Patents by Inventor Ludovic BENOIT

Ludovic BENOIT 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).

  • Turbomachine rotor rotating system and turbomachine rotor
    Patent number: 11215086
    Abstract: A system for rotating a turbomachine rotor relative to a stator casing, the rotor including an annular row of blades, the rotating system including a supporting arm including a first end arranged for gripping a leading edge of a first blade of the annular row and a second end arranged for gripping a trailing edge of the first blade; an electric motor including a shaft and a body attached to the supporting arm; and a wheel coupled to the shaft of the motor and provided with a rolling strip, the wheel, furthermore, being arranged so that the rolling strip can come into contact with an annular wall of the stator casing when the supporting arm is mounted on the first blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Eric Monsarrat, Ludovic Benoit
  • TURBOMACHINE ROTOR ROTATING SYSTEM AND TURBOMACHINE ROTOR
    Publication number: 20200191019
    Abstract: A system for rotating a turbomachine rotor relative to a stator casing, the rotor including an annular row of blades, the rotating system including a supporting arm including a first end arranged for gripping a leading edge of a first blade of the annular row and a second end arranged for gripping a trailing edge of the first blade; an electric motor including a shaft and a body attached to the supporting arm; and a wheel coupled to the shaft of the motor and provided with a rolling strip, the wheel, furthermore, being arranged so that the rolling strip can come into contact with an annular wall of the stator casing when the supporting arm is mounted on the first blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Eric MONSARRAT, Ludovic BENOIT