Patents by Inventor George R. Manus

George R. Manus 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).

  • Fluid conditioning apparatus and system
    Patent number: 5025642
    Abstract: A system for conditioning working fluid in environmental control systems includes arrangements for minimizing icing from a variable flow velocity turbine exit flow at subfreezing conditions wherein the turbine is very closely located to the downstream heat exchanger, including a backpressure plate for minimizing flow velocity stratification, an internal bypass passage arranged to produce a relatively predictable bypass flow ratio regardless of the flow velocity stratification, and other anti-icing techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1991
    Assignee: Allied-Signal Inc.
    Inventors: Michael R. Brunskill, George R. Manus, Edgar A. Monegan