Patents by Inventor Julien GIRARD

Julien GIRARD 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: 11852031
    Abstract: An assembly is provided for a turbine engine. This turbine engine assembly includes a static structure, a conduit and a bracket. The static structure includes a port. The conduit extends longitudinally through the port. The bracket couples the conduit to the static structure. The bracket includes a first base mount, a second bade mount, a conduit mount, a first damper and a second damper. The first base mount is attached to the static structure. The second base mount is attached to the static structure. The conduit mount is mechanically coupled with the conduit. The first damper is between the first base mount and the conduit mount. The second damper is between the second base mount and the conduit mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
    Inventors: Mateusz Pelc, Julien Girard
  • Patent number: 11821363
    Abstract: An intake device for a gas turbine engine includes a snorkel and a particle separator. The snorkel is configured to be mounted to a panel defining at least a portion of a gas flow path within the gas turbine engine. The snorkel includes a tubular body extending between a closed end and an open end opposite the closed end. The snorkel further includes an inlet aperture formed through the tubular body adjacent the closed end. At least a portion of the snorkel is configured to be disposed within the gas flow path. The particle separator is mounted to the snorkel downstream of the inlet aperture. The particle separator includes at least one gas flow passage extending between a flow inlet and a flow outlet. The at least one gas flow passage is configured to remove particulate matter from the at least one gas flow passage upstream of the flow outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Julien Girard, Sylvain Lamarre, Xiaoliu Liu, David Koo, Kevin Nguyen, Liam McPherson, AnnMarie Unnippillil
  • Publication number: 20230358171
    Abstract: An intake device for a gas turbine engine includes a snorkel and a particle separator. The snorkel is configured to be mounted to a panel defining at least a portion of a gas flow path within the gas turbine engine. The snorkel includes a tubular body extending between a closed end and an open end opposite the closed end. The snorkel further includes an inlet aperture formed through the tubular body adjacent the closed end. At least a portion of the snorkel is configured to be disposed within the gas flow path. The particle separator is mounted to the snorkel downstream of the inlet aperture. The particle separator includes at least one gas flow passage extending between a flow inlet and a flow outlet. The at least one gas flow passage is configured to remove particulate matter from the at least one gas flow passage upstream of the flow outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Julien Girard, Sylvain Lamarre, Xiaoliu Liu, David Koo, Kevin Nguyen, Liam McPherson, AnnMarie Unnippillil
  • Patent number: 11731778
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes an intake device. The intake device includes a snorkel and a filter case. The snorkel includes a tubular body and an inlet aperture. The tubular body extends between a closed end and an open end opposite the closed end. The inlet aperture is formed through the tubular body proximate the closed end. The tubular body forms a first portion of a gas flow path for a bleed gas from the inlet aperture to the open end. The filter case is connected to the tubular body. The filter case extends between a first end and a second end. The filter case includes a sidewall extending from the first end to the second end. The sidewall surrounds a filter cavity. The filter case is configured to receive the bleed gas from the open end of the tubular body. The filter case and the snorkel form a unitary component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
    Inventors: Julien Girard, Sylvain Lamarre, Xiaoliu Liu, David Koo, Kevin Nguyen, Liam McPherson, AnnMarie Unnippillil
  • Publication number: 20230065656
    Abstract: The fluid line segment can have a body having an inlet, an outlet, and a gas path extending between the inlet and the outlet, a containment cavity extending between the gas path and a cavity bottom, the containment cavity in fluid communication with the gas path, a projection protruding from the cavity bottom of the containment cavity towards the gas path, an orifice defined in the projection, and an evacuation passage extending from the orifice, across the projection and leading outside the body, the evacuation passage being in fluid communication with the containment cavity and the gas path via the orifice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventor: Julien GIRARD
