Patents by Inventor Alessio LENZI

Alessio LENZI 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).

  • Publication number: 20190218936
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to an oil circulation system for a gas turbine engine, and in particular to a gas turbine engine comprising a bearing chamber with a plurality of oil injectors. Example embodiments include a gas turbine engine, comprising: a bearing chamber (301) surrounding a turbine shaft (308) of the engine; an oil feed injection line (305) arranged to supply oil from an oil collecting compartment to a plurality of oil injectors (306, 401, 402) within the bearing chamber (301); an oil exit pipe (309, 313) arranged to allow oil to exit the bearing chamber (301); and an oil supply pump arranged to recirculate oil from the oil collecting compartment to the oil feed injection line (305), wherein the plurality of oil injectors comprise an injector (401, 402) arranged to direct oil towards an inlet of the oil exit pipe (309, 313).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Neil R. FOMISON, Alessio LENZI