Patents by Inventor John BELFIELD

John BELFIELD 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: 10436066
    Abstract: A de-oiler for separating oil from an air/oil mixture comprises a housing, and a rotatable porous element accommodated within the housing. The housing has a first axial face and a second, opposite, axial face, the first axial face being separated from the second axial face by an axial length. The housing has an inlet positioned on the first axial face, a first outlet positioned on the second axial face, and a second outlet positioned on a radially outwardly facing surface. In use, the inlet is adapted to receive a first flow comprising an air/oil mixture, and rotation of the porous element separates the oil from the air/oil mixture, with the first outlet being adapted to exhaust a second flow comprising de-oiled air, and the second outlet being adapted to exhaust a third flow comprising separated oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventor: John Belfield
  • Publication number: 20160376922
    Abstract: A de-oiler for separating oil from an air/oil mixture comprises a housing, and a rotatable porous element accommodated within the housing. The housing has a first axial face and a second, opposite, axial face, the first axial face being separated from the second axial face by an axial length. The housing has an inlet positioned on the first axial face, a first outlet positioned on the second axial face, and a second outlet positioned on a radially outwardly facing surface. In use, the inlet is adapted to receive a first flow comprising an air/oil mixture, and rotation of the porous element separates the oil from the air/oil mixture, with the first outlet being adapted to exhaust a second flow comprising de-oiled air, and the second outlet being adapted to exhaust a third flow comprising separated oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventor: John BELFIELD