Patents by Inventor Alistair David Ward

Alistair David Ward 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PROMOTE EARLY AND DIFFERENTIAL ICE SHEDDING
    Publication number: 20190360399
    Abstract: A method for managing ice accretion on a gas turbine engine component comprises providing an ice management system comprising a de-icing promoter applied to only portions of a gas turbine engine component. The method further comprises operating the ice management system in icing conditions to promote the shedding of ice accreted on the gas turbine engine component on those portions where the de-icing promoter is applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicants: Rolls-Royce Corporation, Rolls-Royce plc
    Inventors: John Knight Harvell, Geoffrey Burnell Jones, Alistair David Ward