Patents by Inventor Valérie Chaumat

Valérie Chaumat 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: 20230191517
    Abstract: A method for assembling a zirconia part to a titanium element with braze, the method comprising the following steps: coating a surface of the titanium element with a niobium layer, positioning a braze between the zirconia part and the niobium, the braze being of gold or a gold alloy, heating the whole to a temperature higher than the melting temperature of the braze, and then cooling the whole, whereby an assembly comprising the zirconia part and the titanium element assembled by a brazing joint comprising a first portion of gold or a gold alloy, a second portion formed by a reaction layer comprising intermetallics of the AuNbTi system, and a third portion formed by an oxide reaction layer is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Marie Fischer, Valerie Chaumat, Camille Godinot, Fiqiri Hodaj, Ania Merlet, Guillaume Tourrel
  • Patent number: 10093582
    Abstract: Process for the moderately refractory assembly of at least two articles made of silicon carbide-based materials by non-reactive brazing in an oxidizing atmosphere, in which the articles are placed in contact with a non-reactive brazing composition and the assembly formed by the articles and the brazing composition is heated in an oxidizing atmosphere at a brazing temperature sufficient to melt the brazing composition so as to form a moderately refractory joint, wherein the non-reactive brazing composition is a composition A composed of silica (SiO2), alumina (Al2O3) and calcium oxide (CaO), or alternatively a composition B composed of alumina (Al2O3), calcium oxide (Cao) and magnesium oxide (MgO). Brazing suspension, paste comprising a powder of said brazing composition and an organic binder. Refractory joint and assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Olivier Mailliart, Valérie Chaumat, Fiqiri Hodaj
  • Patent number: 9776929
    Abstract: A method is described for assembling at least two parts made of silicon carbide based materials by non-reactive brazing in an oxidizing atmosphere, each of the parts comprising a surface to be assembled, wherein the parts are placed in contact with a non-reactive brazing composition, the assembly formed by the parts and the brazing composition is heated to a brazing temperature sufficient for completely or at least partially melting the brazing composition, or rendering the brazing composition viscous, and the parts and the brazing composition are cooled so as to form, after cooling the latter to ambient temperature, a moderately refractory joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Valérie Chaumat, Jean-François Henne, Fiqiri Hodaj
  • Patent number: 9713860
    Abstract: A method for joining, assembling, at least two parts made of silicon carbide-based materials by non-reactive brazing is provided. According to the method, the parts are contacted with a non-reactive brazing composition, the assembly formed by the parts and the brazing composition is heated to a brazing temperature sufficient to melt the brazing composition totally or at least partly, and the parts and brazing composition are cooled to that, after solidification of the brazing composition, a moderately refractory joint is formed; wherein the non-reactive brazing composition is an alloy comprising, in atomic percentages, 45% to 65% silicon, 28% to 45% nickel and 5% to 15% aluminum. A brazing composition as defined above is provided. A brazing paste, suspension comprising a powder of said brazing composition and an organic binder as well as a joint and assembly obtained the foregoing method are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: Valérie Chaumat, Jean-Francois Henne, Nadia Miloud-Ali
  • Patent number: 9573852
    Abstract: A method of assembling together by brazing two parts made of composite material, each part having an assembly face for brazing with the assembly face of the other part, the method including: making a plurality of cavities in the assembly face of at least one of the two composite material parts, at least some of the cavities opening out into one or more portions of the part that are situated outside the assembly face; interposing capillary elements between the assembly faces of the composite material parts; placing a brazing composition in contact with a portion of the capillary elements; and applying heat treatment to liquefy the brazing composition so as to cause the molten brazing composition to spread by capillarity between the assembly faces of the composite material parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignees: COMMISSARIAT À L'ÉNERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ÉNERGIES ALTERNATIVES, HERAKLES
    Inventors: Thomas Revel, Eric Conete, Eric Philippe, Valérie Chaumat
  • Publication number: 20150203412
    Abstract: A method of assembling together by brazing two parts made of composite material, each part having an assembly face for brazing with the assembly face of the other part, the method including: making a plurality of cavities in the assembly face of at least one of the two composite material parts, at least some of the cavities opening out into one or more portions of the part that are situated outside the assembly face; interposing capillary elements between the assembly faces of the composite material parts; placing a brazing composition in contact with a portion of the capillary elements; and applying heat treatment to liquefy the brazing composition so as to cause the molten brazing composition to spread by capillarity between the assembly faces of the composite material parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas Revel, Eric Conete, Eric Philippe, Valérie Chaumat
  • Publication number: 20150165536
    Abstract: A method is provided for assembling by brazing a substrate comprising at least one external pyrocarbon surface with parts such as beads each comprising at least one external pyrocarbon surface. The method includes depositing a brazing material composition consisting of an alloy of one or several metal(s) or metalloid(s) on at least one portion to be assembled of the external pyrocarbon surface of the substrate. The assembly so obtained is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Valérie Chaumat, Philippe Bucci, Olivier Mailliart
