Patents by Inventor Matthieu Arnaud GIMAT

Matthieu Arnaud GIMAT 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: 20240133306
    Abstract: A turbine engine nozzle extending about an axis and including a vane assembly mounted between an outer shroud and an inner shroud; and a position retaining device configured to be placed in an elastically prestressed state between the inner shroud and an inner platform of the vane assembly to apply a stress on the vane assembly towards the outer shroud. The contact between the inner shroud and the inner platform is obtained by one same surface of the position retaining device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicants: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES, SAFRAN CERAMICS
    Inventors: Sébastien Serge Francis CONGRATEL, Aurélien GAILLARD, Matthieu Arnaud GIMAT, Clément JARROSSAY, David René Pierre LE CAIR
  • Patent number: 11965433
    Abstract: A turbomachine turbine nozzle extending around a central axis, including at least one radially outer shroud, at least one radially inner shroud, and at least one blade made of ceramic matrix composite material, distinct from the radially inner shroud and from the radially outer shroud, and extending radially between the radially inner shroud and the radially outer shroud, the blade being hollow and including a cavity opening at a radially inner end and at a radially outer end of the blade, the nozzle including at least one tubular mast arranged in the cavity of the blade and allowing routing the ventilation air passing through the cavity of the blade, the mast including a radially outer end attached to the radially outer shroud, and a radially inner end cooperating with a radial flange for positioning the radially inner shroud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignees: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES, SAFRAN CERAMICS
    Inventors: Antoine Claude Michel Etienne Danis, Clément Jarrossay, Lucien Henri Jacques Quennehen, Nicolas Paul Tableau, Matthieu Arnaud Gimat
  • Patent number: 11867091
    Abstract: A nozzle for a turbomachine turbine. The nozzle includes blades made of ceramic matrix composite material, and at least one metal liner passing through a respective blade. The liner is connected in a sealed manner to a metal internal shroud so as to guide a ventilation fluid through the blade. The nozzle can be configured to maintain effective sealing in spite of the different thermal expansions of the blade and of the internal shroud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignees: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES, SAFRAN CERAMICS
    Inventors: Clément Jarrossay, Sébastien Serge Francis Congratel, Aurélien Gaillard, David René Pierre Le Cair, Matthieu Arnaud Gimat
  • Patent number: 11828195
    Abstract: A woven fibrous preform of a hollow aerodynamic profile of a turbomachine vane or blade, has a non-interlinked trailing edge and a draping of two 3D woven fibrous textures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN CERAMICS
    Inventors: Clément Marie Benoît Roussille, Matthieu Arnaud Gimat, Julien André Roger Mateo
  • Patent number: 11814990
    Abstract: A turbine comprises a casing, an outer metal shroud, an inner metal shroud and an annular distributor having a plurality of CMC ring sectors, each sector comprising a mast, an inner platform, an outer platform and at least one blade having a hollow profile that defines an inner housing, the inner and outer platforms each having an opening communicating with said inner housing, and the mast passing through said openings and the inner housing and being secured to said casing and connected to said annular sector. Each blade comprises at least one first radial shoulder projecting axially towards the inside of the blade, and each mast comprises at least one second shoulder projecting axially towards the outside of the mast configured to radially cooperate with a first shoulder and radially press the blade against the mast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Nicolas Paul Tableau, Sébastien Serge Francis Congratel, Antoine Claude Michel Etienne Danis, Matthieu Arnaud Gimat, Gilles Gérard Claude Lepretre
  • Publication number: 20230340883
    Abstract: A woven fibrous preform of a hollow aerodynamic profile of a turbomachine vane or blade, has a non-interlinked trailing edge and a draping of two 3D woven fibrous textures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Inventors: Clément Marie Benoît ROUSSILLE, Matthieu Arnaud GIMAT, Julien André Roger MATEO
  • Publication number: 20230323776
    Abstract: A turbomachine part of an annular assembly includes a structural body and a connecting edge integral with the structural body. Each connecting edge includes at least one groove intended to receive a sealing tab. Each connecting edge is made of composite material including a fibrous reinforcement consisting of randomly-oriented short fibres, the reinforcement being densified by a ceramic matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Lucien Henri Jacques QUENNEHEN, Sébastien Serge Francis CONGRATEL, Matthieu Arnaud GIMAT
  • Publication number: 20230313695
