Patents by Inventor Yves-Marie M. R. Francois

Yves-Marie M. R. Francois 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: 4608822
    Abstract: The invention concerns a system for controlling the flaps of a turbine engine nozzle. High-pressure air P4 is bled from the compressor of the turbine engine to feed a compressed-air engine. The shaft of the engine rotates a constant-capacity displacement pump which sends hydraulic liquid into a jack controlling the flap or flaps of the nozzle. The invention is applicable to the control of all movable flaps of turbine engine nozzles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1986
    Assignee: Societe Nationale d'Etude et de Construction de Moteurs d'Aviation S.N.E.C.M.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Fondacci, Yves-Marie M. R. Francois
  • Patent number: 4503670
    Abstract: The invention relates to a deceleration limiter for a turbine engine. Through a rotary cam and a compressed spring, the throttle lever acts on a regulator for the fuel injector, for instance on the beam of a tachometric scale. According to the invention, the piston of a hydraulic damper and a push rod are interposed between the spring and the periphery of the cam. The chamber is connected to a source of ambient fluid under pressure p, which also acts on the other side of, through a damper valve which enables only the fluid to penetrate into, and by a diaphragm. The invention applies particularly to turbojet regulators to limit the magnitude and speed of development of the system parameters controlling the operation of the turbine engine following an abrupt deceleration command initiated by the pilot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1985
    Assignee: S.N.E.C.M.A.
    Inventors: Yves-Marie M. R. Francois, Jean-Claude Vergnes