  • Patent number: 9056369
    Abstract: A method for joining, assembling, at least two parts comprising silicon carbide-based materials is provided. The parts are contacted with a non-reactive brazing composition, the assembly having the parts and the brazing composition is heated to a brazing temperature sufficient to melt the brazing composition, and the parts and the brazing composition are cooled so that, after solidification of the brazing composition, a moderately refractory joint is formed. The brazing composition is a binary alloy consisting, in atomic percentages, of 60% to 66% silicon and 34% to 40% nickel. Prior to contacting the parts with the brazing composition, a reinforcement is added. A composition comprising the brazing composition and a reinforcement is provided. A brazing paste, suspension comprising a powder of the brazing composition, a reinforcement, and an organic liquid cement, binder, or an organic viscous gel is provided. A joint and assembly obtained by the foregoing method is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Valérie Chaumat, Jean-François Henne
  • Publication number: 20140328615
    Abstract: A method is described for assembling at least two parts made of silicon carbide based materials by non-reactive brazing in an oxidizing atmosphere, each of the parts comprising a surface to be assembled, wherein the parts are placed in contact with a non-reactive brazing composition, the assembly formed by the parts and the brazing composition is heated to a brazing temperature sufficient for completely or at least partially melting the brazing composition, or rendering the brazing composition viscous, and the parts and the brazing composition are cooled so as to form, after cooling the latter to ambient temperature, a moderately refractory joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT À L'ÉNERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ÉNERGIES AL TERNATIVES
    Inventors: Valérie Chaumat, Jean-François Henne, Fiqiri Hodaj
  • Publication number: 20140186102
    Abstract: A method for joining, assembling, at least two parts made of silicon carbide-based materials by non-reactive brazing is provided. According to the method, the parts are contacted with a non-reactive brazing composition, the assembly formed by the parts and the brazing composition is heated to a brazing temperature sufficient to melt the brazing composition totally or at least partly, and the parts and brazing composition are cooled to that, after solidification of the brazing composition, a moderately refractory joint is formed; wherein the non-reactive brazing composition is an alloy comprising, in atomic percentages, 45% to 65% silicon, 28% to 45% nickel and 5% to 15% aluminium. A brazing composition as defined above is provided. A brazing paste, suspension comprising a powder of said brazing composition and an organic binder as well as a joint and assembly obtained the foregoing method are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Valérie Chaumat, Jean-Francois Henne, Nadia Miloud-Ali
  • Patent number: 8763883
    Abstract: A method for assembling at least two parts made of silicon carbide-based materials by non-reactive brazing is disclosed. The two parts are contacted with a non-reactive brazing composition. The assembly formed by the parts and the brazing composition is heated to a brazing temperature sufficient to melt the brazing composition. The parts and the brazing composition are cooled so that, after solidification of the brazing composition, a moderately refractory joint is formed. The non-reactive brazing composition is a binary alloy composed, in mass percentages, of about 46% to 99% silicon and 54% to 1% neodymium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
    Inventors: Valérie Chaumat, Jean-François Henne
  • Patent number: 8757475
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for assembling at least one part made of a porous carbon material with at least one part made of a copper-rich metal material, and to an alloy paste used to implement same. The method according to the invention includes a step comprising the use of an alloy based on copper and silicon, having formula I CuxSiy, wherein x and y are atomic percentages with 25?x?60, 40?y?75 and x+y?95%, in order to assemble at least one part made of a porous carbon material with at least one part made of a copper-rich metal material. The invention is particularly suitable for use in the field of thermal engineering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique
    Inventors: Valérie Chaumat, Nadia Miloud-Ali
  • Patent number: 8678269
    Abstract: A method for joining, assembling, at least two parts made of silicon carbide-based materials by non-reactive brazing is provided. According to the method, the parts are contacted with a non-reactive brazing composition, the assembly formed by the parts and the brazing composition is heated to a brazing temperature sufficient to melt the brazing composition totally or at least partly, and the parts and brazing composition are cooled to that, after solidification of the brazing composition, a moderately refractory joint is formed; wherein the non-reactive brazing composition is an alloy comprising, in atomic percentages, 45% to 65% silicon, 28% to 45% nickel and 5% to 15% aluminum. A brazing composition as defined above is provided. A brazing paste, suspension comprising a powder of said brazing composition and an organic binder as well as a joint and assembly obtained the foregoing method are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: Valérie Chaumat, Jean-Francois Henne, Nadia Miloud-Ali
  • Patent number: 8590770
    Abstract: A method for joining, assembling, at least two parts made of silicon carbide-based materials by non-reactive brazing is provided. According to the method, the parts are contacted with a non-reactive brazing composition, the assembly formed by the parts and the brazing composition is heated to a brazing temperature sufficient to melt the brazing composition totally or at least partly, and the parts and the brazing composition are cooled so that, after solidification of the brazing composition, a moderately refractory joint is formed; wherein the non-reactive brazing composition is a binary alloy consisting in atomic percentages, of 60% to 66% silicon and 34 to 40% nickel. A brazing composition as defined above is also provided. A paste, suspension of braze alloy comprising a powder of the brazing composition and an organic binder is provided. In addition, a joint and assembly obtained with the foregoing method is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
