Patents by Inventor Matthieu VIAL

Matthieu VIAL 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: 20240066601
    Abstract: Method for manufacturing an aeronautical part by additive manufacturing, the part to be manufactured extending around a central axis and comprising at least two walls angled with respect to one another and connected to one another by means of at least one connection section comprised in a connection plane perpendicular to the central axis, the method comprising: providing a digital model of the part to be manufactured, orienting the digital model with respect to a vertical construction direction of the part so that the central axis of the part has an angle ? of between 0.1° and 1°; and manufacturing the part by additive manufacturing from the digital model obtained in the orientation step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: SAFRAN
    Inventors: Mickaël VOIRON, Thomas GRICOURT, Nicolas OVAERE, Matthieu VIAL
  • Publication number: 20230356288
    Abstract: A mechanical part includes a part body provided with a through-opening, and a through-fastening element including a rod engaged in the through-opening and connected to an inner surface of the through-opening by a support fastened to the rod of the through-fastening element and to the inner surface of the through-opening and configured to break the link between the rod of the through-fastening element and the inner surface of the through-opening, under the effect of a thrust applied on the through-fastening element so as to push the rod of the latter into the through-opening. Due to the fact that the through-fastening element is pre-integrated with the mechanical part, the logistical management prior to assembly of the mechanical part to another mechanical part is simplified, the risk of operator errors and loss of the fastening element are reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Claire Hélène ROUSSEAU, Eric Joseph GOOSSENS, Matthieu VIAL
  • Publication number: 20220297189
    Abstract: Additive manufacturing equipment includes a laser head intended to emit a laser beam defining a longitudinal axis (X), a first, a second, and a third container respectively aligned in a first transverse plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (X), the three containers each including a movable plate that can move along the longitudinal axis (X), each plate being intended to receive a thickness of powder of which the free ends define three powder beds aligned in a second transverse plane, the equipment additionally including a movable scraper intended to move in a third plane transverse with respect to the surface of the containers so as to be in contact with each of the powder beds. The equipment includes a first and a second movable shield that are intended to move in the same third transverse plane as the movable scraper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventor: Matthieu Vial
  • Patent number: 11186034
    Abstract: A method is for fabricating a part by additive manufacturing while sparing certain particularly sensitive surfaces of the part, and in particular surfaces that have an influence on the aerodynamics of the final part. The method includes the following steps: providing a digital model of a part that is to be fabricated, the part that is to be fabricated including at least one surface that is to be spared, and orienting the digital model relative to a construction direction wherein the part is to be constructed in such a manner that the surface that is to be spared presents a construction angle greater than 30°, preferably greater than 50°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Matthieu Vial, Sebastien Dreano
  • Publication number: 20190022927
    Abstract: A method is for fabricating a part by additive manufacturing while sparing certain particularly sensitive surfaces of the part, and in particular surfaces that have an influence on the aerodynamics of the final part. The method includes the following steps: providing a digital model of a part that is to be fabricated, the part that is to be fabricated including at least one surface that is to be spared, and orienting the digital model relative to a construction direction wherein the part is to be constructed in such a manner that the surface that is to be spared presents a construction angle greater than 30°, preferably greater than 50°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Matthieu VIAL, Sebastien DREANO