Patents by Inventor Duncan Auterson

Duncan Auterson 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).

  • Turbo fan gas turbine engine having a rotor containment assembly
    Patent number: 6829883
    Abstract: A joint assembly for limiting an extension of the joint in the direction of a load path derived from an impact comprising a first member having a portion and a second member having a portion, the portions overlapping one another and arranged generally parallel to one another and secured together via securing means disposed through corresponding holes defined therein. One of the overlapping portions further defines, sequentially in the direction of extension, a shear neck, a pocket and a catcher portion. In the event of a worst-case impact load the securing means shears through the shear neck and the pocket and is arrested by the catcher portion, thereby the extension of the joint assembly is limited and the joint assembly remains integral.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2004
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce plc
    Inventors: Sivasubramaniam K Sathianathan, Peter E Farrington, Ian G Martindale, Caroline McLachlan, Stephen J Booth, Duncan Auterson, David S Yazdani
  • Joint arrangement
    Publication number: 20030014964
    Abstract: A joint assembly for limiting an extension of the joint in the direction of a load path derived from an impact comprising a first member having a portion and a second member having a portion, the portions overlapping one another and arranged generally parallel to one another and secured together via securing means disposed through corresponding holes defined therein. One of the overlapping portions further defines, sequentially in the direction of extension, a shear neck, a pocket and a catcher portion. In the event of a worst-case impact load the securing means shears through the shear neck and the pocket and is arrested by the catcher portion, thereby the extension of the joint assembly is limited and the joint assembly remains integral.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventors: Sivasubramaniam K. Sathianathan, Peter E. Farrington, Ian G. Martindale, Caroline McLachlan, Stephen J. Booth, Duncan Auterson, David S. Yazdani