Patents by Inventor Marc Dijoud

Marc Dijoud 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).

  • Turbine wheel having de-tuned blades and including a damper device
    Patent number: 8876472
    Abstract: A turbine wheel including: a plurality of first and second blades, at least one of the first blades being adjacent to at least one of the second blades; a disk presenting an axis of rotation and a periphery having the blades mounted thereat, each of the blades including a head solid with a root engaged in a housing that opens to the periphery of the disk, each of the blades including a keying mechanism including a respective shelf arranged between the head and the root of the blade, the shelves of the first blades presenting an azimuth length different from the azimuth length of the shelves of the second blades; and a damper device arranged at least between the adjacent blades, the damper device being arranged between the shelves of the blades and the periphery of the disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Turbomeca
    Inventors: Marc Dijoud, Jean-Philippe Ousty
  • TURBINE WHEEL HAVING DE-TUNED BLADES AND INCLUDING A DAMPER DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120020789
    Abstract: A turbine wheel including: a plurality of first and second blades, at least one of the first blades being adjacent to at least one of the second blades; a disk presenting an axis of rotation and a periphery having the blades mounted thereat, each of the blades including a head solid with a root engaged in a housing that opens to the periphery of the disk, each of the blades including a keying mechanism including a respective shelf arranged between the head and the root of the blade, the shelves of the first blades presenting an azimuth length different from the azimuth length of the shelves of the second blades; and a damper device arranged at least between the adjacent blades, the damper device being arranged between the shelves of the blades and the periphery of the disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: TURBOMECA
    Inventors: Marc Dijoud, Jean-Philippe Ousty