Patents by Inventor Julien Griffaton

Julien Griffaton 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: 9032803
    Abstract: A method including acquiring a current vibration signal of an engine component mechanical vibration across a set of a measuring period P of changes in shaft speed N; capturing the signal during the period P; synchronizing the signal relative to the changes in the speed N; transforming the signal into a frequency signal for obtaining frequency spectrum lines arranged according to the speed N; calculating the mean amplitude of the spectrum lines to obtain a current vibration signature for the engine; calculating a deviation ratio between the signature and a healthy reference vibration signature; and comparing the deviation ratio to the defect indicators in a predefined database, listing the theoretical damage to the roller engine bearings so as to determine potential damage to the roller bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventor: Julien Griffaton
  • Patent number: 8560272
    Abstract: A method and a system for monitoring a turbojet engine. The method acquires a signal representative of a vibratory level of an operating rotor of the turbojet engine, acquires a rotation speed of the rotor during operation, compares the amplitude of the signal with at least one predetermined threshold based on the rotor rotation speed and, in event an amplitude peak exceeds the threshold, analyzes the signal over a time slot defined around the amplitude peak to determine if the phenomenon at the origin of the amplitude peak is a mechanical shock undergone by the rotor of the turbojet engine or an electronic interference of the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Valerio Gerez, Julien Griffaton, Gregory Guillemand
  • Publication number: 20120272736
    Abstract: A method including acquiring a current vibration signal of an engine component mechanical vibration across a set of a measuring period P of changes in shaft speed N; capturing the signal during the period P; synchronizing the signal relative to the changes in the speed N; transforming the signal into a frequency signal for obtaining frequency spectrum lines arranged according to the speed N; calculating the mean amplitude of the spectrum lines to obtain a current vibration signature for the engine; calculating a deviation ratio between the signature and a healthy reference vibration signature; and comparing the deviation ratio to the defect indicators in a predefined database, listing the theoretical damage to the roller engine bearings so as to determine potential damage to the roller bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2010
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventor: Julien Griffaton
  • Publication number: 20110178772
    Abstract: A method and a system for monitoring a turbojet engine. The method acquires a signal representative of a vibratory level of an operating rotor of the turbojet engine, acquires a rotation speed of the rotor during operation, compares the amplitude of the signal with at least one predetermined threshold based on the rotor rotation speed and, in event an amplitude peak exceeds the threshold, analyzes the signal over a time slot defined around the amplitude peak to determine if the phenomenon at the origin of the amplitude peak is a mechanical shock undergone by the rotor of the turbojet engine or an electronic interference of the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Valerio Gerez, Julien Griffaton, Gregory Guillemand
  • Patent number: 7770458
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of detecting damage in a bearing supporting at least one rotary shaft of an engine in rotation, the method consisting in: defining a measurement period corresponding to a range of speeds of rotation of the shaft during renewable activity at low speeds of operation of the engine; acquiring over the entire measurement period a vibratory signal representative of acceleration of components of the engine; sampling the vibratory signal as a function of the speed of rotation of the shaft during the measurement period; transforming the sampled vibratory signal into a frequency signal to obtain frequency spectrum lines as a function of the speed of rotation of the shaft; calculating the mean of the amplitudes of the spectrum lines; determining amplitude peaks around multiples of the theoretical frequency of a damaged roller; calculating the ratio between each amplitude peak and the amplitude level determined for a sound bearing; and comparing the ratio that is obtained with at least o
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Serge Blanchard, Julien Griffaton
  • Publication number: 20080223135
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of detecting damage in a bearing supporting at least one rotary shaft of an engine in rotation, the method consisting in: defining a measurement period corresponding to a range of speeds of rotation of the shaft during renewable activity at low speeds of operation of the engine; acquiring over the entire measurement period a vibratory signal representative of acceleration of components of the engine; sampling the vibratory signal as a function of the speed of rotation of the shaft during the measurement period; transforming the sampled vibratory signal into a frequency signal to obtain frequency spectrum lines as a function of the speed of rotation of the shaft; calculating the mean of the amplitudes of the spectrum lines; determining amplitude peaks around multiples of the theoretical frequency of a damaged roller; calculating the ratio between each amplitude peak and the amplitude level determined for a sound bearing; and comparing the ratio that is obtained with at least o
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Serge Blanchard, Julien Griffaton