Patents by Inventor Philippe WIERTEL

Philippe WIERTEL 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: 20260194028
    Abstract: A thrust reverser for an aircraft propulsion assembly, comprising a membrane for sealing off a secondary flow path, as well as at least one deployment connecting rod for deploying this membrane, which is designed to be moved from a first position projecting radially into the secondary flow path when the mobile structure is occupying its advanced direct-thrust position, to a second position folded down toward the downstream direction when the mobile structure is occupying its retracted thrust-reversal position. According to the invention, the reverser also comprises a device for actuating the connecting rod, the reverser being configured such that during an initial phase of movement of the mobile structure from its advanced direct-thrust position towards its retracted thrust-reversal position, the actuating device causes a first articulated connection of the connecting rod to move radially inwards and/or axially upstream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: July 9, 2026
    Inventors: Patrick GONIDEC, François BELLET, Philippe WIERTEL, Julien CHANDELIER, Patrick André BOILEAU
  • Publication number: 20250236405
    Abstract: An assembly for a propulsion unit including a stationary surface, a surface movable relative to the stationary surface, and a linking system to link the stationary surface and the movable surface and to allow the accommodation of a movement of the movable surface relative to the stationary surface. The linking system includes a linking device connected to the stationary surface, and a locking device connecting the linking device to the movable surface and including a fitting on which the linking device is mounted. The locking device, in an unlocking position, facilitates the displacement of the fitting relative to the movable surface during a movement of the movable surface relative to the stationary surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2024
    Publication date: July 24, 2025
    Applicant: Safran Nacelles
    Inventors: Fabien JOURDAN, Philippe Wiertel, Laurent Georges Valleroy
  • Patent number: 12168964
    Abstract: A thrust reverser for an aircraft propulsion unit, including a fixed structure, at least one cowl and a plurality of cascades of deflection vanes, the cowl and the cascades of vanes forming a system capable of translational movement relative to the fixed structure along a longitudinal central axis, the mobile system further including at least one rear cascade-support structure to which a rear end of the cascades of vanes is fixed, the rear structure extending in a circumferential direction of the reverser. The rear structure incorporates an acoustic-absorption device including an array of cells and a skin covering the cells, the skin having a first surface arranged facing the cells, and a second surface bounding part of a secondary flow path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: SAFRAN NACELLES
    Inventors: Patrick Boileau, Julien Chandelier, Fabien Jourdan, Philippe Wiertel
  • Publication number: 20240254944
    Abstract: A thrust reverser for an aircraft propulsion unit, including a fixed structure, at least one cowl and a plurality of cascades of deflection vanes, the cowl and the cascades of vanes forming a system capable of translational movement relative to the fixed structure along a longitudinal central axis, the mobile system further including at least one rear cascade-support structure to which a rear end of the cascades of vanes is fixed, the rear structure extending in a circumferential direction of the reverser. The rear structure incorporates an acoustic-absorption device including an array of cells and a skin covering the cells, the skin having a first surface arranged facing the cells, and a second surface bounding part of a secondary flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: SAFRAN NACELLES
    Inventors: Patrick BOILEAU, Julien CHANDELIER, Fabien JOURDAN, Philippe WIERTEL