Patents by Inventor Neil Robert FOMISON

Neil Robert FOMISON 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).

  • Shroud assembly
    Patent number: 9989143
    Abstract: A bevel gear shroud assembly comprises a frustum shaped shroud portion, first and second rib portions and one or more fin portions. The frustum shaped shroud portion has a cut-out sector, the cut-out sector having opposing, radially extending first and second sides. The first and second rib portions project inwardly from an upper base of the shroud frustum and normal to the inner surface of the shroud portion, and are spaced apart from one another to form an annular trough therebetween. The or each rib portion projects inwardly from an inner surface of the frustum shaped shroud portion between the first and second rib portions, and the or each rib portion extends circumferentially around the shroud portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventor: Neil Robert Fomison
  • SHROUD ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20160131243
    Abstract: A bevel gear shroud assembly comprises a frustum shaped shroud portion, first and second rib portions and one or more fin portions. The frustum shaped shroud portion has a cut-out sector, the cut-out sector having opposing, radially extending first and second sides. The first and second rib portions project inwardly from an upper base of the shroud frustum and normal to the inner surface of the shroud portion, and are spaced apart from one another to form an annular trough therebetween. The or each rib portion projects inwardly from an inner surface of the frustum shaped shroud portion between the first and second rib portions, and the or each rib portion extends circumferentially around the shroud portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventor: Neil Robert FOMISON