Patents by Inventor Yann Druon

Yann Druon 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: 8167232
    Abstract: A device for improving the effectiveness of the acoustic treatment(s) in an aircraft propulsion unit that includes a pipe (36) into which a gas stream flows, whereby the pipe (36) is delimited by two approximately concentric inside walls (40) and outside walls (42), wherein the device includes at least one partition (38, 38?) that extends over at least one portion of the length of the pipe (36) between the inside and outside walls (40, 42) and in that the profile of at least one wall (44, 46) of the at least one partition (38, 38?) is defined so as to increase the number of reflections of an acoustic beam on at least one of the inside and/or outside walls (40, 42) of the pipe and/or on at least one of the walls (44, 46) of the at least one partition (38, 38?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Fabrice Gantie, Yann Druon
  • Publication number: 20100038476
    Abstract: A device for improving the effectiveness of the acoustic treatment(s) in an aircraft propulsion unit that includes a pipe (36) into which a gas stream flows, whereby the pipe (36) is delimited by two approximately concentric inside walls (40) and outside walls (42), wherein the device includes at least one partition (38, 38?) that extends over at least one portion of the length of the pipe (36) between the inside and outside walls (40, 42) and in that the profile of at least one wall (44, 46) of the at least one partition (38, 38?) is defined so as to increase the number of reflections of an acoustic beam on at least one of the inside and/or outside walls (40, 42) of the pipe and/or on at least one of the walls (44, 46) of the at least one partition (38, 38?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Applicant: AIRBUS FRANCE
    Inventors: Fabrice Gantie, Yann Druon
  • Publication number: 20090277181
    Abstract: A propulsion unit includes at least one exhaust pipe (62, 76) that includes an air discharge that is delimited by a trailing edge (78, 82). The end part of the exhaust pipe (62, 76) includes two scalloped shapes (84) that each correspond to a preferred acoustic radiation direction, separated by advanced parts (86) that can limit the acoustic radiation, whereby the scalloped shapes are offset upward relative to the horizontal median plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: AIRBUS FRANCE, SOCIETE PAR ACTIONS SIMPLIFIEE
    Inventors: Yann Druon, Frederic Chelin, Fabrice Gantie