Patents by Inventor Laurent Albert Blin

Laurent Albert Blin 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).

  • Publication number: 20160040624
    Abstract: A nacelle jet pipe is equipped with a device for regulating the pressure of a flow of air leaving the jet pipe. The device includes an annular element surrounding the downstream end of the jet pipe, and an adjuster to adjust the position of part of the annular element in relation to the downstream end of the jet pipe. In particular, the annular element forms, with the downstream end of the jet pipe, a constricted zone the widest part of which is situated upstream of the narrowest part and the profile of which can be varied according to the position of the annular element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: AIRCELLE
    Inventors: Xavier Bouteiller, Patrick Gonidec, Laurent Albert Blin
  • Publication number: 20150267643
    Abstract: A cascade-type thrust reverser for an aircraft turbojet engine includes a front frame, a sliding cowl between a direct jet position and a reverse jet position, a plurality of actuating cylinders interposed between this front frame and this sliding cowl, and a plurality of cascades pivotally mounted on the front frame between the direct and reverse jet positions. In the direct jet position, the cascades are substantially parallel to the axis (A) of the thrust reverser, and in the reverse jet position, the cascades are inclined relative to the axis (A) of the thrust reverser. In particular, the cascade-type thrust reverser includes a single radial layer of cascades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Patrick GONIDEC, Laurent Albert Blin, Olivier Kerbler
  • Publication number: 20150113944
    Abstract: A door for a door-type thrust reverser is able to move between a direct jet mode of a nacelle and a reverse jet mode. The door includes an inner wall being integrated into a flow path of an air flow generated by a turbojet engine, an outer wall, at least one side wall connecting the inner wall to the outer wall of the door, and a deflector to deflect the air flow. In particular, the deflector includes a cavity of the door which is shaped to convey a fraction of the air flow from one air inlet rigidly secured to the inner wall of the door to one air outlet rigidly secured to the side wall of the door, so as to redirect, during operation of the nacelle in the reverse jet mode, a part of the air flow upstream from the inner wall of the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Applicant: AIRCELLE
    Inventors: Sébastien PASCAL, Laurent Albert BLIN
  • Publication number: 20150030445
    Abstract: A nacelle for a turbojet engine has a longitudinal axis and a rear section including an annular vein formed by a wall of a fixed internal structure and a wall of an external structure. The nacelle includes a device for modulating the cross-section of a space formed by the annular vein. The device includes an injector to inject an auxiliary flow of a gas so as to vary the orientation or speed of the auxiliary flow, a suction orifice for drawing in part of the injected auxiliary flow, and an internal auxiliary flow return area in one or more walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: AIRCELLE
    Inventors: Patrick GONIDEC, Laurent Albert Blin
  • Publication number: 20150030446
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a nacelle for a turbojet engine, including an upstream section forming an air intake lip and defining a space for the circulation of a main air flow. The nacelle includes a device for modulating the cross-section of the space and has means for injecting an auxiliary flow of a gas by means of an induced ejector effect; suction means for drawing in the injected auxiliary flow; and an internal auxiliary flow return area in one or more walls, the area being configured to allow the circulation of the injected auxiliary flow and the drawn-in auxiliary flow and to bring part of the injected auxiliary flow into contact with the main air flow. The internal return area includes an outer front part forming an area in which the thickness of the internal return area is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: Aircelle
    Inventors: Patrick Gonidec, Laurent Albert Blin
  • Publication number: 20140360158
    Abstract: A thrust reverser for aircraft turbojet engine nacelle includes at least one upstream door and a downstream door. The upstream and downstream doors move in concert between a direct jet position and a reverse jet position. In the direct jet position, two doors are closed, and in the reverse jet position the two doors are open and able to deflect a part of a cold air flow circulating inside the nacelle. The thrust reverser further includes a curved downstream edge of the upstream door to make adapted a part of cold air flow circulating between an upper camber of the upstream door and a lower camber of the downstream door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Patrick Gonidec, Laurent Albert Blin, Xavier Bouteiller, LoÏc Chapelain
  • Patent number: 8783010
    Abstract: A thrust reverser with doors having at least one stationary structure is provided, on which at least one door is mounted pivoting between a closed position in which the door closes the reverser and makes up an outer cowling part, and an open position in which the door opens a passage in the stationary structure and can at least partially block a flow of air generated by a turbojet engine so as to reorient the door. The stationary structure includes at least two sets of cascade vanes that can be covered by the door when in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Aircelle
    Inventors: Denis Guillois, Laurent Albert Blin, Löic Chapelain
  • Patent number: 8757319
    Abstract: A turbojet engine nacelle includes at least one nacelle element having a wall delimiting a main flow channel. The flow channel has a variable flow passage section. The cross-sectional area of at least one first area of the channel is greater than that of at least one second area of the channel. The turbojet engine nacelle further includes at least one secondary flow conduit establishing a fluidic connection between the first area and the second area of the channel and is arranged parallel to the channel. The wall of the nacelle element is at least partly covered by an acoustic damping panel extending in said areas of the channel. The conduit passes through the acoustic damping panel in order to establish the secondary flow via the acoustic damping panel. The present invention can be used in the avionics field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Aircelle
    Inventors: Xavier Bouteiller, Laurent Albert Blin
  • Patent number: 8540185
    Abstract: A lip of an air inlet of a turbojet pod intended to be fastened to an air inlet downstream structure includes at least one electric heating element for defrosting. The electric heating element being fitted with at least one electrical connector able to be connected to at least one corresponding electricity supply connector of the downstream structure. The lip breaks down into at least two identical structures set end-to-end on a periphery of the air inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Aircelle
    Inventors: Guy Bernard Vauchel, Jean-Fabrice Marcel Portal, Laurent Albert Blin, Christophe Thorel
  • Publication number: 20090107108
    Abstract: This invention relates to a nacelle for bypass engine with a high bypass ratio comprising an interior flow channel for a secondary flow generated by the bypass engine and having an external structure provided with a reverse thrust device capable of alternately shifting from a closed position in which it enables circulation of the direct-jet secondary flow inside the interior channel, to an open position in which it uncovers an opening in the external structure so as to enable reorientation of the secondary flow in an angled flow via activation of the reverse thrust means; in open position, the reverse thrust device partially blocks the interior channel so as to provide a leakage section therein, enabling circulation of a controlled leakage flow, said nacelle being characterized in that, when the thrust reversal device is in open position and has an angled-jet reversal section and a leakage section through the interior channel the sum of which is substantially equal to a direct-jet secondary flow discharge sec
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Guy Bernard Vauchel, Jean Fabrice Marcel Portal, Laurent Albert Blin, Christophe Thorel
  • Patent number: 7484355
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device comprising gratings, which are used to form a reverse flow from a jet engine thrust flow. The inventive device comprises a plurality of flow diverter gratings which are disposed side-by-side at the outer edge of an annular thrust flow circulation channel. Each of the gratings comprises a plurality of intersecting inner transverse blades and inner longitudinal blades, two adjacent gratings being separated by a side clearance which generates a leakage flow. The device also comprises means of re-directing the aforementioned leakage flow in a direction such as to increase the effectiveness of the reverse flow, said re-direction means comprising aerodynamic appendages which are mounted to at least one outer longitudinal edge of each grating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Aircelle
    Inventors: Laurent Albert Blin, Xavier Cazuc, Guy Bernard Vauchel