Patents by Inventor Patrick DUCHAINE

Patrick DUCHAINE 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: 10947903
    Abstract: A fuel supply system for a turbomachine. The supply system includes a starter circuit, at least one first hydraulic resistance and a purge circuit. The purge circuit includes a duct including an opening at the exterior of the supply system. The purge circuit is configured to make purge air flow between a starter injector and the opening through the first hydraulic resistance. The supply system includes a device for measuring a value representative of pressure, which devices are configured to measure a value representative of pressure between the starter injector and the first hydraulic resistance when purge air flows between the starter injector and the first hydraulic resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES
    Inventors: Patrick Duchaine, Pascal Hubert Verdier
  • Publication number: 20190249604
    Abstract: A fuel supply system for a turbomachine. The supply system includes a starter circuit, at least one first hydraulic resistance and a purge circuit. The purge circuit includes a duct including an opening at the exterior of the supply system. The purge circuit is configured to make purge air flow between a starter injector and the opening through the first hydraulic resistance. The supply system includes a device for measuring a value representative of pressure, which devices are configured to measure a value representative of pressure between the starter injector and the first hydraulic resistance when purge air flows between the starter injector and the first hydraulic resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES
    Inventors: Patrick DUCHAINE, Pascal Hubert VERDIER
  • Publication number: 20170038075
    Abstract: The fixed vanes of a diffuser are set to an azimuth angle setting (?) with respect to the injectors of a combustion chamber so that the paths leading from the trailing edges pass through the gaps between injectors and more preferably mid-way between same, so that these portions of the flow, which may contain condensed water, do not affect the initiation of the combustion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: TURBOMECA
    Inventors: Patrick DUCHAINE, Claude BERAT, Christophe Nicolas Henri VIGUIER