Patents by Inventor Brian L. Flaherty

Brian L. Flaherty 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).

  • More electric aircraft power transfer systems and methods
    Patent number: 7552582
    Abstract: A turbofan gas turbine propulsion engine includes a system to transfer power from the low pressure turbine to the high pressure turbine and/or extract additional load from the low pressure turbine during certain turbofan engine operational conditions. The systems include a hydrostatic power transfer system that includes a hydraulic pump and a hydraulic motor coupled to the low pressure and high pressure turbine, respectively. The systems additionally include a mechanical and electrical load shifting/loading sharing systems that use clutches and gear assemblies to share and/or shift load between the turbines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Chris D. Eick, Louie T. Gaines, Mitchell J. Laidlaw, Dwayne M. Benson, Larry A. Portolese, Brian L. Flaherty, Wayne T. Pearson