Patents by Inventor Andrew Cant

Andrew Cant 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: 8794587
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus includes a mounting pin having first and second ends, and a support having first and second sides. The support includes a passage between the first and second sides for receiving the mounting pin so that the first end of the pin protrudes from the first side and the second end of the pin protrudes from the second side. The second end of the pin engages an article to be mounted by the mounting apparatus. The first end rotates the pin about the axis of the pin to vary the position of a mounted article. A clamping plate clamps the first end of the mounting pin to the first side of the support for securing the rotational position of the pin with respect to the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andrew Cant, Philip Twell
  • Patent number: 8739545
    Abstract: A burner for a gas turbine engine is provided. The burner includes a radial swirler for creating a swirling fuel/air mix, a combustion chamber where combustion of the swirling fuel/air mix occurs, and a pre-chamber located between the radial swirler and the combustion chamber. The radial swirler includes a plurality of vanes arranged in a circle, generally radially inwardly extending flow slots are defined between adjacent vanes in the circle, each flow slot includes a radially outer inlet end, a radially inner outlet end, first and second generally radially inwardly extending sides provided by adjacent vanes, and a base and top. A flow slot includes a first gas fuel injection hole in its base and a flow slot includes a second gas fuel injection hole in its first side wherein the amounts of gas fuel injected via the first and second gas fuel injection holes are independently variable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Andrew Cant, Paul Headland, Daniel Leggett
  • Publication number: 20120168601
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus includes a mounting pin having first and second ends, and a support having first and second sides. The support includes a passage between the first and second sides for receiving the mounting pin so that the first end of the pin protrudes from the first side and the second end of the pin protrudes from the second side. The second end of the pin engages an article to be mounted by the mounting apparatus. The first end rotates the pin about the axis of the pin to vary the position of a mounted article. A clamping plate clamps the first end of the mounting pin to the first side of the support for securing the rotational position of the pin with respect to the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: Andrew Cant, Philip Twell
  • Publication number: 20100275602
    Abstract: A burner for a gas turbine engine is provided. The burner includes a radial swirler for creating a swirling fuel/air mix, a combustion chamber where combustion of the swirling fuel/air mix occurs, and a pre-chamber located between the radial swirler and the combustion chamber. The radial swirler includes a plurality of vanes arranged in a circle, generally radially inwardly extending flow slots are defined between adjacent vanes in the circle, each flow slot includes a radially outer inlet end, a radially inner outlet end, first and second generally radially inwardly extending sides provided by adjacent vanes, and a base and top. A flow slot includes a first gas fuel injection hole in its base and a flow slot includes a second gas fuel injection hole in its first side wherein the amounts of gas fuel injected via the first and second gas fuel injection holes are independently variable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Andrew Cant, Paul Headland, Daniel Leggett