Patents by Inventor Gilles Jean-Michel Bessenay

Gilles Jean-Michel Bessenay 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).

  • Method of producing a circular fibre-reinforced metal article, and apparatus for use in said method
    Patent number: 5642851
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing a circular metal article reinforced by fibres in selected parts of its cross-section is described in which a metal blank of the article is formed and provided with at least one annular groove opening in the axial direction, preforms of reinforcing fibre and filler metal are placed in the groove which is then closed by a metal plug, and the assembly is isothermally forged to produce the article in a single forging step which serves to compress the preforms, weld the assembly together, and shape the article. Such articles may be used for machining high performance rotors for turbojet engines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Assignee: Societe Nationale D'Etude et de Construction de Moteurs D'Aviation "Snecma"
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Berthelemy, Gilles Jean-Michel Bessenay, Gerard Philippe Gauthier, Daniel Georges Girault, Ludovic Edmond Camille Molliex