Patents by Inventor Patrice Dhainault

Patrice Dhainault 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: 8887511
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nacelle (1) for a jet engine (4) comprising a forward air inlet section (5), a mid-section (6) intended to surround a jet engine fan, and an aft section (9), at least one portion forming the aft section being connected to the mid-section via an at least partially peripheral radial knife-edge (31) capable of engaging by complementarity of shape with a corresponding groove (32) belonging to a portion (6a) of the mid-section, characterized in that the knife-edge comprises at least one reinforcing segment (35, 36) situated in a region for accommodating high loads, said reinforcing segment being made from a material which is stronger than the remainder of the knife-edge and tailored to the loads which are to be borne by said segment in this region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Aircelle
    Inventors: Etienne Germain, Jean-Yves Elegoët, Patrice Dhainault
  • Patent number: 8523516
    Abstract: The nacelle (1) comprises an air intake (5) upstream of the turbojet engine (2), a middle section (6) an internal casing (6a) of which is intended to surround a fan (3) of the turbojet engine (2), and a downstream section (7) comprising an external structure (7a)which is rigidly connected to a downstream part of the casing (6a) of the fan (3) so as to support the turbojet engine (2) and has means of attachment to a strut (12) intended to be connected to a fixed structure (13) of an aeroplane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Aircelle
    Inventors: Guy Bernard Vauchel, Jerome Collier, Patrice Dhainault, Francois Conte, Nicolas Hillereau, Pierre-Alain Chouard, Guillaume Lefort
  • Publication number: 20100229526
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a nacelle (1) for a jet engine (4) comprising a forward air inlet section (5), a mid-section (6) intended to surround a jet engine fan, and an aft section (9), at least one portion forming the aft section being connected to the mid-section via an at least partially peripheral radial knife-edge (31) capable of engaging by complementarity of shape with a corresponding groove (32) belonging to a portion (6a) of the mid-section, characterized in that the knife-edge comprises at least one reinforcing segment (35, 36) situated in a region for accommodating high loads, said reinforcing segment being made from a material which is stronger than the remainder of the knife-edge and tailored to the loads which are to be borne by said segment in this region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: AIRCELLE
    Inventors: Etienne Germain, Jean-Yves Elegoet, Patrice Dhainault
  • Publication number: 20100040466
    Abstract: The nacelle (1) comprises an air intake (5) upstream of the turbojet engine (2), a middle section (6) an internal casing (6a) of which is intended to surround a fan (3) of the turbojet engine (2), and a downstream section (7) comprising an external structure (7a)which is rigidly connected to a downstream part of the casing (6a) of the fan (3) so as to support the turbojet engine (2) and has means of attachment to a strut (12) intended to be connected to a fixed structure (13) of an aeroplane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: AIRCELLE
    Inventors: Guy Bernard Vauchel, Jerome Collier, Patrice Dhainault, Francois Conte, Nicolas Hillereau, Pierre-Alain Chouard, Guillaume Lefort
  • Patent number: 5904041
    Abstract: A fail safe emergency lock for a thrust reverser is disclosed in which the thrust reverser is located on a jet engine having a cowling bounding a gas flow duct, the cowling having at least one reverse thrust opening in communication with the gas flow duct. The thrust reverser has a thrust reverser panel movably mounted on the cowling so as to be movable between a forward thrust position, in which the thrust reverser panel covers the reverse thrust opening, and a reverse thrust position in which the reverse thrust opening is uncovered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignee: Societe Hispano-Suiza Aerostructures
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Patrice Dhainault