    Abstract: A nozzle for a turbomachine turbine. The nozzle includes blades made of ceramic matrix composite material, and at least one metal liner passing through a respective blade. The liner is connected in a sealed manner to a metal internal shroud so as to guide a ventilation fluid through the blade. The nozzle can be configured to maintain effective sealing in spite of the different thermal expansions of the blade and of the internal shroud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicants: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES, SAFRAN CERAMICS
    Inventors: Clément JARROSSAY, Sébastien Serge Francis CONGRATEL, Aurélien GAILLARD, David René Pierre LE CAIR, Matthieu Arnaud GIMAT
  • Patent number: 11772359
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a turbine nozzle vane made of ceramic matrix composite material, wherein the vane is manufactured using a first fibrous preform including a hollow central section intended to form a fibrous reinforcement of an airfoil of the vane to be obtained, and a pair of second fibrous preforms each having an opening with a shape of the airfoil of the vane to be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN CERAMICS
    Inventors: Matthieu Arnaud Gimat, Julien André Roger Mateo, Clément Marie Benoît Roussille
  • Publication number: 20230212952
    Abstract: A turbomachine turbine nozzle extending around a central axis, including at least one radially outer shroud, at least one radially inner shroud, and at least one blade made of ceramic matrix composite material, distinct from the radially inner shroud and from the radially outer shroud, and extending radially between the radially inner shroud and the radially outer shroud, the blade being hollow and including a cavity opening at a radially inner end and at a radially outer end of the blade, the nozzle including at least one tubular mast arranged in the cavity of the blade and allowing routing the ventilation air passing through the cavity of the blade, the mast including a radially outer end attached to the radially outer shroud, and a radially inner end cooperating with a radial flange for positioning the radially inner shroud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicants: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES, SAFRAN CERAMICS
    Inventors: Antoine Claude Michel Etienne DANIS, Clément JARROSSAY, Lucien Henri Jacques QUENNEHEN, Nicolas Paul TABLEAU, Matthieu Arnaud GIMAT
  • Publication number: 20230191746
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a turbine nozzle vane made of ceramic matrix composite material, wherein the vane is manufactured using a first fibrous preform including a hollow central section intended to form a fibrous reinforcement of an airfoil of the vane to be obtained, and a pair of second fibrous preforms each having an opening with a shape of the airfoil of the vane to be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Matthieu Arnaud GIMAT, Julien André Roger MATEO, Clément Marie Benoît ROUSSILLE
  • Patent number: 11643936
    Abstract: A turbine stator blade made of ceramic matrix composite material includes a hollow blade profile and has a trailing edge and a leading edge, the blade including a first portion including an extrados face and a second portion distinct from the first portion including an intrados face, the first and second portions being connected to one another by a connection interface present at least on the trailing edge or leading edge, the connecting interface including a region of overlap between the first and second portions present on at least one longitudinal end of the blade profile and intended to be present outside a flow path of a gas stream of the turbine, the blade also including a platform present at a longitudinal end of the blade profile and that includes a first portion integral with the extrados face and a second part integral with the intrados face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN CERAMICS
    Inventors: Matthieu Arnaud Gimat, Eric Bouillon, Maxime François Roger Carlin
  • Publication number: 20230126667
    Abstract: A turbine stator blade made of ceramic matrix composite material includes a hollow blade profile and has a trailing edge and a leading edge, the blade including a first portion including an extrados face and a second portion distinct from the first portion including an intrados face, the first and second portions being connected to one another by a connection interface present at least on the trailing edge or leading edge, the connecting interface including a region of overlap between the first and second portions present on at least one longitudinal end of the blade profile and intended to be present outside a flow path of a gas stream of the turbine, the blade also including a platform present at a longitudinal end of the blade profile and that includes a first portion integral with the extrados face and a second part integral with the intrados face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Matthieu Arnaud GIMAT, Eric BOUILLON, Maxime François Roger CARLIN
  • Patent number: 11608299
    Abstract: A method for producing a hollow part made of a ceramic matrix composite material. The method includes shaping a hollow fibrous preform. A core of oxidizable material is housed or inserted into the preform. The method also includes consolidating the preform and extracting the core by oxidising the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Safran Ceramics
