Patents by Inventor Craig Bradley Spencer

Craig Bradley Spencer 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).

  • Conformal inlet apparatus for a gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 9777631
    Abstract: An inlet apparatus for a gas turbine engine includes: a fan duct adapted to surround at least one row of rotating fan blades, the fan duct having a circular frontal area, and defining a first inlet plane; and an outer duct surrounding the fan duct, the outer duct including: a first frontal area shape at the first inlet plane which defines, cooperatively with an exterior of the fan duct, at least one lobe through which air can pass; and a second frontal area shape at a second inlet plane located axially downstream from the forward end which is circular, and which defines, cooperatively with an exterior of the fan duct, an annulus through which air can pass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Brandon Flowers Powell, Trevor Andrew Tersmette, Craig Bradley Spencer
  • CONFORMAL INLET APPARATUS FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20130081375
    Abstract: An inlet apparatus for a gas turbine engine includes: a fan duct adapted to surround at least one row of rotating fan blades, the fan duct having a circular frontal area, and defining a first inlet plane; and an outer duct surrounding the fan duct, the outer duct including: a first frontal area shape at the first inlet plane which defines, cooperatively with an exterior of the fan duct, at least one lobe through which air can pass; and a second frontal area shape at a second inlet plane located axially downstream from the forward end which is circular, and which defines, cooperatively with an exterior of the fan duct, an annulus through which air can pass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Brandon Flowers Powell, Trevor Andrew Tersmette, Craig Bradley Spencer