Patents by Inventor Nicolas DROZ

Nicolas DROZ 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: 11933181
    Abstract: An abradable coating for a turbomachine part, includes a matrix made of a first metal material and particles made of a second metal material that are dispersed in the matrix, the first metal material having a melting temperature greater than 900° C., the second metal material having a melting temperature at least 50° C. lower than the melting temperature of the first metal material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Philippe Charles Alain Le Biez, Nicolas Droz, Lisa Pin, Serge Georges Vladimir Selezneff
  • Patent number: 11891342
    Abstract: Method for manufacturing a composite material part includes injecting a slurry containing a refractory ceramic particle powder into a fibrous texture, draining the liquid from the slurry that passed through the fibrous texture and retaining the refractory ceramic particle powder inside said texture so as to obtain a fibrous preform loaded with refractory ceramic particles, and demoulding of the fibrous preform. The method includes, after demoulding the fibrous preform, checking the compliance of the demoulded fibrous preform. If the preform is noncompliant, the method also includes, before a sintering, immersing the demoulded fibrous preform in a bath of a liquid suitable for decompacting the refractory ceramic particles present in the fibrous preform, and additionally injecting a slurry containing a refractory ceramic particle powder into the fibrous preform present in the mould cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignees: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES, SAFRAN
    Inventors: Ludovic Philippe Liais, Nicolas Droz, Michaël Podgorski
  • Publication number: 20220282634
    Abstract: An abradable coating for a turbomachine part, includes a matrix made of a first metal material and particles made of a second metal material that are dispersed in the matrix, the first metal material having a melting temperature greater than 900° C., the second metal material having a melting temperature at least 50° C. lower than the melting temperature of the first metal material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Philippe Charles Alain LE BIEZ, Nicolas DROZ, Lisa PIN, Serge Georges Vladimir SELEZNEFF
  • Publication number: 20220281134
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for a composite material part includes injecting under pressure a slip containing a refractory ceramic particle powder into the moulding cavity of an injection tooling, draining the liquid from the slip that passed through the moulding cavity and retaining the particle powder inside the moulding cavity to obtain a blank including refractory particles, demoulding the blank, and heat treating the blank to form a part. The injection tooling includes a porous material mould consisting of a moulding cavity, an enclosure of rigid material in which the porous material mould is held, the enclosure further including an injection port, a discharge vent and an injection canal connecting the injection port to the moulding cavity of the porous mould for the injection of the slip into the moulding cavity. The injection tooling includes a sacrificial capsule of porous material placed in moulding cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Nicolas DROZ, Célia IGLESIAS CANO, Philippe Charles Alain LE BIEZ, Ludovic Philippe LIAIS
  • Patent number: 11359508
    Abstract: An abradable coating includes a matrix and particles that are dispersed in the matrix, the particles being made of a material switching into a fluid phase under the effect of the increase in temperature upon contact between a tip of a blading and the abradable coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Philippe Charles Alain Le Biez, Nicolas Droz, Lisa Pin, Serge Georges Vladimir Selezneff
  • Publication number: 20210387921
    Abstract: Method for manufacturing a composite material part includes injecting a slurry containing a refractory ceramic particle powder into a fibrous texture, draining the liquid from the slurry that passed through the fibrous texture and retaining the refractory ceramic particle powder inside said texture so as to obtain a fibrous preform loaded with refractory ceramic particles, and demoulding of the fibrous preform. The method includes, after demoulding the fibrous preform, checking the compliance of the demoulded fibrous preform. If the preform is noncompliant, the method also includes, before a sintering, immersing the demoulded fibrous preform in a bath of a liquid suitable for decompacting the refractory ceramic particles present in the fibrous preform, and additionally injecting a slurry containing a refractory ceramic particle powder into the fibrous preform present in the mould cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Ludovic Philippe LIAIS, Nicolas DROZ, Michaël PODGORSKI
  • Publication number: 20210340069
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing a porous abradable coating includes: filling a mold with hollow glass or thermosetting polymer beads and a slurry; and sintering heat treatment to obtain a ceramic layer with pores. A maximum sintering temperature of the green body of the ceramic part is either higher than the melting temperature of the hollow glass beads so that at the end of the sintering heat treatment the hollow glass beads are melted, or higher than the decomposition temperature of the hollow thermosetting polymer beads so that at the end of the sintering heat treatment the hollow thermosetting polymer beads are decomposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Applicant: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Philippe Charles Alain LE BIEZ, Nicolas DROZ, Ludovic Philippe LIAIS, Serge Georges Vladimir SELEZNEFF
