Patents by Inventor Khalid Belhaj

Khalid Belhaj 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).

  • Gear with integral overcouple protection
    Patent number: 7823474
    Abstract: A gear including a pinion being integral with a rotatably mounted shaft in a support by a cleavable element arranged to disengage the pinion from the shaft in case of an overcouple between the pinion and the shaft is disclosed. A guiding bearing, pending between the pinion and the shaft, is arranged to rotatably guide the pinion around the shaft, in case of a disengagement of the pinion from the shaft. In a turbomachine, a gear box including such a gear allows the driving of auxiliary machines in case of a breakdown of a shaft in the gear box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Hispano Suiza
    Inventors: Alain Vassaux, Khalid Belhaj
  • GEAR WITH INTEGRAL OVERCOUPLE PROTECTION
    Publication number: 20080156130
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pinion being integral with a rotatably mounted shaft in a support by means of a cleavable element arranged to disengage the pinion from the shaft in case of an overcouple between the pinion and the shaft. A guiding bearing, pending between the pinion and the shaft, is arranged to rotatably guide the pinion around the shaft, in case of a disengagement of the pinion from the shaft. In a turbomachine, a gear box comprising such a gear allows the driving of auxiliary machines in case of a breakdown of a shaft in the gear box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: HISPANO SUIZA
    Inventors: Alain VASSAUX, Khalid BELHAJ