Patents by Inventor Yann Jean-Pierre LEFAUX

Yann Jean-Pierre LEFAUX 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: 11980934
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a turbine engine vane a root connected to a blade extending in a longitudinal direction includes the steps of providing a root; and providing mold with a first cavity and a second cavity that together define a recess in which the vane is formed. The recess includes a first space in which the blade is formed and a second space in which the root is formed. The method further includes the steps of providing aluminum strips; positioning a fibrous reinforcement; arranging the vane root in the second space; and injecting a foam comprising aluminum or injecting an aluminum alloy into the first space of the recess of the mold such that the foam impregnates the fibrous reinforcement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignees: SAFRAN, SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS
    Inventors: Yann Jean-Pierre Lefaux, Pierre Jean Sallot
  • Publication number: 20230405668
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a turbine engine vane a root connected to a blade extending in a longitudinal direction includes the steps of providing a root; and providing mold with a first cavity and a second cavity that together define a recess in which the vane is formed. The recess includes a first space in which the blade is formed and a second space in which the root (1), c) is formed. The method further includes the steps of providing aluminum strips; positioning a fibrous reinforcement; arranging the vane root in the second space; and injecting a foam comprising aluminum or injecting an aluminum alloy into the first space of the recess of the mold such that the foam impregnates the fibrous reinforcement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicants: SAFRAN, SAFRAN AERO BOOSTERS
    Inventors: Yann Jean-Pierre LEFAUX, Pierre Jean SALLOT
  • Publication number: 20230407751
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a blade for a turbine engine, including a root connected to a vane extending in a longitudinal direction, includes providing an assembly having a first part intended to form a root of the blade and a projecting second part projecting in the longitudinal direction from the first part; providing a mold comprising a first impression and a second impression delimiting together a cavity, said cavity comprising a first space and a second space; arranging the first part in the first space of the cavity and the second part in the second space of the cavity; and forming a third part by injecting an aluminium-based alloy in the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Yann Jean-Pierre LEFAUX, Pierre Jean Sallot