Patents by Inventor Eric Edward Royle

Eric Edward Royle 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: 6453675
    Abstract: A combustion chamber is supported in a gas turbine engine by a mounting having a first attachment assembly secured to a wall of the combustion chamber, and a second attachment assembly secured to a support structure rigidly mounted from an engine housing. The first attachment assembly includes a pair of clamp surfaces pressed by a spring to grip parallelly-spaced inner and outer surfaces of the wall. Radial thermal expansion and contraction of the wall, relative to the first attachment assembly, are accommodated by allowing radial slippage between the clamp surfaces and the gripping surfaces. The second attachment assembly includes a spring which permits the combustion chamber and the mounting to tilt relative to the support structure. By accommodating both differential radial movement and tilting, the thermal stresses in the material forming the combustion chamber are reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: ABB Alstom Power UK Ltd.
    Inventor: Eric Edward Royle