Patents by Inventor Larry Spires

Larry Spires 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).

  • Publication number: 20060037302
    Abstract: An oil scavenge system includes a tangential scavenge scoop and a settling area adjacent thereto which separately communicate with a duct which feeds oil into an oil flow path and back to an oil sump. A shield is mounted over the settling area to at least partially shield the collecting liquid oil from interfacial shear. A multiple of apertures are located through the shield to permit oil flow through the shield and into the duct. The scavenge scoop forms a partition which separates the duct into a first portion and a second portion. The first portion processes upstream air/oil mixture that is captured by the tangential scoop while the second portion receives the oil collected in the settling area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Inventors: Robert Peters, Dwayne Messerschmidt, J. Glahn, Kenneth Allard, Hsianmin Jen, Larry Spires, Roger Barnsby
  • Publication number: 20060037325
    Abstract: An oil scavenge system includes a tangential scavenge scoop and a settling area adjacent thereto which separately communicate with a duct which feeds oil into an oil flow path and back to an oil sump. A shield is mounted over the settling area to at least partially shield the collecting liquid oil from interfacial shear. A multiple of apertures are located through the shield to permit oil flow through the shield and into the duct. The scavenge scoop forms a partition which separates the duct into a first portion and a second portion. The first portion processes upstream air/oil mixture that is captured by the tangential scoop while the second portion receives the oil collected in the settling area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Inventors: Robert Peters, Dwayne Messerschmidt, J. Glahn, Kenneth Allard, Hsianmin Jen, Larry Spires, Roger Barnsby
  • Publication number: 20050217272
    Abstract: A deoiler 26 for separating oil from air contaminated with the oil has at least one separator for separating the oil from the air and also has a source of suction for reducing air pressure at the source of the air. In an exemplary embodiment, the deoiler 26 creates the suction at a first operating condition, but acts as a restrictor at a second operating condition. A deoiling method according to the invention creates suction at a first operating condition to reduce the air pressure at the source of the oil-contaminated air, establishes a flow restriction at a second operating condition to pressurize the air source, and encourages oil to separate from the air at both operating conditions. When used as a component of a turbine engine lubrication system 22, the source of contaminated air may be a buffered bearing compartment 16.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventors: William Sheridan, J. Glahn, James Thoresen, Larry Spires, Yuan Dong, Sean McCutchan
  • Publication number: 20050132710
    Abstract: An oil scavenge system includes a tangential scavenge scoop and a settling area adjacent thereto which separately communicate with a duct which feeds oil into an oil flow path and back to an oil sump. A shield is mounted over the settling area to at least partially shield the collecting liquid oil from interfacial shear. A multiple of apertures are located through the shield to permit oil flow through the shield and into the duct. The scavenge scoop forms a partition which separates the duct into a first portion and a second portion. The first portion processes upstream air/oil mixture that is captured by the tangential scoop while the second portion receives the oil collected in the settling area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventors: Robert Peters, Dwayne Messerschmidt, J. Glahn, Kenneth Allard, Hsianmin Jen, Larry Spires, Roger Barnsby