Patents by Inventor Monique Fos

Monique Fos 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 engine including a reversible electric machine
    Patent number: 8657566
    Abstract: A turbine engine, for example for a helicopter, the engine including a gas generator and a free turbine driven in rotation by a gas stream generated by the gas generator, the turbine engine further including a reversible electric machine for coupling to the gas generator, the reversible electric machine configured to set the gas generator into rotation during a stage of starting the turbine engine. To generate electricity, the reversible electric machine is also configured to be coupled to the free turbine after the turbine engine has started.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Turbomeca
    Inventors: Olivier Bedrine, Monique Fos, Jean-Luc Frealle, Gerald Senger
  • TURBINE ENGINE INCLUDING A REVERSIBLE ELECTRIC MACHINE
    Publication number: 20110049891
    Abstract: A turbine engine, for example for a helicopter, the engine including a gas generator and a free turbine driven in rotation by a gas stream generated by the gas generator, the turbine engine further including a reversible electric machine for coupling to the gas generator, the reversible electric machine configured to set the gas generator into rotation during a stage of starting the turbine engine. To generate electricity, the reversible electric machine is also configured to be coupled to the free turbine after the turbine engine has started.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: Turbomeca
    Inventors: Olivier Bedrine, Monique Fos, Jean-Luc Frealle, Gerald Senger