Patents by Inventor Nicolas M P Evanno

Nicolas M P Evanno 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: 8225813
    Abstract: An arrangement for controlling flow of fluid to at least one component of a gas turbine engine, the arrangement includes a first conduit for providing fluid to the component; a flow valve, for controlling the flow of fluid in the first conduit, having first and second configurations; a second conduit for providing fluid to the flow valve to the control the configuration of the flow valve; and a magnetic valve, for controlling the flow of fluid in the second conduit, having first and second configurations and including at least one ferromagnet forming a portion of a magnetic circuit; the member comprising ferromagnetic material is thermally coupled to one of the group comprising the fluid in the first conduit, the fluid in the second conduit and the component; and the configuration of the flow valve is dependent on the configuration of the magnetic valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce PLC
    Inventors: Nicolas M P Evanno, John R Webster, Paul W Ferra
  • Publication number: 20100043899
    Abstract: An arrangement for controlling flow of fluid to at least one component of a gas turbine engine, the arrangement comprising: a first conduit for providing fluid to the component; a flow valve, for controlling the flow of fluid in the first conduit, having first and second configurations; a second conduit for providing fluid to the flow valve to the control the configuration of the flow valve; and a magnetic valve, for controlling the flow of fluid in the second conduit, having first and second configurations and including at least one ferromagnet forming a portion of a magnetic circuit, whereby the configuration of the magnetic valve depends on the temperature of the ferromagnet; the member comprising ferromagnetic material (68) is thermally coupled to one of the group comprising the fluid in the first conduit (24), the fluid in the second conduit (54) and the component; and the configuration of the flow valve is dependent on the configuration of the magnetic valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Nicolas M P Evanno, John R Webster, Paul W Ferra