Patents by Inventor Philip J. Millener

Philip J. Millener 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).

  • Brush seal with porous upstream side-plate
    Patent number: 5496045
    Abstract: In a brush seal adapted for use in disturbed fluid flow conditions the upstream side-plate is formed of porous material or has foraminate region. In conventional seals disturbed flow can generate a flow adjacent the face of the seal bristle pack which tends to lift bristles away from the second sealing element. Seal leakage is consequently increased. The foraminate or porous upstream side-plate reduces disturbing forces on the bristles by modifying flow patterns to avoid forces which lift the bristles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1996
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce PLC
    Inventors: Philip J. Millener, Timothy M. Edmunds
  • Fuel vaporizer
    Patent number: 5133192
    Abstract: A fuel vaporizer is formed from two concentric tubes. A mixture of fuel and air having a high proportion of fuel passes along the annular space between the two tubes while air alone passes along the inner tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1992
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce plc
    Inventors: Dennis L. Overton, Kenneth R. Langley, Philip J. Millener