Patents by Inventor Glen Owen Arthur

Glen Owen Arthur 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).

  • Impeller baffle with air cavity deswirlers
    Patent number: 7682131
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a high-pressure compressor having an impeller and an impeller baffle having a generally annular body, the impeller baffle spaced apart from a back face of an impeller to create an airspace therebetween, the airspace communicating between an impeller exit and an apparatus to be pressurized, the impeller baffle including a plurality of generally radially-disposed ribs extending into the airspace for diminishing the velocity of air swirling in the airspace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
    Inventors: Pierre-Yves Legare, Jason Todd Herborth, Glen Owen Arthur
  • IMPELLER BAFFLE WITH AIR CAVITY DESWIRLERS
    Publication number: 20080080969
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a high-pressure compressor having an impeller and an impeller baffle having a generally annular body, the impeller baffle spaced apart from a back face of an impeller to create an airspace therebetween, the airspace communicating between an impeller exit and an apparatus to be pressurized, the impeller baffle including a plurality of generally radially-disposed ribs extending into the airspace for diminishing the velocity of air swirling in the airspace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Pierre-Yves Legare, Jason Todd Herborth, Glen Owen Arthur