Patents by Inventor Paul Madec

Paul Madec 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: 11506143
    Abstract: The invention relates to a concentric gas flow mixer in a multiple-flow turbomachine, comprising a nominally cylindrical upstream part and a downstream part having outer and inner lobes distributed peripherally around the tower of said mixer, characterised in that it comprises at least one modified lobe having a wall thickness, in at least one area, which is different from the other lobes, so as to modify the vibratory response of said mixer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Remy Olivier Pargny, Alain Paul Madec
  • Patent number: 10619511
    Abstract: A device for attaching manifolds for cooling the casing of a preferably low-pressure turbine of a turbine engine by air jets. The device includes a mounting for the manifolds, shaped such as to keep the manifolds spaced apart from one another. A plurality of elements support the manifold mounting, each supporting element being attached to the casing, and connected to the manifold mounting by a connector. The device includes N cooling manifolds and N-1 supporting elements, each supporting element being arranged between two adjacent cooling manifolds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
    Inventors: Jacques Marcel Arthur Bunel, Emeric D'Herbigny, Alain Paul Madec, Pierre Tincelin, Benjamin Villenave
  • Publication number: 20190338725
    Abstract: The invention relates to a concentric gas flow mixer in a multiple-flow turbomachine, comprising a nominally cylindrical upstream part and a downstream part having outer and inner lobes distributed peripherally around the tower of said mixer, characterised in that it comprises at least one modified lobe having a wall thickness, in at least one area, which is different from the other lobes, so as to modify the vibratory response of said mixer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Remy Olivier PARGNY, Alain Paul MADEC
  • Patent number: 10054000
    Abstract: The invention proposes a casing (30) of an aircraft turbine (16), intended to support a set of ring sectors (28) which partly delimits a channel for the passage of a gas stream through the turbine (16), where the casing (30) includes means for dynamic adjustment of the radial position of the ring sectors (28) by controlled injection of an air stream on to portions (36) of an annular wall (34) of the casing (30), where the casing (30) includes an upstream radial tab (38) which connects an upstream end of each ring sector (28), in the flow direction of the gas stream, to the casing (30), and a downstream radial tab (40) which connects a downstream end of each ring sector (28) to the casing (30), where both upstream and downstream radial tabs (38, 40) are made from a single piece with the casing (30), characterized in that each radial tab (38, 40) is made as two portions (42, 44) from different materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Fabrice Marcel Noel Garin, Florence Valerie Bon, Jerome Etienne Robert Cameau, Jean-Marc Michel Lesaine, Alain Paul Madec
  • Publication number: 20180216488
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device (3) for attaching manifolds (1) for cooling the casing (2) of a preferably low-pressure turbine of a turbine engine by air jets, comprising a mounting (4) of said manifolds, shaped such as to keep said manifolds spaced apart from one another and a plurality of elements (5) for supporting said manifold mounting (4), each supporting element being attached to the casing, and connected to said manifold mounting (4) by connection means (6, 6?). Said device is characterised in that it comprises N cooling manifolds (1) and N?1 supporting elements (5), each supporting element (5) being arranged between two adjacent cooling manifolds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Jacques Marcel Arthur BUNEL, Emeric D'HERBIGNY, Alain Paul MADEC, Pierre TINCELIN, Benjamin VILLENAVE
  • Patent number: 9366150
    Abstract: The present disclosure aims at achieving a mounting of a turbomachine stator blading while avoiding a delicate machining process of the engine casing. It also aims at simplifying the mounting as well as at reducing the costs, and at decreasing the number of item references for the engine. To achieve these objects, the turbomachine uses an extension of the engine casing. A turbomachine comprises at least one stator blading for air or gas stream flowing on the internal engine casing. The stator blading comprises a rim which is assembled on a radial extension of engine casing with an axial fastener. In a preferred embodiment of the turbomachine, the engine casing presents an annular wall provided with fingers originating axially from this wall and extending according to a curvature so that they present a radial extension tip against the rim of the stator blading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Maurice Guy Judet, Jerome Etienne Robert Cameau, Fabrice Marcel Noel Garin, Alain Paul Madec
  • Publication number: 20150315926
