Patents by Inventor Julien DIGOUDE

Julien DIGOUDE 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: 11946645
    Abstract: A combustor casing component for a gas turbine engine which is manufactured as a single-piece. The combustor casing component has a combustor outer casing portion, an outlet guide vane outer case portion, a pre-diffuser portion, a plurality of outlet guide vanes, and an outlet guide vane inner case portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce plc
    Inventors: Lloyd D. Morson, Julien Digoude
  • Publication number: 20240011636
    Abstract: A combustor casing component for a gas turbine engine which is manufactured as a single-piece. The combustor casing component has a combustor outer casing portion, an outlet guide vane outer case portion, a pre-diffuser portion, a plurality of outlet guide vanes, and an outlet guide vane inner case portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Lloyd D. MORSON, Julien DIGOUDE
  • Publication number: 20200191017
    Abstract: A bearing assembly for a rotatable shaft, the bearing assembly comprising: a bearing housing; a bearing located within the bearing housing having an axis of rotation and arranged to receive a rotatable shaft; a first spring bar that couples the bearing to the bearing housing, the first spring bar being configured to tune vibrations of the rotatable shaft; and a first piezoelectric actuator disposed between the bearing housing and the first spring bar, the first piezoelectric actuator being configured to extend in a first direction, wherein extension of the piezoelectric actuator in the first direction displaces the first spring bar relative to the bearing housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Julien DIGOUDE, Andrew KIRBY, Zi Jie GAN