Patents by Inventor Morgan Balland

Morgan Balland 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).

  • Patent number: 12104498
    Abstract: An inlet cone for an aircraft turbomachine, having at least one first portion made of a first material, referred to as rigid material, and at least one second portion made of a second material which has a hardness less than that of said first material and which is referred to as flexible material, these second portions being configured to deform elastically in the radial direction with respect to the axis when the cone is being driven to rotate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Alban Francois Louis, Jean-Yves Picart, Morgan Balland, Florent Robert Andre Godin, Baghdad Achbari
  • Publication number: 20240167394
    Abstract: An inlet cone for an aircraft turbomachine, having at least one first portion made of a first material, referred to as rigid material, and at least one second portion made of a second material which has a hardness less than that of said first material and which is referred to as flexible material, these second portions being configured to deform elastically in the radial direction with respect to the axis when the cone is being driven to rotate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Alban Francois LOUIS, Jean-Yves PICART, Morgan BALLAND, Florent Robert Andre GODIN, Baghdad ACHBARI
  • Patent number: 11619176
    Abstract: An aircraft propulsion unit is described. The unit may include a gas generator with a fan surrounded by a casing. A nacelle may extend around the casing and define an annular compartment with the casing wherein some equipment may be housed. An air inlet may be configured so a ventilation air flow penetrates inside the compartment. An air outlet may be configured so a ventilation air flow is evacuated from the compartment. The propulsion unit may also include an air flow adjustment regulator. The air flow adjustment regulator may be configured to maintain a nominal value of the ventilation air flow circulating through at least one of the air inlet and of the air outlet under nominal operating conditions, and to reduce the value of this ventilation air flow when a fire is detected inside the compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Eric Cerutti, Morgan Balland, Abdelkader Benyahia, Loïc Jeunesse
  • Patent number: 10683805
    Abstract: An anti-icing system for a turbine engine vane extending between an outer casing and an inner casing defining a passage, the system includes an injector device for injecting a jet of air into the passage upstream from the vane, the injector device including a first injection orifice for injecting the jet of air, the first orifice passing through one member selected from the outer casing and the inner casing, and being located in such a manner that, at a first speed of the engine wherein a stream of air flows generally in the passage along a first direction, the first orifice and a leading edge of the vane are substantially in alignment along the first direction, the first orifice is spaced apart from the junction between the leading edge of the vane and the member through which the first orifice passes by a distance of at least 10 mm, and preferably of about 15 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Guillaume Claude Georges Philippe Linassier, Morgan Balland, Helene Mazet, Christophe Scholtes, Antoine Robert Alain Brunet, Simon Amodeo
  • Publication number: 20200025107
    Abstract: An aircraft propulsion unit is described. The unit may include a gas generator with a fan surrounded by a casing. A nacelle may extend around the casing and define an annular compartment with the casing wherein some equipment may be housed. An air inlet may be configured so a ventilation air flow penetrates inside the compartment. An air outlet may be configured so a ventilation air flow is evacuated from the compartment. The propulsion unit may also include an air flow adjustment regulator. The air flow adjustment regulator may be configured to maintain a nominal value of the ventilation air flow circulating through at least one of the air inlet and of the air outlet under nominal operating conditions, and to reduce the value of this ventilation air flow when a fire is detected inside the compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Eric Cerutti, Morgan Balland, Abdelkader Benyahia, Loïc Jeunesse
  • Patent number: 10107138
    Abstract: A device for de-icing a wall of a leading edge of a turbine engine, the leading edge being adapted to cooperate with a downstream guide vane subjected to a flow of fluid, the device including: a first fluid flow device provided along an upper zone of the downstream guide vane so as to guide the fluid to the wall of the leading edge, and a second fluid flow device provided along a lower zone of the downstream guide vane so as to evacuate the fluid from the leading edge, wherein the first fluid flow device is arranged such that the wall of the leading edge is impacted by the fluid along a non-orthogonal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Hélène Mazet, Morgan Balland, Jean-Yves Picart
  • Publication number: 20180216528
    Abstract: An anti-icing system for a turbine engine vane extending between an outer casing and an inner casing defining a passage, the system includes an injector device for injecting a jet of air into the passage upstream from the vane, the injector device including a first injection orifice for injecting the jet of air, the first orifice passing through one member selected from the outer casing and the inner casing, and being located in such a manner that, at a first speed of the engine wherein a stream of air flows generally in the passage along a first direction, the first orifice and a leading edge of the vane are substantially in alignment along the first direction, the first orifice is spaced apart from the junction between the leading edge of the vane and the member through which the first orifice passes by a distance of at least 10 mm, and preferably of about 15 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Applicant: Safran Aircraft Engines
    Inventors: Guillaume Claude Georges Philippe LINASSIER, Morgan BALLAND, Helene MAZET, Christophe SCHOLTES, Antoine Robert Alain BRUNET, Simon AMOEDO
  • Publication number: 20140205427
    Abstract: A device for de-icing a wall of a leading edge of a turbine engine, the leading edge being adapted to cooperate with a downstream guide vane subjected to a flow of fluid, the device including: a first fluid flow device provided along an upper zone of the downstream guide vane so as to guide the fluid to the wall of the leading edge, and a second fluid flow device provided along a lower zone of the downstream guide vane so as to evacuate the fluid from the leading edge, wherein the first fluid flow device is arranged such that the wall of the leading edge is impacted by the fluid along a non-orthogonal direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: July 24, 2014
    Inventors: Hélène Mazet, Morgan Balland, Jean-Yves Picart
  • Publication number: 20130319016
    Abstract: A method for cooling electronic components present in an aircraft turbojet engine, the method including disposing a first sensor in a first zone of the turbojet engine; disposing a second sensor in a second zone of the turbojet engine, the first zone and the second zone having a temperature gradient between them; generating, from the first sensor and the second sensor, electricity by the Seebeck effect; bringing about cooling of the electronic components by the Peltier effect, using the electricity generated by the Seebeck effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Eddy Fontanel, Morgan Balland, Lucie Mathilde Dawson