Patents by Inventor Andrew L WRIGHT

Andrew L WRIGHT 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).

  • Bleed outlet structure for a bleed valve
    Patent number: 9121465
    Abstract: A bleed valve having an inlet port and an outlet port. The bleed valve comprises mutually perpendicular radial, longitudinal and tangential axes arranged such that the outlet port is substantially in a plane defined by the longitudinal and tangential axes. The bleed valve also comprises at least one vane spanning the outlet port and having a first side and a second side, the first side being closer to the inlet port than the second side. The at least one vane defining a vector from its first to its second side that has non-zero radial, longitudinal and tangential components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Andrew L Wright, Paul M Kirton
  • BLEED VALVE
    Publication number: 20120067061
    Abstract: A bleed valve having an inlet port and an outlet port. The bleed valve comprises mutually perpendicular radial, longitudinal and tangential axes arranged such that the outlet port is substantially in a plane defined by the longitudinal and tangential axes. The bleed valve also comprises at least one vane spanning the outlet port and having a first side and a second side, the first side being closer to the inlet port than the second side. The at least one vane defining a vector from its first to its second side that has non-zero radial, longitudinal and tangential components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Andrew L WRIGHT, Paul M. KIRTON