Patents by Inventor Lionel Thierry

Lionel Thierry 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).

  • Bench and a method for magnetoscopically testing a turbine engine shaft
    Patent number: 8872512
    Abstract: A bench for magnetoscopically testing a tubular part, the bench including a tool of elongate shape for inserting inside the part and carrying an endoscopic mechanism for ultraviolet illumination of the inside surface of the part and for observing any defects of the part, and an indexing mechanism co-operating by mutual engagement with external references of the tool that are regularly distributed over at least a fraction of its length to control accurately the advance and the position of the tool inside the part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Guillaume Lainay, Jean-Claude Lemoal, Lionel Thierry
  • BENCH AND A METHOD FOR MAGNETOSCOPICALLY TESTING A TURBINE ENGINE SHAFT
    Publication number: 20120086441
    Abstract: A bench for magnetoscopically testing a tubular part, the bench including a tool of elongate shape for inserting inside the part and carrying an endoscopic mechanism for ultraviolet illumination of the inside surface of the part and for observing any defects of the part, and an indexing mechanism co-operating by mutual engagement with external references of the tool that are regularly distributed over at least a fraction of its length to control accurately the advance and the position of the tool inside the part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Guillaume Lainay, Jean-claude Lemoal, Lionel Thierry