    Abstract: The invention proposes a casing (30) of an aircraft turbine (16), intended to support a set of ring sectors (28) which partly delimits a channel for the passage of a gas stream through the turbine (16), where the casing (30) includes means for dynamic adjustment of the radial position of the ring sectors (28) by controlled injection of an air stream on to portions (36) of an annular wall (34) of the casing (30), where the casing (30) includes an upstream radial tab (38) which connects an upstream end of each ring sector (28), in the flow direction of the gas stream, to the casing (30), and a downstream radial tab (40) which connects a downstream end of each ring sector (28) to the casing (30), where both upstream and downstream radial tabs (38, 40) are made from a single piece with the casing (30), characterised in that each radial tab (38, 40) is made as two portions (42, 44) from different materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Fabrice Marcel Noel GARIN, Florence Valerie BON, Jerome Etienne Robert CAMEAU, Jean-Marc Michel LESAINE, Alain Paul MADEC
  • Patent number: 8651821
    Abstract: This blade attachment device comprises a shell (28) installed around an outer collar (23) of the pivot (15) of the blade (27) and capable of rotating by an angle sufficient for cleats (30, 31) to close the ends of the pivot groove and retain the root of the blade (27) in it, and mobile shims that cooperate to retain the root in the groove. Application to aircraft engines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Daniel Bernard Dao, Adrien Jacques Philippe Fabre, Alain Paul Madec
  • Patent number: 8317482
    Abstract: A turbomachine blade including a plurality of blade sections stacked along a radial axis is disclosed. The projection of a line interconnecting the leading edges of the blade sections of the bottom stack onto a mid-plane presents a first longitudinal angle of inclination towards the leading edge that lies in the range 10° to 25°. The projection of a line interconnecting the leading edges of the blade sections of the intermediate stack presents a second longitudinal angle of inclination towards the trailing edge lying in the range 10° to 25°. The projection of a line interconnecting the leading edges of the blade sections of the top stack presents a third longitudinal angle of inclination towards the trailing edge lying in the range 20° to 50°. The bottom limit of the intermediate stack of the blade sections lies in the range 30% to 40% of the total radial height of the stack of blade sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: SNECMA
    Inventors: Beatrice Nathalie Bois, Alain Paul Madec, Amadou Lamine M'Bengue
  • Publication number: 20110110781
    Abstract: This blade attachment device comprises a shell (28) installed around an outer collar (23) of the pivot (15) of the blade (27) and capable of rotating by an angle sufficient for cleats (30, 31) to close the ends of the pivot groove and retain the root of the blade (27) in it, and mobile shims that cooperate to retain the root in the groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Daniel Bernard Dao, Adrien Jacques Philippe Fabre, Alain Paul Madec
  • Publication number: 20080107538
    Abstract: The invention relates to a turbomachine blade comprising a plurality of blade sections stacked along a radial axis, and in which the projection of a line interconnecting the leading edges of the blade sections of the bottom stack onto a mid-plane presents a first longitudinal angle of inclination towards the leading edge that lies in the range 10° to 25°, the projection of a line interconnecting the leading edges of the blade sections of the intermediate stack presents a second longitudinal angle of inclination towards the trailing edge lying in the range 10° to 25°, the projection of a line interconnecting the leading edges of the blade sections of the top stack presents a third longitudinal angle of inclination towards the trailing edge lying in the range 20° to 50°, and the bottom limit of the intermediate stack of the blade sections lies in the range 30% to 40% of the total radial height of the stack of blade sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Beatrice Nathalie BOIS, Alain Paul Madec, Amadou Lamine M'Bengue
  • Patent number: 4185580
    Abstract: A submarine system comprising a submarine device for operation within a fluid environment. The device is provided with a self-contained source of energy, propulsion components coupled to the energy source, maneuvering components and an environment observation device. A control station located remote from the submarine device is connected to it by means of a transmission cable, the cable being the sole means of transmitting command signals to the device and receiving observation results therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1972
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1980
    Assignee: Etat Francais, Delegation Ministerielle pour l'Armement
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Pujol, Jean-Pierre Gerard, Paul Madec, Daniel Metaut