    Inventors: Matthieu Arnaud Gimat, Rémy Dupont, Maxime François Roger Carlin, Eric Philippe, Benjamin Lacombe
  • Patent number: 11512605
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly comprising a turbomachine casing (7) and a nozzle made of ceramic matrix composite material having a blade (21), the frontside and backside surfaces of which delimit an internal cavity, and which is connected at its radially external end by a connecting part (31) of the nozzle to the casing (7), said connecting part (31) extending substantially radially outwards, the blade (21) and said connecting part (31) being formed in one piece, said assembly being characterized in that the connecting part (31) is fastened to a first radial wall (51) integral with the casing (7) by fastening means (53).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Matthieu Arnaud Gimat, Lucien Henri Jacques Quennehen, Gilles Gérard Claude Lepretre, Nicolas Paul Tableau
  • Publication number: 20220364475
    Abstract: Turbine (1) comprising a casing, an outer metal shroud (9), an inner metal shroud (5) and an annular distributor (2) having a plurality of CMC ring sectors (20), each sector comprising a mast (6), an inner platform (24), an outer platform (26) and at least one blade (28) having a hollow profile that defines an inner housing (280), the inner and outer platforms each having an opening (245, 265) communicating with said inner housing, and the mast (6) passing through said openings and the inner housing and being secured to said casing and connected to said annular sector. Each blade comprises at least one first radial shoulder (72) projecting axially towards the inside of the blade, and each mast comprises at least one second shoulder (71) projecting axially towards the outside of the mast (6) configured to radially cooperate with a first shoulder (72) and radially press the blade (28) against the mast (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Nicolas Paul TABLEAU, Sébastien Serge Francis CONGRATEL, Antoine Claude Michel Etienne DANIS, Matthieu Arnaud GIMAT, Gilles Gérard Claude LEPRETRE
  • Patent number: 11105210
    Abstract: The invention provides a blade (16) comprising a blade body (30) made of organic matrix composite material reinforced by fibers and a leading edge shield (32) made of a material that withstands point impacts better than the composite material of the blade body. The leading edge shield (32) is assembled on the blade body (30) and the blade (16) includes bonding reinforcement (46) adhesively bonded on the leading edge shield (32) and on the blade body (16). The invention also provides a turbojet including a fan including such blades, and also a method of fabricating such a blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Matthieu Arnaud Gimat, Jérémy Guivarc'h, Gilles Pierre-Marie Notarianni, Frédéric Jean-Bernard Pouzadoux, Thibault Ruf
  • Patent number: 11015484
    Abstract: An assembly comprising ring sectors made of a first material, the sectors being placed circumferentially end to end and suspended from an outer casing, and radial positioning means comprising at least one annular tongue made of a different material, for fastening the ring sectors to the outer casing, by an annular support. The radial positioning means further comprise an eccentric spreader engaged on one side with said at least one annular tongue and, on the other side, with the sectorized annular element, and acting to enable the distance between the annular tongue and the sectorized annular element to be adjusted radially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Safran Aircraft Engines
    Inventors: Gilles Gérard Claude Lepretre, Thierry Guy Xavier Tesson, Hubert Jean-Yves Illand, Lucien Henri Jacques Quennehen, Matthieu Arnaud Gimat
  • Patent number: 11015460
    Abstract: The invention relates to comprising a blade body (9) made of composite material having a polymer matrix reinforced by fibers and a leading edge shield (10) made of material having greater ability to withstand point impacts than the composite material of the blade body. The leading edge shield (10) is assembled on the blade body (9) by means of a first adhesive (16) and a second adhesive (17), both adhesives (16, 17) being deposited between the blade body (9) and the leading edge shield (10). Both adhesives (16, 17) form respective continuous films between the blade body (9) and the leading edge shield (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Safran Aircraft Engines
    Inventors: Matthieu Arnaud Gimat, Alain Jacques Michel Bassot, Jérémy Guivarc'h, Jean-Noël Mahieu, Thibault Ruf
  • Publication number: 20200270180
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a hollow part made of a ceramic matrix composite material comprising the steps of: shaping a hollow fibrous preform, a core of oxidizable material being housed or inserted into the preform (E1); consolidating said preform (E3, E4); and extracting the core by oxidising said core (E5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: Safran Ceramics
    Inventors: Matthieu Arnaud Gimat, Rémy Dupont, Maxime François Roger Carlin, Eric Philippe, Benjamin Lacombe