Patents by Inventor Jean-Claude Asselin

Jean-Claude Asselin 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: 4972671
    Abstract: An aircraft turbo-engine having an intake grille formed by radial struts disposed between inner and outer rings, each of said radial struts being in two parts, an upstream, fixed structural first part, and a downstream second part pivoted on said first part and forming an adjustable flap which constitutes an intake guide vane, all of said struts having the same cross-section as each other and at least some of the struts incorporating a pipe for the passage of oil, those oil pipe carrying struts each having its structural first part divided by a radial portion into an upstream chamber for the passage of hot air and a downstream chamber which is open along the length of its trailing edge and which receives the oil pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1990
    Assignee: Societe Nationale d'Etude et de Construction de Moteurs d'Aviation "S.N.E.C.M.A."
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Asselin, Pierre A. Glowacki, Daniel J. Martin
  • Patent number: 4863354
    Abstract: A nose cowl or spinner is provided for a fixed, non-rotatable central hub of a turbojet engine having assembly means that facilitate the attachment and detachment of the nose cowl to the central hub, and provides a readily visible indication of whether or not the nose cowl has been properly assembled to the hub. The nose cowl has a smooth outer surface to provide undisturbed air flow into the turbojet engine compressor and defines means to circulate heated air to prevent icing of the external surface. An inner cowl member is attached to a bearing cover of the central hub in a non-rotatable manner, an outer cowl member is axially locked to the central hub so as to be concentrally arranged about the inner cowl member, and a locking device is used to lock the inner and outer cowl members together to prevent inadvertent rotation of the outer cowl member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1988
    Date of Patent: September 5, 1989
    Assignee: Societe Nationale d'Etude et de Construction de Moteurs d'Aviation (SNECMA)
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Asselin, Pierre A. Glowacki