Patents by Inventor Lauren Marie Kelly

Lauren Marie Kelly 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).

  • Direct metering using a variable displacement vane pump
    Patent number: 9574500
    Abstract: A direct metering architecture is provided having a metering pump and a servo pump wherein the metering and servo pumps are driven by an engine shaft by way of a gearbox transmission. The system reduces wasted horsepower previously occurring with oversized fixed displacement pumps, reduces instances of engine flameout and reduces the amount of heat added to fuel which ultimately improves engine oil cooling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Lauren Marie Kelly, Robert Edward Goeller, William James Mailander
  • DIRECT METERING USING A VARIABLE DISPLACEMENT VANE PUMP
    Publication number: 20160201574
    Abstract: A direct metering architecture is provided having a metering pump and a servo pump wherein the metering and servo pumps are driven by an engine shaft by way of a gearbox transmission. The system reduces wasted horsepower previously occurring with oversized fixed displacement pumps, reduces instances of engine flameout and reduces the amount of heat added to fuel which ultimately improves engine oil cooling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Lauren Marie Kelly, Robert Edward Goeller, William James Mailander