Patents by Inventor Laurent Albert
Laurent Albert 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).
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Publication number: 20140360158Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventors: Patrick Gonidec, Laurent Albert Blin, Xavier Bouteiller, LoÏc Chapelain
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Patent number: 8794590Abstract: A valve has a first duct and a second duct into which the first duct opens at right angles, thereby defining an intersection that forms a seat for a valve disk that slides in the second duct at right angles to the seat between a closed position and an open position. The valve disk has, facing the seat, a deviation surface of curvilinear profile having a narrow base facing toward the seat and widening away from the seat configured to deflect at right angles to the first duct a gaseous stream originating therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2006Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Valeo Systemes de Controle MoteurInventors: Laurent Albert, Antoine Dutot, Nicolas Renard
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Patent number: 8783010Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 29, 2012Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: AircelleInventors: Denis Guillois, Laurent Albert Blin, Löic Chapelain
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Patent number: 8757319Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 13, 2012Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: AircelleInventors: Xavier Bouteiller, Laurent Albert Blin
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Patent number: 8752808Abstract: The invention relates to A device for transforming a rotation of a gear into a translation of a slide, the device including a supporting member provided with a fixed tubular wall translatably connected to the slide by a cam channel, the gear being rotatably mounted on the supporting member and rotatably connected to the slide which is suitable for pivoting about an axis. The gear comprises a ring rotatably mounted on the tubular wall of the supporting member.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2010Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Valeo Systemes de Controle MoteurInventors: Laurent Albert, Gabriel Ridolfi
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Patent number: 8746651Abstract: A valve has a first duct, a second duct into which the first duct opens, thereby defining an intersection that forms a seat at right angles to the first duct for a valve disk that slides in the second duct at right angles to the seat between a closed position and an open position, and an actuator for operating the valve disk between its two positions. For the open position, the actuator is controlled to bring the valve disk into close proximity to a wall of the second duct facing the seat.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2006Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Valeo Systemes de Controle MoteurInventors: Laurent Albert, Antoine Dutot, Nicolas Renard
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Patent number: 8727307Abstract: A valve has a first duct and a second duct at right angles to the first duct. The first duct opens into a connecting portion of the second duct, defining an intersection that forms a seat for a valve disk that slides in the connecting portion in a direction at right angles to the seat between a closed position and an open position. The connecting portion has two flat walls facing one another and connected by an end wall. The first duct opens onto one of the flat walls. The end wall partially surrounds the valve disk parallel to the a direction of sliding at a distance from an edge of the valve disk that is such that, for the open position, the end wall defines with the edge of the valve disk and the seat a passage.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2006Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Valeo Systemes de Controle MoteurInventors: Laurent Albert, Antoine Dutot, Nicolas Renard
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Patent number: 8684033Abstract: A valve including a body that defines first and second ducts that open out into a third duct. The first duct is provided with a first shutter and the second duct is provided with a second shutter connected to drive means arranged to move the shutters in a normal mode of operation in which the second shutter is in the closed position and the first shutter is adjustable in position between an open position and a first closed position, a stop mode in which the second shutter is in its closed position and the first shutter is in its first closed position, and a secondary mode of operation in which the second shutter is in its open position and the first shutter is in a second closed position.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2007Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Valeo Systemes de Controle MoteurInventors: Laurent Albert, Arnold Rimpau
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Patent number: 8651455Abstract: A device, and a valve including such a device, for converting a pivoting movement of a pinion into a translational movement of a slide. The pinion is mounted to pivot relative to a slide mounting member including a fixed tubular wall. The tubular wall is provided with at least one cam surface acting on a follower roller mounted on a mounting part connected to the pinion in rotation and to the slide in translation. The pinion is carried by the mounting member coaxially with the tubular wall.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2008Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Valeo Systemes de Controle MoteurInventors: Laurent Albert, Stephane Peyzarat
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Patent number: 8584709Abstract: A valve has a body, a fluid inlet duct and two fluid outlet ducts delimited by the body, an intersection formed at an area where the fluid inlet duct opens into the two fluid outlet ducts, and a butterfly valve disposed in the intersection. The butterfly valve is operable to be actuated between a first extreme position in which the butterfly valve directs the fluid mainly toward the first outlet duct and a second extreme position in which the butterfly valve directs the fluid mainly toward the second outlet duct. In the first extreme position, the butterfly valve has a first portion partially blocking the second outlet duct and, in the second extreme position, the butterfly valve has another portion blocking the first outlet duct.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2011Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: Valeo Systemes de Controle MoteurInventor: Laurent Albert
