Patents by Inventor Alistaire Holt

Alistaire Holt 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).

  • Acoustic damper
    Publication number: 20060207259
    Abstract: A combustor wall of a gas turbine engine is provided with an acoustic damper component. The component has a first metering passage, a first damping chamber, a first damping passage, a second damping chamber and a second damping passage. Air flows through the damper to be ejected into the combustion chamber from the second damping passage at a selected velocity and volumetric flow. The flow being sufficient to damp instabilities from the combustion process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2005
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventors: Alistaire Holt, Michael MacQuisten, Michael Whiteman, Anthony Moran