Patents by Inventor David CERANTOLA

David CERANTOLA 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).

  • Air inlet system for auxiliary power units
    Patent number: 10865711
    Abstract: An air inlet system for an auxiliary power unit (APU) has an intake duct having a wall defining an inlet plenum and forming an inlet opening configured to direct air into the inlet plenum. The system further comprising a load compressor passage in fluid communication with the inlet plenum and leading to a load compressor of the APU; and a core compressor passage in fluid communication with the inlet plenum and leading to a core compressor of the APU. A deflector is provided in the inlet plenum between the inlet opening and the core compressor inlet to deflect at least part of particles carried by an incoming airflow away from the core compressor inlet toward the load compressor inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Nigel Walters, Nicholas Ngoly, David Cerantola, Mark Cunningham, Roger Lachance
  • AIR INLET SYSTEM FOR AUXILIARY POWER UNITS
    Publication number: 20200040819
    Abstract: An air inlet system for an auxiliary power unit (APU) has an intake duct having a wall defining an inlet plenum and forming an inlet opening configured to direct air into the inlet plenum. The system further comprising a load compressor passage in fluid communication with the inlet plenum and leading to a load compressor of the APU; and a core compressor passage in fluid communication with the inlet plenum and leading to a core compressor of the APU. A deflector is provided in the inlet plenum between the inlet opening and the core compressor inlet to deflect at least part of particles carried by an incoming airflow away from the core compressor inlet toward the load compressor inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Nigel WALTERS, Nicholas NGOLY, David CERANTOLA, Mark CUNNINGHAM, Roger LACHANCE