Patents by Inventor Nicolas HORTER

Nicolas HORTER 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: 20250242549
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a composite material revolution part for a propulsion assembly includes making a fibrous preform on a mandrel having a profile corresponding to that of the part to be manufactured, and densifying the fibrous preform by a matrix. Making the fibrous preform includes forming a strip-shaped fibrous blank including at least one layer of continuous fibers and at least one layer of discontinuous fibers, the fibrous blank being shaped on the mandrel, the layer of continuous fibers of the fibrous blank extending at least over a complete turn around the mandrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Inventors: Nicolas Pierre LANFANT, Dominique Marie Christian COUPE, Gurvan MOREAU, Enrico Giovanni OBERT, Nicolas HORTER
  • Publication number: 20250215800
    Abstract: The present application relates to a reinforcement (6) for a blade (1) of a turbomachine (100), the blade (1) comprising a first outer skin (2) and a second outer skin (3) which are made of composite material and each comprise an inner end portion (21, 31) spaced apart from each other in such a way as to delimit therebetween an inner cavity (4) of the blade (1) that opens into an opening (5), wherein the reinforcement (6) is adapted to be arranged in the inner cavity (4) in such a way as to close the opening (5), and wherein the reinforcement (6) comprises a stack of plies (61) that are superposed along a stacking direction (De) corresponding to a thickness direction (Pe) of the plies (61), at least two plies (61) having different lengths (Pl) and/or widths (PL) such that the reinforcement (6) has a profile of variable dimensions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Applicant: SAFRAN
    Inventors: Celia IGLESIAS CANO, Dominique Marie Christian COUPLE, Nicolas HORTER, Noemie STEENBAKKER