Patents by Inventor Xavier Paul

Xavier Paul 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: 11021235
    Abstract: Oil transfer tube for a system to control the regulation of a turbine engine propeller pitch, in particular of an aircraft, the tube being intended to be mounted coaxially inside a tubular shaft of the propeller, the tube having an elongated shape and including a first male longitudinal end part intended to be inserted in a female housing of a stator casing equipped with an oil supply circuit of the tube, and a second male longitudinal end part around which is intended to be mounted a hydrodynamic bearing to guide the tube in the shaft, wherein the first end part includes a free annular end with a convex rounded cross-section intended to bear axially against an annular bottom of said housing, and in that said second end part comprises an outer axial annular bearing surface of an inner ring of the bearing, the annular bearing surface presenting in cross-section a convex curved shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: SAFRAN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Xavier Paul Lucien Hert, Aldric Renaud Gabriel Marie Moreau De Lizoreux, Boris Pierre Marcel Morelli
  • Patent number: 10781860
    Abstract: The invention relates to a self-aligning roller bearing, comprising a rotary outer ring exhibiting a spherical raceway, the bearing comprising first and second annular rows of rollers respectively associated with first and second rotary cages that hold the rollers in place. According to the invention, the first cage has an exterior surface equipped with at least one deflector for discharging lubricant towards a first side of the bearing, in a first axial direction extending from the second cage towards the first cage, this deflector extending, in a second axial direction that is the opposite of the first direction, beyond the rollers associated with the first cage and also beyond the first cage so as to cover part of the second cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: SAFRAN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
    Inventors: Xavier Paul Lucien Hert, Aldric Renaud Gabriel Marie Moreau De Lizoreux, Boris Pierre Marcel Morelli
  • Publication number: 20190390711
    Abstract: The invention relates to a self-aligning roller bearing, comprising a rotary outer ring exhibiting a spherical raceway, the bearing comprising first and second annular rows of rollers respectively associated with first and second rotary cages that hold the rollers in place. According to the invention, the first cage has an exterior surface equipped with at least one deflector for discharging lubricant towards a first side of the bearing, in a first axial direction extending from the second cage towards the first cage, this deflector extending, in a second axial direction that is the opposite of the first direction, beyond the rollers associated with the first cage and also beyond the first cage so as to cover part of the second cage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Xavier Paul Lucien HERT, Aldric Renaud Gabriel Marie MOREAU DE LIZOREUX, Boris Pierre Marcel MORELLI
  • Publication number: 20190118934
    Abstract: Oil transfer tube for a system to control the regulation of a turbine engine propeller pitch, in particular of an aircraft, the tube being intended to be mounted coaxially inside a tubular shaft of the propeller, the tube having an elongated shape and including a first male longitudinal end part intended to be inserted in a female housing of a stator casing equipped with an oil supply circuit of the tube, and a second male longitudinal end part around which is intended to be mounted a hydrodynamic bearing to guide the tube in the shaft, wherein the first end part includes a free annular end with a convex rounded cross-section intended to bear axially against an annular bottom of said housing, and in that said second end part comprises an outer axial annular bearing surface of an inner ring of the bearing, the annular bearing surface presenting in cross-section a convex curved shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Xavier Paul Lucien HERT, Aldric Renaud Gabriel Marie MOREAU DE LIZOREUX, Boris Pierre Marcel MORELLI
  • Publication number: 20090218459
    Abstract: A device for fixing a module to the internal wall of a tire. The device includes a support secured to the tire, the support having at least two independent straps secured to the support and means for immobilizing the module, the straps being oriented radially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Pierre Durif, Xavier Paul
  • Publication number: 20090159169
    Abstract: A device for fixing a module to the internal wall of a tire. This device includes a support secured to the tire and of a flexible strip, the support including means for fixing said strip, the ends of the strip having at least two independent means for attaching the module, and the strip having means for immobilizing the module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Pierre Durif, Xavier Paul, Patrick T. Hicks, Terry James Martin