Patents by Inventor Henrique Langenegger

Henrique Langenegger 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).

  • Patent number: 4509962
    Abstract: An airflow particle separator for a gas turbine engine provided for removing foreign particles and moisture from the air flow. The separator comprises an inner wall and an outer wall defining a passageway therebetween, with the inner wall including an inlet portion diverging in a downstream direction away from the separator axis while converging towards the outer wall to form a throat to accelerate incoming air to a higher velocity in a substantially axial direction. The inner wall then converges towards the separator axis and diverges from said outer wall with a splitter ring disposed between the inner and outer walls for splitting said passageway into inner and outer passages, with the outer passage adapted to bypass moisture and foreign particles. The leading edge of the splitter ring is located downstream and inward of said throat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1985
    Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel S. Breitman, Henrique Langenegger