Patents by Inventor Geoff HUGHES

Geoff HUGHES 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).

  • GAS TURBINE
    Publication number: 20200003129
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gas turbine engine, in particular an aircraft engine, comprising: a turbine connected via an input shaft device to a gearbox device having a sun gear, a planet carrier having a plurality of planet gears attached thereto, and a ring gear, the sun gear is connected to the input shaft device, the planet carrier or the ring gear is connected to a propulsive fan via an output shaft device of the gearbox device, with an inter-shaft bearing system being positioned radially between the input shaft device and the planet carrier of the gearbox device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Dominic BONIFACE, Andrew SWIFT, Stewart THORNTON, Paul SIMMS, Glenn KNIGHT, Geoff HUGHES