Patents by Inventor James D. Prost

James D. Prost 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).

  • Turbine engine components
    Patent number: 8147194
    Abstract: A turbine engine component includes a shaft and two sets of hollow radial plates. The shaft includes an axial section forming a portion of a main passage having a substantially uniform diameter. The axial section has two ends and a center located substantially halfway between the two ends. The first set of hollow radial plates extends radially outwardly from the shaft at a first axial location between the center and a first end of the axial section. Each hollow radial plate is hollow and has an interior surface defining annular chambers surrounding and in flow communication with the main passage. The second set of hollow radial plates extends radially outwardly from the shaft at a second axial location between the center and a second end of the axial section. Each hollow radial plate has an interior surface defining annular chambers surrounding and in flow communication with the main passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas D. Heywood, Edward S. Wright, James D. Prost
  • TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20100111691
    Abstract: A turbine engine component includes a shaft and two sets of hollow radial plates. The shaft includes an axial section forming a portion of a main passage having a substantially uniform diameter. The axial section has two ends and a center located substantially halfway between the two ends. The first set of hollow radial plates extends radially outwardly from the shaft at a first axial location between the center and a first end of the axial section. Each hollow radial plate is hollow and has an interior surface defining annular chambers surrounding and in flow communication with the main passage. The second set of hollow radial plates extends radially outwardly from the shaft at a second axial location between the center and a second end of the axial section. Each hollow radial plate has an interior surface defining annular chambers surrounding and in flow communication with the main passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas D. Heywood, Edward S. Wright, James D. Prost