  • Patent number: 11585269
    Abstract: An intake device for a gas turbine engine includes a snorkel and a housing. The snorkel includes a tubular body and an inlet aperture. The tubular body extends between a closed end and an open end opposite the closed end. The inlet aperture is formed through the tubular body proximate the closed end. The housing is mounted to the snorkel. The housing includes an inner wall, an outer wall, a side wall, a settling chamber, and an outlet tube. The inner wall is adjacent the snorkel. The outer wall is opposite the inner wall. The side wall extends from the inner wall to the outer wall. The settling chamber is within the side wall between the inner wall and the outer wall. The settling chamber is fluidly coupled with the open end. The outlet tube extends through the housing from the settling chamber to an exterior of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
    Inventors: Julien Girard, Sylvain Lamarre, Xiaoliu Liu, David Koo, Kevin Nguyen, Liam McPherson, AnnMarie Unnippillil
  • Publication number: 20230043298
    Abstract: An assembly is provided for a turbine engine. This turbine engine assembly includes a static structure, a conduit and a bracket. The static structure includes a port. The conduit extends longitudinally through the port. The bracket couples the conduit to the static structure. The bracket includes a first base mount, a second bade mount, a conduit mount, a first damper and a second damper. The first base mount is attached to the static structure. The second base mount is attached to the static structure. The conduit mount is mechanically coupled with the conduit. The first damper is between the first base mount and the conduit mount. The second damper is between the second base mount and the conduit mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Mateusz Pelc, Julien Girard
  • Patent number: 11428120
    Abstract: An assembly is provided for a turbine engine. This assembly includes a static structure, a conduit and a conduit bracket. The static structure includes a port. The conduit extends longitudinally through the port. The conduit bracket couples the conduit to the static structure. The conduit bracket includes a base mount, a conduit mount and a damper. The base mount is attached to the static structure. The conduit mount is attached to the conduit. The damper is between the base mount and the conduit mount. The damper includes a first leg, a second leg and a web. The first leg projects laterally out from the base mount. The second leg projects laterally out from the conduit mount. The web is longitudinally between and connected to the first leg and the second leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
    Inventors: Julien Girard, Mateusz Pelc
  • Publication number: 20220030686
    Abstract: Control apparatus and system for controlling an output of a constant current driver are disclosed. A control apparatus is coupled between a constant current driver and a load, such as a lighting module, in order to add functionality to the overall system. The control apparatus is powered by the constant current driver and may control the dimming of the constant current driver by controlling the 0-10V dim input into the driver. The control apparatus may comprise one or more switching elements between the constant current driver and the load to allow for mixing of groups of LEDs of various colors or color temperatures. The control apparatus may include a buffer load to mitigate negative impacts of turning on the lighting module after a period of deactivation. The control apparatus can also be adapted to operate as a dim-to-warm module within a lighting apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: ARKALUMEN INC.
    Inventors: Sean MacLean Murray, Yan Vermette, Gerald Edward Briggs, Julien Girard
  • Publication number: 20210312550
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides techniques and associated systems for low-latency integrated circuit-based feed handler circuits and multi-market order book consolidator circuits. In some embodiments, integrated circuit-based feed handler circuits described herein can be configured to store aggregate quantities of instruments and/or determine round-lot price levels in a parallel hardware configuration. In some embodiments, integrated circuit-based order book consolidator circuits described herein can be configured to determine consolidated prices across multiple market data feeds and/or for different groups of markets in parallel hardware configurations. According to various embodiments, aspects of the present disclosure can be implemented using one or more FPGAs, ASICs, and/or combinations thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: NovaSparks, Inc.
