Patents by Inventor Guy Wallace Miller

Guy Wallace Miller 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).

  • Apparatus for driving an accessory gearbox in a gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 7386983
    Abstract: A mechanical drive system for an accessory gearbox of a gas turbine engine is provided. The engine has a high-pressure drive shaft and a low-pressure drive shaft. The mechanical drive system includes a first tower shaft, a second tower shaft, a first lay shaft, and a second lay shaft. The first tower shaft is driven by the high-pressure drive shaft. The second tower shaft is driven by the low-pressure drive shaft. The first lay shaft is driven by the first tower shaft, and is connected to the accessory gearbox. The second lay shaft is driven by the second tower shaft, and is connected to the accessory gearbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Guy Wallace Miller
  • Apparatus for driving an accessory gearbox in a gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 7055330
    Abstract: A mechanical drive system for an accessory gearbox of a gas turbine engine is provided. The gas turbine engine includes a high-pressure drive shaft and a low-pressure drive shaft. The mechanical drive system includes a tower shaft and a lay shaft. The tower shaft is connected by a first gear arrangement to the low-pressure drive shaft of the gas turbine engine. The lay shaft is connected by a second gear arrangement to the first tower shaft, and connected to the accessory gearbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: United Technologies Corp
    Inventor: Guy Wallace Miller