEAN-BART, Gabriel SAUNIER, Jean-Pierre VINCETTE