Patents by Inventor Philippe F. P. Gougeon

Philippe F. P. Gougeon 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).

  • Axial fixing arrangement for rotor blades of a turbomachine
    Patent number: 5622476
    Abstract: A fixing arrangement for axially fixing a blade in position on a rotor disk of a turbomachine rotor includes a relatively flexible locking wedge inserted between the root of the blade and the bottom of the axial groove in the periphery of the rotor disk in which the root is received in a radially interlocking manner, the locking wedge having a retaining hook which is received in a groove in the blade root to hold the locking wedge in position. In one embodiment the locking wedge holds a plate in position in the recesses defined by undercut projections on the upstream face of the blade root and the rotor disk to prevent axial movement the blade relative to the disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Assignee: Societe Nationale d'Etude et de Construction de Moteurs d'Aviation "SNECMA"
    Inventors: Danielle C. R. Adde, Jean-Louis Charbonnel, Philippe F. P. Gougeon, Gerard G. Miraucourt