Patents by Inventor Gareth M. Armstrong

Gareth M. Armstrong 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).

  • Publication number: 20230392554
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine has a compression system blade ratio defined as the ratio of the height of a fan blade to the height of the most downstream compressor blade in the range of from 45 to 95. This results in an optimum balance between installation benefits, operability, maintenance requirements and engine efficiency when the gas turbine engine is installed on an aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Nicholas HOWARTH, Gareth M ARMSTRONG
  • Patent number: 11781491
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine has a compression system blade ratio defined as the ratio of the height of a fan blade to the height of the most downstream compressor blade in the range of from 45 to 95. This results in an optimum balance between installation benefits, operability, maintenance requirements and engine efficiency when the gas turbine engine is installed on an aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Nicholas Howarth, Gareth M Armstrong
  • Publication number: 20230242264
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine has a compression system radius ratio defined as the ratio of the radius of the tip of a fan blade to the radius of the tip of the most downstream compressor blade in the range of from 5 to 9. This results in an optimum balance between installation benefits, operability, maintenance requirements and engine efficiency when the gas turbine engine is installed on an aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Gareth M. ARMSTRONG, Nicholas HOWARTH
  • Patent number: 11698030
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine has a compression system blade ratio defined as the ratio of the height of a fan blade to the height of the most downstream compressor blade in the range of from 45 to 95. This results in an optimum balance between installation benefits, operability, maintenance requirements and engine efficiency when the gas turbine engine is installed on an aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Nicholas Howarth, Gareth M Armstrong
  • Publication number: 20230079630
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine has a compression system blade ratio defined as the ratio of the height of a fan blade to the height of the most downstream compressor blade in the range of from 45 to 95. This results in an optimum balance between installation benefits, operability, maintenance requirements and engine efficiency when the gas turbine engine is installed on an aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Nicholas HOWARTH, Gareth M. ARMSTRONG
  • Patent number: 11584532
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine has a compression system radius ratio defined as the ratio of the radius of the tip of a fan blade to the radius of the tip of the most downstream compressor blade in the range of from 5 to 9. This results in an optimum balance between installation benefits, operability, maintenance requirements and engine efficiency when the gas turbine engine is installed on an aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Gareth M Armstrong, Nicholas Howarth
  • Publication number: 20220412269
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine has a compression system blade ratio defined as the ratio of the height of a fan blade to the height of the most downstream compressor blade in the range of from 45 to 95. This results in an optimum balance between installation benefits, operability, maintenance requirements and engine efficiency when the gas turbine engine is installed on an aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Nicholas HOWARTH, Gareth M. ARMSTRONG
  • Publication number: 20220403743
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine that has improved fuel burn provides operability and/or maintenance requirements when installed on an aircraft. The gas turbine engine is provided with a core compressor that includes twelve, thirteen or fourteen rotor stages. The gas turbine engine has a ratio of a core compressor aspect ratio divided by a core compressor pressure ratio is in the range of from 0.03 to 0.09. This results in an optimum balance between installation benefits, operability, maintenance requirements and engine efficiency when the gas turbine engine is installed on an aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Nicholas HOWARTH, Gareth M ARMSTRONG
  • Patent number: 11459893
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine that has improved fuel burn provides operability and/or maintenance requirements when installed on an aircraft. The gas turbine engine is provided with a core compressor that includes twelve, thirteen or fourteen rotor stages. The gas turbine engine has a ratio of a core compressor aspect ratio divided by a core compressor pressure ratio is in the range of from 0.03 to 0.09. This results in an optimum balance between installation benefits, operability, maintenance requirements and engine efficiency when the gas turbine engine is installed on an aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Howarth, Gareth M Armstrong
  • Patent number: 11346287
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine has a compression system blade ratio defined as the ratio of the height of a fan blade to the height of the most downstream compressor blade in the range of from 45 to 95. This results in an optimum balance between installation benefits, operability, maintenance requirements and engine efficiency when the gas turbine engine is installed on an aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Howarth, Gareth M Armstrong
  • Publication number: 20220119120