    Inventors: Pierre Gardrat, Elena Pugliese, Guillaume Taba, Julien Girard, Camille Ribet, Fei Li, Jonathan Clairembault, Daniel Strul
  • Patent number: 11083062
    Abstract: Control apparatus and system for controlling an output of a constant current driver are disclosed. A control apparatus is coupled between a constant current driver and a load, such as a lighting module, in order to add functionality to the overall system. The control apparatus is powered by the constant current driver and may control the dimming of the constant current driver by controlling the 0-10V dim input into the driver. The control apparatus may comprise one or more switching elements between the constant current driver and the load to allow for mixing of groups of LEDs of various colors or color temperatures. The control apparatus may include a buffer load to mitigate negative impacts of turning on the lighting module after a period of deactivation. The control apparatus can also be adapted to operate as a dim-to-warm module within a lighting apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: ARKALUMEN INC.
    Inventors: Sean MacLean Murray, Yan Vermette, Gerald Edward Briggs, Julien Girard
  • Publication number: 20200260549
    Abstract: Control apparatus and system for controlling an output of a constant current driver are disclosed. A control apparatus is coupled between a constant current driver and a load, such as a lighting module, in order to add functionality to the overall system. The control apparatus is powered by the constant current driver and may control the dimming of the constant current driver by controlling the 0-10V dim input into the driver. The control apparatus may comprise one or more switching elements between the constant current driver and the load to allow for mixing of groups of LEDs of various colors or color temperatures. The control apparatus may include a buffer load to mitigate negative impacts of turning on the lighting module after a period of deactivation. The control apparatus can also be adapted to operate as a dim-to-warm module within a lighting apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: ARKALUMEN INC.
    Inventors: Sean MacLean MURRAY, Yan VERMETTE, Gerald Edward BRIGGS, Julien GIRARD
  • Patent number: 10568180
    Abstract: Control apparatus and system for controlling an output of a constant current driver are disclosed. A control apparatus is coupled between a constant current driver and a load, such as a lighting module, in order to add functionality to the overall system. The control apparatus is powered by the constant current driver and may control the dimming of the constant current driver by controlling the 0-10V dim input into the driver. The control apparatus may comprise one or more switching elements between the constant current driver and the load to allow for mixing of groups of LEDs of various colors or color temperatures. The control apparatus may include a buffer load to mitigate negative impacts of turning on the lighting module after a period of deactivation. The control apparatus can also be adapted to operate as a dim-to-warm module within a lighting apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: ARKALUMEN INC.
    Inventors: Sean MacLean Murray, Yan Vermette, Gerald Edward Briggs, Julien Girard
  • Publication number: 20190306949
    Abstract: Control apparatus and system for controlling an output of a constant current driver are disclosed. A control apparatus is coupled between a constant current driver and a load, such as a lighting module, in order to add functionality to the overall system. The control apparatus is powered by the constant current driver and may control the dimming of the constant current driver by controlling the 0-10 V dim input into the driver. The control apparatus may comprise one or more switching elements between the constant current driver and the load to allow for mixing of groups of LEDs of various colors or color temperatures. The control apparatus may include a buffer load to mitigate negative impacts of turning on the lighting module after a period of deactivation. The control apparatus can also be adapted to operate as a dim-to-warm module within a lighting apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: ARKALUMEN INC.
    Inventors: Sean MacLean Murray, Yan Vermette, Gerald Edward Briggs, Julien Girard
  • Patent number: 10225904
    Abstract: Method and control apparatus for controlling a lighting module based on a constant current level from a power source are disclosed. The control apparatus may be operable: to determine an indication of a constant current level of the power source; to determine an activation ratio in which to activate first and second groups of LEDs each cycle period based upon the indication of the constant current level; and to selectively couple the first and second groups of LEDs to the power source each cycle period based upon the first activation ratio. The first and second groups of LEDs may comprise LEDs of first and second color temperatures respectively. The control apparatus can be adapted to operate as a dim-to-warm module within a lighting apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: ARKALUMEN, INC.
