Patents by Inventor Jennifer Gavin

Jennifer Gavin 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).

  • Active surge control in centrifugal compressors using microjet injection
    Patent number: 10962016
    Abstract: A centrifugal compressor according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, an impeller provided in a main flow path and configured to pressurize a main flow of fluid. The compressor also includes a secondary flow path configured to provide a secondary flow by recirculating a portion of the main flow. The amount of the main flow that becomes the secondary flow is less than or equal to 15%. A method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Inventors: Joost Brasz, William Bilbow, Farrukh Alvi, Erik Fernandez, Jennifer Gavin
  • ACTIVE SURGE CONTROL IN CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSORS USING MICROJET INJECTION
    Publication number: 20190040865
    Abstract: A centrifugal compressor according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, an impeller provided in a main flow path and configured to pressurize a main flow of fluid. The compressor also includes a secondary flow path configured to provide a secondary flow by recirculating a portion of the main flow. The amount of the main flow that becomes the secondary flow is less than or equal to 15%. A method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Joost Brasz, William Bilbow, Farrukh Alvi, Erik Fernandez, Jennifer Gavin