Patents by Inventor Benjamin KIROLLOS

Benjamin KIROLLOS 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).

  • AEROFOIL BLADE OR VANE
    Publication number: 20160177741
    Abstract: An aerofoil blade or vane for the turbine of a gas turbine engine includes: an aerofoil leading edge; an aerofoil trailing edge; an aerofoil suction side; and at least one reverse-pass coolant passage, extending within the aerofoil blade or vane; wherein the at least one reverse-pass coolant passage includes a substantial reverse-pass portion in which, in use, coolant flows in a direction away from the trailing edge and towards the leading edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Benjamin KIROLLOS, Thomas POVEY