Patents by Inventor Henry Leclerc

Henry Leclerc 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: 6988356
    Abstract: A fuel metering unit in a turbomachine is connected between a high pressure pump which draws fuel from a fuel tank and a plurality of fuel injectors disposed in a combustion chamber of the turbomachine, the unit comprises a meter which receives the fuel for injection from a regulator valve at a pressure P1 and delivers it at a pressure P2 to said plurality of injectors via a stop valve, said regulator valve serving to recirculate fuel back to said high pressure pump as a function of the pressure difference between pressures taken directly from the terminals of the meter and injected into two end inlets of the regulator valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Hispano Suiza
    Inventors: Laurent Hodinot, Henry Leclerc, Sylvain Poitout
  • Patent number: 6782692
    Abstract: In a turbomachine, there is provided a fuel metering unit having a cylindrical outer sleeve containing a distributor cylinder in which a metering piston can be moved linearly under the action of a control element. The cylindrical sleeve has an inlet orifice for admitting fuel under pressure and at least one outlet orifice for injecting fuel into a combustion chamber of the turbomachine, and the metering piston has an annular gap forming a distribution chamber for the fuel admitted via the inlet orifice and delivered via at least one outlet orifice. According to the invention, the distributor cylinder has a plurality of radial feed orifices for admitting fuel into the distribution chamber and at least a first metering orifice and at least a second metering orifice that are separated by a seal disposed at the periphery of the distributor cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Hispano-Suiza
    Inventors: Laurent Hodinot, Henry Leclerc, Claude Maillard, David Maillard
  • Publication number: 20040083711
    Abstract: A fuel metering unit in a turbomachine is connected between a high pressure pump which draws fuel from a fuel tank and a plurality of fuel injectors disposed in a combustion chamber of the turbomachine, the unit comprises a meter which receives the fuel for injection from a regulator valve at a pressure P1 and delivers it at a pressure P2 to said plurality of injectors via a stop valve, said regulator valve serving to recirculate fuel back to said high pressure pump as a function of the pressure difference between pressures taken directly from the terminals of the meter and injected into two end inlets of the regulator valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Applicant: HISPANO SUIZA
    Inventors: Laurent Hodinot, Henry Leclerc, Sylvain Poitout
  • Publication number: 20020174647
    Abstract: In a turbomachine, there is provided a fuel metering unit comprising a cylindrical outer sleeve containing a distributor cylinder in which a metering piston can be moved linearly under the action of a control element. The cylindrical sleeve has an inlet orifice for admitting fuel under pressure and at least one outlet orifice for injecting said fuel into a combustion chamber of the turbomachine, and the metering piston has an annular gap forming a distribution chamber for the fuel admitted via the inlet orifice and delivered via at least one outlet orifice. According to the invention, the distributor cylinder has a plurality of radial feed orifices for admitting fuel into the distribution chamber and at least one first metering orifice and at least one second metering orifice that are separated by sealing means disposed at the periphery of the distributor cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2002
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Applicant: HISPANO-SUIZA
    Inventors: Laurent Hodinot, Henry Leclerc, Claude Maillard, David Maillard