Patents by Inventor Ion FINTESCU

Ion FINTESCU 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: 8714905
    Abstract: A pressure-balancing device for balancing pressure in at least one bearing enclosure of a turbojet, the enclosure including a mechanism feeding the bearing with lubricating liquid, an air intake, at least one sealing system placed between the stator and the rotor in front of and/or behind the bearing, a recovery mechanism recovering the lubricating liquid, and a removal mechanism removing the mixture of air and of traces of lubricating liquid towards a venting circuit. Downstream from the bearing enclosure and in the venting circuit, the balancing device includes a regulator system regulating the air removal flow rate, thereby enabling the flow rate to be variable as a function of the speed of the engine, to remain non-zero, and, at high speeds, to be lower than when the regulator system is not included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Ion Fintescu, Laurent Gille, Jean-Pierre Mourlan
  • Patent number: 8408864
    Abstract: A device for regulating the flow rate of air feeding a turbine ventilation cavity of a turbomachine turbine section is disclosed. The device includes at least one tubular duct opening into a take-off cavity and leading into a turbine ventilation cavity, the pressure inside the take-off cavity being higher than the pressure inside the turbine ventilation cavity; an air flow rate regulation valve disposed in the tubular duct, the valve being suitable for moving under the effect of the pressure difference between the take-off cavity and the turbine ventilation cavity; and a mechanical return device for holding the valve in a maximum closure position for the duct so long as the pressure difference between the take-off cavity and the turbine ventilation cavity remains below a predetermined threshold pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Ion Fintescu, Laurent Gille, Jean-Pierre Andre Joseph Mourlan, Matthieu Savarit
  • Publication number: 20110188992
    Abstract: A pressure-balancing device for balancing pressure in at least one bearing enclosure of a turbojet, the enclosure including a mechanism feeding the bearing with lubricating liquid, an air intake, at least one sealing system placed between the stator and the rotor in front of and/or behind the bearing, a recovery mechanism recovering the lubricating liquid, and a removal mechanism removing the mixture of air and of traces of lubricating liquid towards a venting circuit. Downstream from the bearing enclosure and in the venting circuit, the balancing device includes a regulator system regulating the air removal flow rate, thereby enabling the flow rate to be variable as a function of the speed of the engine, to remain non-zero, and, at high speeds, to be lower than when the regulator system is not included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Ion Fintescu, Laurent Gille, Jean-Pierre Mourlan
  • Publication number: 20100119356
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for regulating the flow rate of air feeding a turbine ventilation cavity of a turbomachine turbine section, the device comprising at least one tubular duct opening into a take-off cavity and leading into a turbine ventilation cavity, the pressure inside the take-off cavity being higher than the pressure inside the turbine ventilation cavity, an air flow rate regulation valve disposed in the tubular duct, the valve being suitable for moving under the effect of the pressure difference between the take-off cavity and the turbine ventilation cavity, and mechanical return means for holding the valve in a maximum closure position for the duct so long as the pressure difference between the take-off cavity and the turbine ventilation cavity remains below a predetermined threshold pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Ion FINTESCU, Laurent Gille, Jean-Pierre Andre Joseph Mourlan, Matthieu Savarit