Patents by Inventor Elliot CARTY

Elliot CARTY 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).

  • Patent number: 11131202
    Abstract: An annulus filler for mounting to a rotor disc in a gas turbine engine includes a body portion having a top wall arranged to bridge the gap between two adjacent blades extending from the rotor disc and to define an air flow surface for air passing between the blades; and a separately formed rear interface portion, fixed to the body portion adjacent to a down-flow end of the top wall. The rear interface portion forms a lip projecting below the top wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Ewan F Thompson, Elliot Carty
  • Publication number: 20190145268
    Abstract: An annulus filler for mounting to a rotor disc in a gas turbine engine includes a body portion having a top wall arranged to bridge the gap between two adjacent blades extending from the rotor disc and to define an air flow surface for air passing between the blades; and a separately formed rear interface portion, fixed to the body portion adjacent to a down-flow end of the top wall. The rear interface portion forms a lip projecting below the top wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Ewan F. THOMPSON, Elliot CARTY
  • Publication number: 20170356298
    Abstract: A stator vane for a gas turbine engine is provided. The stator vane has a platform surface from which an aerofoil extends, and a joggle surface that is circumferentially and radially displaced from the platform surface. Multiple stator vanes are arranged together to form a stator vane row, with each stator vane in the row remaining independent of the others. When the stator vanes are assembled together in a row, the joggle surface of one vane circumferentially overlaps a recess surface formed in a neighbouring vane. Because of the increased circumferential extent of the vanes, the vane is able to rotate in a retaining slot less than a conventional vane. This results in less wear and/or damage to the components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventor: Elliot CARTY