Patents by Inventor Gregory Geyer

Gregory Geyer 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: 9140194
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine starter-generator includes a housing assembly, a motor-generator, and a lubricant pump. The housing assembly includes a lubricant inlet port for receiving a flow of lubricant. The motor-generator is disposed within the housing assembly and is adapted to be coupled to an auxiliary power unit. The motor-generator is configured to selectively operate in either a motor mode or a generator mode. The lubricant pump is disposed within the housing assembly and includes one or more pump inlets and one or more pump outlets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Timothy Ertz, Gregory Geyer, Thomas Nesdill
  • Publication number: 20130174575
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine starter-generator includes a housing assembly, a motor-generator, and a lubricant pump. The housing assembly includes a lubricant inlet port for receiving a flow of lubricant. The motor-generator is disposed within the housing assembly and is adapted to be coupled to an auxiliary power unit. The motor-generator is configured to selectively operate in either a motor mode or a generator mode. The lubricant pump is disposed within the housing assembly and includes one or more pump inlets and one or more pump outlets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Timothy Ertz, Gregory Geyer, Thomas Nesdill
  • Publication number: 20120312023
    Abstract: An auxiliary power unit (APU) is provided and configured to be mounted in an APU compartment that defines an inlet opening. The APU includes a power section having components lubricated with oil; an intake duct coupled to the inlet opening and the power section and configured to direct a first portion of air flow through the inlet opening into the power section; an oil cooler coupled to the power section and configured to cool the oil of the power unit; a cooling duct coupled to the oil cooler and the intake opening; an inlet door mounted at the inlet opening and configured to open and close the inlet opening, the inlet door further configured to be positioned in at least a first open position and a second open position; and a thermal management system configured to adjust the inlet door between the first open position and the second open position based on one or more operating temperatures within the APU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Timothy Ertz, Gregory Geyer, Thomas Nesdill, Frank Merkley