Patents by Inventor Samantha Hayes-Bradley

Samantha Hayes-Bradley 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: 5628192
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine combustion chamber which has primary, secondary and tertiary combustion zones in flow series has a secondary fuel and air mixing duct and a tertiary fuel and air mixing duct. The secondary mixing duct has a secondary air intake at its upstream end and the tertiary mixing duct has a tertiary air intake at its upstream end. The tertiary air intake is arranged adjacent to the secondary air intake. A combined secondary and tertiary fuel system is provided to supply fuel to the secondary and tertiary mixing ducts. The fuel system comprises a manifold arranged adjacent to the secondary mixing duct but is spaced from the tertiary mixing duct by the secondary mixing duct. The manifold has apertures to direct fuel towards the tertiary air intake across the secondary air intake. Variations in fuel pressure cause the fuel to flow into the secondary air intake or the tertiary air intake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce, plc
    Inventors: Samantha Hayes-Bradley, Ian J. Toon, Jeffrey D. Willis