  • Publication number: 20210172331
    Abstract: An abradable coating includes a matrix and particles that are dispersed in the matrix, the particles being made of a material switching into a fluid phase under the effect of the increase in temperature upon contact between a tip of a blading and the abradable coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Philippe Charles Alain LE BIEZ, Nicolas DROZ, Lisa PIN, Serge Georges Vladimir SELEZNEFF
  • Patent number: 10954169
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a composite material part includes injecting under pressure a slurry containing a powder of refractory ceramic particles into a fiber texture; and draining the liquid of the slurry that has passed through the fiber texture, while retaining the powder of refractory ceramic particles within the texture to obtain a fiber preform filled with refractory ceramic particles. The injection tooling includes a porous material mold including an internal housing in which the fiber texture is placed, the slurry being injected into the fiber texture via an injection port in the injection tooling and leading into the internal housing of the mold. The tooling includes a rigid material enclosure in which the porous material mold is held while the slurry is injected under pressure and while the liquid of the slurry is drained, the liquid of the slurry being discharged via a vent present in the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignees: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES, SAFRAN
    Inventors: Nicolas Droz, Ludovic Philippe Liais, Adrien Paixao, Michael Podgorski, Sofia Haifi
  • Patent number: 10239795
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a fiber preform filled with refractory ceramic particles, includes placing a fiber texture including refractory ceramic fibers in a mold cavity; injecting a slip including a powder of refractory ceramic particles present in a liquid medium, the slip being injected into the pores of the fiber texture present in the mold cavity, injection being performed through at least a first face or a first edge of the fiber texture; and draining the liquid medium of the slip that has penetrated into the fiber texture through the porous material part, the draining being performed at least through a second face or a second edge of the fiber texture different from the first face or the first edge, the porous material part also serving to retain the refractory particle powder in the pores of the fiber texture to obtain a fiber preform filled with refractory particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignees: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES, SAFRAN
    Inventors: Catherine Billotte Cabre, Nicolas Droz, Ludovic Liais, Michael Podgorski, Edu Ruiz, Sylvain Turenne
  • Publication number: 20180297901
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a composite material part includes injecting under pressure a slurry containing a powder of refractory ceramic particles into a fiber texture; and draining the liquid of the slurry that has passed through the fiber texture, while retaining the powder of refractory ceramic particles within the texture to obtain a fiber preform filled with refractory ceramic particles. The injection tooling includes a porous material mold including an internal housing in which the fiber texture is placed, the slurry being injected into the fiber texture via an injection port in the injection tooling and leading into the internal housing of the mold. The tooling includes a rigid material enclosure in which the porous material mold is held while the slurry is injected under pressure and while the liquid of the slurry is drained, the liquid of the slurry being discharged via a vent present in the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Nicolas DROZ, Ludovic Philippe LIAIS, Adrien PAIXAO, Michael PODGORSKI, Sofia HAIFI
  • Publication number: 20170369382
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a fiber preform filled with refractory ceramic particles, includes placing a fiber texture including refractory ceramic fibers in a mold cavity; injecting a slip including a powder of refractory ceramic particles present in a liquid medium, the slip being injected into the pores of the fiber texture present in the mold cavity, injection being performed through at least a first face or a first edge of the fiber texture; and draining the liquid medium of the slip that has penetrated into the fiber texture through the porous material part, the draining being performed at least through a second face or a second edge of the fiber texture different from the first face or the first edge, the porous material part also serving to retain the refractory particle powder in the pores of the fiber texture to obtain a fiber preform filled with refractory particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Catherine BILLOTTE CABRE, Nicolas DROZ, Ludovic LIAIS, Michael PODGORSKI, Edu RUIZ, Sylvain TURENNE