Patents by Inventor Sophie Duval

Sophie Duval 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: 8821116
    Abstract: An abradable coating system (2-8) for a turbine or a compressor is proposed has at least one layer of woven or non-woven tissue (15) or foam made of: ceramic, glass, glass-ceramic, ceramic-metal composite and combinations thereof. A free-standing preformed element (18) has at least one layer of such a woven or non-woven tissue or foam is filled with fillers and/or binder. A method prepares such a system. Finally, a method for the repair of an abradable coating portion of a turbine or the compressor component (9) includes in a first optional step that the damaged portion is at least partly removed and/or cleaned and/or surface treated, and in a second step at least one free-standing preformed abradable coating element (18) or a complete abradable coating system is attached to the component (9), preferably by using a matrix, wherein for example only a center part (2) or a fraction of a center part (2) is replaced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Alstom Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Sophie Duval, Piero-Daniele Grasso, Sven Olliges, Joergen Ferber, Alexander Stankowski
  • Patent number: 8356482
    Abstract: A method for the application and/or renewal of a protection for a thermal barrier coating system of a heat engine involves a thermal barrier coating system that includes a bond coat layer (2) and a thermal barrier coating layer (3) of porous structure (4), wherein the bond coat layer (2) is located between and in contact with a base metal (1) of a heat engine component and with the thermal barrier coating layer (3) and bonds the thermal barrier coating layer (3) to the base metal (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Sophie Duval, Piero-Daniele Grasso, Alexander Stankowski
  • Patent number: 8221825
    Abstract: A method for the local initial application of a thermal barrier coating layer (3), or for the local repair of coating defects and/or deteriorations of components (1) in the hot gas path of a gas turbine engine, which components are coated with a thermal barrier coating layer, includes at least the following steps: (I) in the case of repair, normally overall inspection of the whole component (1) for the determination of the location of defect/deterioration, as well as of corresponding type of defect/deterioration of each place for a multitude of locations of the component (1); (II) if needed, preparation of the surface in at least one location; (III) local application of a ceramic tissue together with a wet chemical thermal barrier coating layer deposition material for the formation of a patch (5) of ceramic matrix composite; (IV)a intermediate inspection of the patch and/or the surface; (IV)b in the case of a repetitive and/or multi-step repair method, subsequent layer application of a ceramic tissue togethe
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: ALSTOM Technology Ltd.
    Inventors: Daniel Reitz, Sophie Duval, Piero-Daniele Grasso, Alexander Stankowski, Fernando Manuel Santos Silverio
  • Publication number: 20110103940
    Abstract: An abradable coating system (2-8) for a turbine or a compressor is proposed has at least one layer of woven or non-woven tissue (15) or foam made of: ceramic, glass, glass-ceramic, ceramic-metal composite and combinations thereof. A free-standing preformed element (18) has at least one layer of such a woven or non-woven tissue or foam is filled with fillers and/or binder. A method prepares such a system. Finally, a method for the repair of an abradable coating portion of a turbine or the compressor component (9) includes in a first optional step that the damaged portion is at least partly removed and/or cleaned and/or surface treated, and in a second step at least one free-standing preformed abradable coating element (18) or a complete abradable coating system is attached to the component (9), preferably by using a matrix, wherein for example only a center part (2) or a fraction of a center part (2) is replaced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Sophie Duval, Piero-Daniele Grasso, Sven Olliges, Joergen Ferber, Alexander Stankowski
  • Publication number: 20100247740
    Abstract: A method for the local initial application of a thermal barrier coating layer (3), or for the local repair of coating defects and/or deteriorations of components (1) in the hot gas path of a gas turbine engine, which components are coated with a thermal barrier coating layer, includes at least the following steps: (I) in the case of repair, normally overall inspection of the whole component (1) for the determination of the location of defect/deterioration, as well as of corresponding type of defect/deterioration of each place for a multitude of locations of the component (1); (II) if needed, preparation of the surface in at least one location; (III) local application of a ceramic tissue together with a wet chemical thermal barrier coating layer deposition material for the formation of a patch (5) of ceramic matrix composite; (IV)a intermediate inspection of the patch and/or the surface; (IV)b in the case of a repetitive and/or multi-step repair method, subsequent layer application of a ceramic tissue togethe
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Daniel REITZ, Sophie DUVAL, Piero-Daniele GRASSO, Alexander STANKOWSKI, Fernando Manuel Santos SILVERIO
  • Publication number: 20100242477
    Abstract: A method for the application and/or renewal of a protection for a thermal barrier coating system of a heat engine involves a thermal barrier coating system that includes a bond coat layer (2) and a thermal barrier coating layer (3) of porous structure (4), wherein the bond coat layer (2) is located between and in contact with a base metal (1) of a heat engine component and with the thermal barrier coating layer (3) and bonds the thermal barrier coating layer (3) to the base metal (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Sophie Duval, Piero-Daniele Grasso, Alexander Stankowski