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Patent number: 8561645Abstract: A three-way valve (1) with two flaps (5, 6) respectively positioned in two of the three paths (2, 3) of the valve and comprising means (7-12) for controlling and actuating the flaps (5, 6) to make them pivot from one to the other of two positions in which the paths (2, 3) are either open or closed. Single control means (7) are provided for both flaps (5, 6), and there are actuating means (9-12) designed to be controlled by the single control means (7) and to actuate the two flaps (5, 6) with a temporal phase shift.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2008Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Valeo Systemes de Controle MoteurInventors: Samuel Leroux, Laurent Albert, Mathieu Lallemant
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Patent number: 8540185Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 19, 2007Date of Patent: September 24, 2013Assignee: AircelleInventors: Guy Bernard Vauchel, Jean-Fabrice Marcel Portal, Laurent Albert Blin, Christophe Thorel
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Patent number: 8479714Abstract: A valve for a combustion engine air intake circuit, where the valve includes a main pipe and a bypass duct with upstream and downstream ends opening into the main pipe. The valve also includes a heating member that is positioned in the bypass duct and a shut-off member mounted such that it can move between a first position in which airflow can pass through the main pipe and a second position in which airflow can pass through the bypass duct.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2007Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Valeo Systems de Controle MoteurInventors: Laurent Albert, Michael Maitre, Yohan Comorassamy
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Patent number: 8408189Abstract: Internal combustion petrol engine comprising an engine block (2) connected to an intake circuit (3) including a compressor (6) and an exhaust circuit (4) including a turbine (13) which drives the compressor, the internal combustion engine including an exhaust gas recirculation circuit (11) which is connected to the exhaust circuit downstream of the turbine and is connected to the intake circuit upstream of the compressor, the recirculation circuit comprising a cooler. Method of managing such an engine.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2008Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Valeo Systemes de Controle MoteurInventors: Philippe Lutz, Sebastien Potteau, Laurent Albert
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Patent number: 8381520Abstract: A motor vehicle internal combustion engine EGR loop, in which: with the fresh air flow rate in the air inlet path (2) of the EGR valve (1) set at a maximum, the path (3) for the EGR gases in the valve is progressively opened, and before the EGR gas flow rate in the valve increases any further, the fresh air inlet path (2) is progressively closed in order to continue to cause the EGR gas flow rate to increase on an increasing monotonous curve.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2008Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Valeo Systemes de Controle MoteurInventors: Samuel Leroux, Laurent Albert, Sebastien Adenot
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Publication number: 20120241230Abstract: The invention concerns a suspension element for self-propelled machine comprising: a suspension fork (100) secured to the chassis of the machine and comprising two parallel arms (120, 130), a motor (400), secured to two sleeves (200, 300) each comprising at least one bearing (210A, 210B, 310A, 310B) adapted to slide in translation on the arms (120, 130), the suspension element being characterized in that the two sleeves (10) (200, 300) are separate parts, the motor (400) comprising a casing (410) adapted to form a supporting frame allowing the ensured rigid connection between the two sleeves (200, 300) and for this purpose comprising connecting means designed to ensure the connection between the supporting frame of the motor and each of the two sleeves over a center distance range of the sleeves whilst withstanding the forces applied by the chassis on the casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2012Publication date: September 27, 2012Inventors: Stephane Vidal, Laurent Albert
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Publication number: 20120138831Abstract: The invention relates to a device for transforming a rotation of a gear (5) into a translation of a slide (2, 8), the device including a supporting member (9) provided with a fixed tubular wall (10) translatably connected to the slide (2, 8) by a cam channel (11), the gear (5) being rotatably mounted on the supporting member (9) and rotatably connected to the slide (2, 8) which is suitable for pivoting about an axis. The gear (5) comprises a ring (15) rotatably mounted on the tubular wall (10) of the supporting member (9).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2010Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES DE CONTROLE MOTEURInventors: Gabriel Ridolfi, Laurent Albert
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Publication number: 20120138029Abstract: The invention relates to an engine control valve (1) which comprises a rotatable actuator (7), a valve (5), and a movement transformation device (9) suitable for transforming the rotation of the actuator (7) into translation of the valve (5). The movement transmission device (9) comprises a helical link with uniform pitch for translating the valve (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2010Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES DE CONTROLE MOTEURInventors: Laurent Albert, Gabriel Ridolfi
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Patent number: 8162004Abstract: A valve has a body, a fluid inlet duct delimited by the body, two fluid outlet ducts into which the fluid inlet duct opens, an intersection formed by the two fluid outlet ducts, a butterfly valve disposed in the intersection, and a motor, to which the butterfly valve is connected, for actuating the butterfly valve between a first extreme position in which the butterfly valve directs the fluid mainly toward the first outlet duct and a second extreme position in which the butterfly valve directs the fluid mainly toward the second outlet duct. The motor is placed between the outlet ducts in the vicinity of a connecting zone connecting the two outlet ducts to one another. The butterfly valve is mounted in front of the connecting zone so that the butterfly valve forms a screen against the fluid for the connecting zone.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2006Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: Valeo Systemes de Controle MoteurInventor: Laurent Albert
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Patent number: 8136258Abstract: An absolute position sensor with serial reading, that includes at least one detector capable of detecting transitions in a target pattern present on a member mobile relative to the detector. The sensor includes a shift register capable of storing a predetermined number of consecutive data from the detector, and a mechanism comparing the value of the register to a set of predetermined values each corresponding to a position of the detector relative to the target pattern.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2008Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: Renault S.A.S.Inventors: Laurent Albert, Christophe Dang Van Nhan