    Inventors: Sean MacLean Murray, Yan Vermette, Gerald Edward Briggs, Julien Girard
  • Patent number: 9992829
    Abstract: Control apparatus and system for controlling an output of a constant current driver are disclosed. A control apparatus is coupled between a constant current driver and a load, such as a lighting module, in order to add functionality to the overall system. The control apparatus is powered by the constant current driver and may control the dimming of the constant current driver by controlling the 0-10V dim input into the driver. The control apparatus may comprise one or more switching elements between the constant current driver and the load to allow for mixing of groups of LEDs of various colors or color temperatures. The control apparatus may include a buffer load to mitigate negative impacts of turning on the lighting module after a period of deactivation. The control apparatus can also be adapted to operate as a dim-to-warm module within a lighting apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: ARKALUMEN INC.
    Inventors: Gerald Edward Briggs, Sean MacLean Murray, Yan Vermette, Julien Girard
  • Patent number: 9992836
    Abstract: Control apparatus and system for controlling an output of a constant current driver are disclosed. A control apparatus is coupled between a constant current driver and a load, such as a lighting module, in order to add functionality to the overall system. The control apparatus is powered by the constant current driver and may control the dimming of the constant current driver by controlling the 0-10V dim input into the driver. The control apparatus may comprise one or more switching elements between the constant current driver and the load to allow for mixing of groups of LEDs of various colors or color temperatures. The control apparatus may include a buffer load to mitigate negative impacts of turning on the lighting module after a period of deactivation. The control apparatus can also be adapted to operate as a dim-to-warm module within a lighting apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: ARKAWMEN INC.
    Inventors: Julien Girard, Yan Vermette, Sean MacLean Murray, Gerald Edward Briggs
  • Publication number: 20180070419
    Abstract: Control apparatus and system for controlling an output of a constant current driver are disclosed. A control apparatus is coupled between a constant current driver and a load, such as a lighting module, in order to add functionality to the overall system. The control apparatus is powered by the constant current driver and may control the dimming of the constant current driver by controlling the 0-10V dim input into the driver. The control apparatus may comprise one or more switching elements between the constant current driver and the load to allow for mixing of groups of LEDs of various colors or color temperatures. The control apparatus may include a buffer load to mitigate negative impacts of turning on the lighting module after a period of deactivation. The control apparatus can also be adapted to operate as a dim-to-warm module within a lighting apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Applicant: ARKALUMEN INC.
    Inventors: Julien GIRARD, Yan VERMETTE, Sean MacLean MURRAY, Gerald Edward BRIGGS
  • Publication number: 20170265260
    Abstract: Control apparatus and system for controlling an output of a constant current driver are disclosed. A control apparatus is coupled between a constant current driver and a load, such as a lighting module, in order to add functionality to the overall system. The control apparatus is powered by the constant current driver and may control the dimming of the constant current driver by controlling the 0-10V dim input into the driver. The control apparatus may comprise one or more switching elements between the constant current driver and the load to allow for mixing of groups of LEDs of various colors or color temperatures. The control apparatus may include a buffer load to mitigate negative impacts of turning on the lighting module after a period of deactivation. The control apparatus can also be adapted to operate as a dim-to-warm module within a lighting apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: ARKALUMEN INC.
    Inventors: Gerald Edward BRIGGS, Sean MacLean MURRAY, Yan VERMETTE, Julien GIRARD
  • Publication number: 20170265266
    Abstract: Control apparatus and system for controlling an output of a constant current driver are disclosed. A control apparatus is coupled between a constant current driver and a load, such as a lighting module, in order to add functionality to the overall system. The control apparatus is powered by the constant current driver and may control the dimming of the constant current driver by controlling the 0-10V dim input into the driver. The control apparatus may comprise one or more switching elements between the constant current driver and the load to allow for mixing of groups of LEDs of various colors or color temperatures. The control apparatus may include a buffer load to mitigate negative impacts of turning on the lighting module after a period of deactivation. The control apparatus can also be adapted to operate as a dim-to-warm module within a lighting apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: ARKALUMEN INC.
    Inventors: Sean MacLean MURRAY, Yan VERMETTE, Gerald Edward BRIGGS, Julien GIRARD