Patents by Inventor Adrian L Harding

Adrian L Harding 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).

  • Publication number: 20130089414
    Abstract: A strip seal for providing a seal between adjacent components, which include a first groove and a second groove angled with respect to and intersecting the first groove. The grooves of respective components are opposed to one another when the components are assembled. The strip seal includes a first strip section to span between and be received in the opposed first grooves, and a second strip section to span between and be received in the opposed second grooves. One end of the first strip section is arranged to butt against the second strip section at the intersection of the grooves. The other end of the first strip section has at least one deformable projection that can engage the end of the first groove. The projection deforms as it engages the end of the groove and urges the end of the first strip section against the second strip section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventor: Adrian L. HARDING
  • Publication number: 20120219402
    Abstract: A vane is provided for directing hot gases in a gas turbine engine. The vane includes a hollow aerofoil portion, which in use spans the working gas annulus of the engine. The vane further includes an impingement tube which forms a covering over the interior surface of the aerofoil portion and which has jet-forming apertures formed therein for the production of impingement cooling jets. The impingement tube includes two tube portions which are separately insertable into position into the aerofoil portion to form the covering. The o impingement tube further includes an expansion member which, when the tube portions are in position in the aerofoil portion, is locatable in the aerofoil portion to urge each tube portion outwardly and thereby holds the tube portions in position against the aerofoil portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Adrian L. HARDING, Thomas RANDLES, John H. BROOKHOUSE
  • Patent number: 7347661
    Abstract: A casing arrangement of a gas turbine includes a casing member, which is formed to extend at least partially around the component. The casing member defines a fluid flow path for the flow of a cooling fluid therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Rolls Royce, plc
    Inventors: Anthony B. Phipps, Paul H. Edwards, Adrian L. Harding, Mark A. Halliwell
  • Patent number: 7264442
    Abstract: A combustion chamber inner casing (24) has a flange (28) on its downstream end. A retaining seal ring (40) is bolted to the flange (28) and traps a flanged seal ring (46) against the flange (28) in a manner that allows the seal ring (46) to move by expansion, relative to seal ring (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce, PLC
    Inventor: Adrian L Harding