Patents by Inventor TOM HENKES

TOM HENKES 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).

  • Additive manufacturing method for a turbofan engine oil tank
    Patent number: 11440245
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of manufacturing at least one tank with a shell, in particular a turbojet engine oil tank. The method comprises the following stages: (a) definition of different shell sections (58) for each tank, whereof a first shell section (58) has a recess (60) and a second shell section (58) a boss (62); (b) production of the shell sections (58) by additive manufacturing in which the boss (62) on the second shell section is produced in the recess (60) in the first shell section; then (c) welding of the sections (60) one to the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Inventors: Stephane Bougelet, Florian Cleyet, Tom Henkes, Bruno Servais
  • Strainer for turbine engine oil
    Patent number: 10688421
    Abstract: A strainer for filtration in an oil circuit of a turbine engine, in particular a multi-flow turbojet engine, is housed in a bore of a lubrication assembly. The oil serves to lubricate and cool mechanisms of the turbine engine. The strainer includes a filtering portion as an angular tube portion and a holding structure for the filtering portion. The structure forms a thickening and exhibits rings and structural posts. A magnet is added in a socket formed by the structure. The structure and the filtering portion are integral and are produced by additive manufacturing, which simplifies production. The application likewise relates to a method of producing the strainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS SA
    Inventors: Jean-Louis Jacquerie, Tom Henkes, Laurent Tossens, Nicolas Fellin, Mathieu Chenoux
  • ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR A TURBOFAN ENGINE OIL TANK
    Publication number: 20180104893
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of manufacturing at least one tank with a shell, in particular a turbojet engine oil tank. The method comprises the following stages: (a) definition of different shell sections (58) for each tank, whereof a first shell section (58) has a recess (60) and a second shell section (58) a boss (62); (b) production of the shell sections (58) by additive manufacturing in which the boss (62) on the second shell section is produced in the recess (60) in the first shell section; then (c) welding of the sections (60) one to the other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Stephane Bougelet, Florian Cleyet, Tom Henkes, Bruno Servais
  • Strainer for Turbine Engine Oil
    Publication number: 20170036144
    Abstract: A strainer for filtration in an oil circuit of a turbine engine, in particular a multi-flow turbojet engine, is housed in a bore of a lubrication assembly. The oil serves to lubricate and cool mechanisms of the turbine engine. The strainer includes a filtering portion as an angular tube portion and a holding structure for the filtering portion. The structure forms a thickening and exhibits rings and structural posts. A magnet is added in a socket formed by the structure. The structure and the filtering portion are integral and are produced by additive manufacturing, which simplifies production. The application likewise relates to a method of producing the strainer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventors: JEAN-LOUIS JACQUERIE, TOM HENKES, LAURENT TOSSENS, NICOLAS FELLIN, MATHIEU CHENOUX