Patents by Inventor Alex J. Carbines-Evans

Alex J. Carbines-Evans 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: 20090079185
    Abstract: A pipe assembly including secondary leak containment and leak indication is described with particular reference to a lubricant-carrying pipe for supplying oil to an internal bearing chamber in a gas turbine engine. The oil pipe crosses a hot gas zone to a manifold on the engine inner casing so that an oil leak is a potential fire hazard. The connection into the bearing chamber manifold includes a secondary containment system that ensures that any leakage from the oil pipe seal is contained within an interstitial space between the pipe and a co-axial, secondary containment member. The interstitial space opens into a relatively safe zone outside the outer engine casing where the fire or safety hazard is eliminated or does not exist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Alex J. Carbines-Evans, Philip A. Quartly, Graham A. Slack