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine has a compression system radius ratio defined as the ratio of the radius of the tip of a fan blade to the radius of the tip of the most downstream compressor blade in the range of from 5 to 9. This results in an optimum balance between installation benefits, operability, maintenance requirements and engine efficiency when the gas turbine engine is installed on an aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Gareth M ARMSTRONG, Nicholas HOWARTH
  • Patent number: 11242155
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine has a compression system radius ratio defined as the ratio of the radius of the tip of a fan blade to the radius of the tip of the most downstream compressor blade in the range of from 5 to 9. This results in an optimum balance between installation benefits, operability, maintenance requirements and engine efficiency when the gas turbine engine is installed on an aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Gareth M Armstrong, Nicholas Howarth
  • Patent number: 11073019
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a metallic shaft for connecting components of a gas turbine engine. Example embodiments include a metallic shaft (400) for connecting components of a gas turbine engine, the shaft (400) having a longitudinal axis (410) and comprising: a first section (401) extending from a first end (403) of the shaft (400) to a joint (405), the first section (401) composed of a material having a first thermal expansion coefficient along the longitudinal axis (410); a second section (402) extending from a second opposing end (404) of the shaft to the joint (405), the second section (402) composed of a material having a second thermal expansion coefficient along the longitudinal axis (410) that is different to the first thermal expansion coefficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Gareth M Armstrong, Michael P Keenan
  • Publication number: 20210207483
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine that has improved fuel burn provides operability and/or maintenance requirements when installed on an aircraft. The gas turbine engine is provided with a core compressor that includes twelve, thirteen or fourteen rotor stages. The gas turbine engine has a ratio of a core compressor aspect ratio divided by a core compressor pressure ratio is in the range of from 0.03 to 0.09. This results in an optimum balance between installation benefits, operability, maintenance requirements and engine efficiency when the gas turbine engine is installed on an aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Nicholas HOWARTH, Gareth M ARMSTRONG
  • Publication number: 20210164401
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine has a compression system blade ratio defined as the ratio of the height of a fan blade to the height of the most downstream compressor blade in the range of from 45 to 95. This results in an optimum balance between installation benefits, operability, maintenance requirements and engine efficiency when the gas turbine engine is installed on an aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Nicholas HOWARTH, Gareth M ARMSTRONG
  • Patent number: 10982550
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine that has improved fuel burn provides operability and/or maintenance requirements when installed on an aircraft. The gas turbine engine is provided with a core compressor that includes twelve, thirteen or fourteen rotor stages. The gas turbine engine has a ratio of a core compressor aspect ratio divided by a core compressor pressure ratio is in the range of from 0.03 to 0.09. This results in an optimum balance between installation benefits, operability, maintenance requirements and engine efficiency when the gas turbine engine is installed on an aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Nicholas Howarth, Gareth M Armstrong
  • Patent number: 10961916
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine has a compression system blade ratio defined as the ratio of the height of a fan blade to the height of the most downstream compressor blade in the range of from 45 to 95. This results in an optimum balance between installation benefits, operability, maintenance requirements and engine efficiency when the gas turbine engine is installed on an aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Nicholas Howarth, Gareth M Armstrong
  • Publication number: 20200291865
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine has a compression system blade ratio defined as the ratio of the height of a fan blade to the height of the most downstream compressor blade in the range of from 45 to 95. This results in an optimum balance between installation benefits, operability, maintenance requirements and engine efficiency when the gas turbine engine is installed on an aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Nicholas HOWARTH, Gareth M ARMSTRONG
  • Publication number: 20200290743
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine has a compression system radius ratio defined as the ratio of the radius of the tip of a fan blade to the radius of the tip of the most downstream compressor blade in the range of from 5 to 9. This results in an optimum balance between installation benefits, operability, maintenance requirements and engine efficiency when the gas turbine engine is installed on an aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Gareth M ARMSTRONG, Nicholas HOWARTH
  • Publication number: 20200291785
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine that has improved fuel burn provides operability and/or maintenance requirements when installed on an aircraft. The gas turbine engine is provided with a core compressor that includes twelve, thirteen or fourteen rotor stages. The gas turbine engine has a ratio of a core compressor aspect ratio divided by a core compressor pressure ratio is in the range of from 0.03 to 0.09. This results in an optimum balance between installation benefits, operability, maintenance requirements and engine efficiency when the gas turbine engine is installed on an aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Nicholas HOWARTH, Gareth M ARMSTRONG