    Inventors: Valérie Chaumat, Jean-François Henne
  • Publication number: 20130064602
    Abstract: A method for joining, assembling, at least two parts comprising silicon carbide-based materials is provided. The parts are contacted with a non-reactive brazing composition, the assembly having the parts and the brazing composition is heated to a brazing temperature sufficient to melt the brazing composition, and the parts and the brazing composition are cooled so that, after solidification of the brazing composition, a moderately refractory joint is formed. The brazing composition is a binary alloy consisting, in atomic percentages, of 60% to 66% silicon and 34% to 40% nickel. Prior to contacting the parts with the brazing composition, a reinforcement is added. A composition comprising the brazing composition and a reinforcement is provided. A brazing paste, suspension comprising a powder of the brazing composition, a reinforcement, and an organic liquid cement, binder, or an organic viscous gel is provided. A joint and assembly obtained by the foregoing method is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: Commissariat a l'energie atomique et aux énergies
    Inventors: Valérie Chaumat, Jean-Francois Henne
  • Publication number: 20130011185
    Abstract: A method for joining, assembling, at least two parts made of silicon carbide-based materials by non-reactive brazing is provided. According to the method, the parts are contacted with a non-reactive brazing composition, the assembly formed by the parts and the brazing composition is heated to a brazing temperature sufficient to melt the brazing composition totally or at least partly, and the parts and the brazing composition are cooled so that, after solidification of the brazing composition, a moderately refractory joint is formed; wherein the non-reactive brazing composition is a binary alloy consisting in atomic percentages, of 60% to 66% silicon and 34 to 40% nickel. A brazing composition as defined above is also provided. A paste, suspension of braze alloy comprising a powder of the brazing composition and an organic binder is provided. In addition, a joint and assembly obtained with the foregoing method is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Inventors: Valérie Chaumat, Jean-Francois Henne
  • Publication number: 20130004235
    Abstract: A method for joining, assembling, at least two parts made of silicon carbide-based materials by non-reactive brazing is provided. According to the method, the parts are contacted with a non-reactive brazing composition, the assembly formed by the parts and the brazing composition is heated to a brazing temperature sufficient to melt the brazing composition totally or at least partly, and the parts and brazing composition are cooled to that, after solidification of the brazing composition, a moderately refractory joint is formed; wherein the non-reactive brazing composition is an alloy comprising, in atomic percentages, 45% to 65% silicon, 28% to 45% nickel and 5% to 15% aluminium. A brazing composition as defined above is provided. A brazing paste, suspension comprising a powder of said brazing composition and an organic binder as well as a joint and assembly obtained the foregoing method are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: Commissariat a l'energie atomique et aux energies alternatives
    Inventors: Valérie Chaumat, Jean-Francois Henne, Nadia Miloud-Ali
  • Publication number: 20120308839
    Abstract: A method for assembling at least two parts made of silicon carbide-based materials by non-reactive brazing is disclosed. The two parts are contacted with a non-reactive brazing composition. The assembly formed by the parts and the brazing composition is heated to a sufficient brazing temperature sufficient to melt the brazing composition. The parts and the brazing composition are cooled so that, after solidification of the brazing composition, a moderately refractory joint is formed. The non-reactive brazing composition is a binary alloy composed, in mass percentages, of about 46% to 99% silicon and 54% to 1% neodymium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Valérie Chaumat, Jean-François Henne
  • Patent number: 8177497
    Abstract: An assembly between a metal piece and a ceramic material piece made of SiC and/or C based ceramic material. The assembly includes a stack structure including the following elements assembled together in pairs in this order, by brazing: the metal piece; a first intermediate piece; a second intermediate piece; and the ceramic material piece. The second intermediate piece is made of another ceramic material, that is chemically less reactive relative to metals than are SiC or C, and that presents a coefficient of expansion smaller than that of the material constituting the metal piece. The first intermediate piece is made of metal and can deform to compensate for expansion difference between the metal piece and the second intermediate piece. The assembly can be used in a turbomachine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignees: SNECMA, Commisariat a l'Energie Atomique, Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble
    Inventors: Joel Michel Daniel Benoit, Jean-Francois Fromentin, Valerie Chaumat, Olivier Gillia, Nikolas Eustathopoulos, Fiqiri Hodaj, Alexey Koltsov
  • Publication number: 20100075160
    Abstract: Process for the assembly of at least two articles made of silicon carbide-based materials by moderately refractory non-reactive brazing, in which the articles are placed in contact with a non-reactive brazing composition, and the assembly formed by the articles and the brazing composition is heated to a brazing temperature that is sufficient to melt the brazing composition in order to form a refractory joint, in which the non-reactive brazing composition is a binary alloy formed, as mass percentages, from 56% to 70% silicon and 44% to 30% yttrium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Valerie CHAUMAT, Jean-François Henne