Patents by Inventor Yves Gervais

Yves Gervais 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: 9885315
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rear casing for a turbine engine comprising a primary body generating a primary flow (10) to be ejected through a primary nozzle (6), said rear casing (7) being shaped so as to be positioned downstream from the primary body and to define, on the inside of the turbine engine, the path followed by the primary flow downstream from the primary nozzle (6). The tail cone is characterised in that it comprises a connection to a system for supplying a pressurised gas and at least one perforation (8) for injecting the pressurised gas through the perforation and into the primary flow. The casing preferably comprises at least one means for rotating same about the axis of rotation of the mobile elements of the primary body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignees: SNECMA, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS), UNIVERSITE DE POITIERS, ENSMA
    Inventors: Alexandre Alfred Gaston Vuillemin, Maxime Koenig, Peter Jordan, Pierre Comte, Yves Gervais
  • Publication number: 20140373550
    Abstract: The invention relates to a rear casing for a turbine engine comprising a primary body generating a primary flow (10) to be ejected through a primary nozzle (6), said rear casing (7) being shaped so as to be positioned downstream from the primary body and to define, on the inside of the turbine engine, the path followed by the primary flow downstream from the primary nozzle (6). The tail cone is characterised in that it comprises a connection to a system for supplying a pressurised gas and at least one perforation (8) for injecting the pressurised gas through the perforation and into the primary flow. The casing preferably comprises at least one means for rotating same about the axis of rotation of the mobile elements of the primary body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicants: SNECMA, Centre National De Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), UNIVERSITE DE POITIERS, ENSMA
    Inventors: Alexandre Alfred Gaston VUILLEMIN, Maxime KOENIG, Peter JORDAN, Pierre COMTE, Yves GERVAIS
  • Patent number: 8777560
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing a selected tonal noise generated by a fan operating in a non-uniform flow by locating at least one obstruction in the non-uniform flow such that the at least one obstruction generates a noise that is out of phase with the selected tonal noise. The noise generated by the at least one obstruction interferes with the selected tonal noise, thus reducing the selected tonal noise. It is also contemplated to use additional obstructions to reduce other tonal noises generated by the fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignees: Socpra—Sciences et Genie, S.E.C., Universite de Poitiers, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
    Inventors: Anthony Gerard, Alain Berry, Patrice Masson, Yves Gervais, Michel Besombes
  • Publication number: 20110064559
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing a selected tonal noise generated by a fan operating in a non-uniform flow by locating at least one obstruction in the non-uniform flow such that the at least one obstruction generates a noise that is out of phase with the selected tonal noise. The noise generated by the at least one obstruction interferes with the selected tonal noise, thus reducing the selected tonal noise. It is also contemplated to use additional obstructions to reduce other tonal noises generated by the fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicants: SOCPRA-SCIENCES ET GENIE, S.E.C., UNIVERSITE DE POITIERS, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Anthony GERARD, Alain BERRY, Patrice MASSON, Yves GERVAIS, Michel BESOMBES
  • Publication number: 20080008592
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for reducing a selected tonal noise generated by an axial flow fan operating in a non-uniform flow by locating at least one obstruction in the non-uniform flow such that the at least one obstruction generates a noise that is out of phase with the selected tonal noise. The noise generated by the at least one obstruction interferes with the selected tonal noise, thus reducing the selected tonal noise. It is also contemplated to use additional obstructions to reduce other tonal noises generated by the axial flow fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicants: SOCIETE DE COMMERCIALISATION DES PRODUITS DE LA RECHERCHE APPLIQUEE - SOCPRA-SC, CENTRE NATIONALE DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, UNIVERSITE DE POITIERS
    Inventors: Anthony Gerard, Alain Berry, Patrice Masson, Yves Gervais
  • Patent number: 5984773
    Abstract: A regulating apparatus and a regulating method for regulating the internal pressure P.sub.i of a ventilated, closed volume subjected to variations in external pressure P.sub.e, the apparatus including at least two compensation circuits enabling the intake air flow rate q.sub.1 and the extraction air flow rate q.sub.2 to be adjusted in real time so that the difference between these two flow rates algebraically compensates for the leakage flow rate q.sub.f, and maintains the internal pressure P.sub.i inside the volume at a constant level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: GEC Alsthom Transport SA
    Inventors: Yves Gervais, Gilles Mariaux, Gerard Mineaud, Alain Guinot, Pierre Andre
  • Patent number: 5647793
    Abstract: An apparatus for preventing sudden changes of pressure in an air conditioned or ventilated vehicle, the vehicle comprising: an inlet orifice (3) for outside air and an outlet orifice (5) for inside air, the inlet orifice being connected to an intake duct (2) directing the air taken in to an air conditioning or ventilation system, the outlet orifice being connected to an exhaust duct (4) exhausting the inside air to the outside; shutter means (6, 7) for the intake and exhaust ducts (2, 4); a control member (14) receiving signals from the detector; and detector means (16, 17) for detecting the pressure outside the vehicle Po and the pressure inside the vehicle Pi and delivering signals representative of the pressure wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1997
    Assignee: GEC Alsthom Transport SA
    Inventors: Gilles Mariaux, Yves Gervais
  • Patent number: 5391111
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for eliminating sudden changes of pressure in a ventilated or air-conditioned vehicle, the device comprising: a detector for detecting changes in the pressure outside the vehicle and delivering signals representative of said changes; closure means for closing an outside air suction duct and an inside air rejection duct; a control unit receiving the signals from the detector and controlling closure of the ducts above a first determined rate of change in outside pressure, said unit also controlling re-opening of the ducts after said change in outside pressure has fallen below a second determined rate; and means for balancing the inside pressure and the outside pressure by a controlled flow of air between the outside and the inside of the vehicle, said means constraining the pressure inside the vehicle to change as a function of time at less than a set rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1995
    Assignee: GEC Alsthom Transport SA
    Inventors: Herve Girard, Jean-Laurent Peube, Yves Gervais