Patents by Inventor Isabelle Erickson

Isabelle Erickson 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).

  • Oil tank for geared turbofan engine
    Patent number: 11408345
    Abstract: An oil delivery system is provided that includes a tank for a gas turbine engine, where the tank is positioned radially outward from a compressor section, a combustor section, and/or a turbine section of the gas turbine engine. The tank is configured to store oil for the gas turbine engine. The oil delivery system further includes a primary lubrication system including a sump of a power gearbox, a pump, and an oil feed line. The oil feed line extends from the tank to the primary lubrication system. The oil feed line is configured to allow a flow of oil to pass from the tank to the pump and from the pump through the power gearbox to the sump of the power gearbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignees: ROLLS-ROYCE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isabelle Erickson, Adam L. Kempers, David Edwards, John Gebhard, Jeremy Gallagher
  • OIL TANK FOR GEARED TURBOFAN ENGINE
    Publication number: 20210062719
    Abstract: An oil delivery system is provided that includes a tank for a gas turbine engine, where the tank is positioned radially outward from a compressor section, a combustor section, and/or a turbine section of the gas turbine engine. The tank is configured to store oil for the gas turbine engine. The oil delivery system further includes a primary lubrication system including a sump of a power gearbox, a pump, and an oil feed line. The oil feed line extends from the tank to the primary lubrication system. The oil feed line is configured to allow a flow of oil to pass from the tank to the pump and from the pump through the power gearbox to the sump of the power gearbox.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicants: Rolls-Royce Corporation, Rolls-Royce plc
    Inventors: Isabelle Erickson, Adam L. Kempers, David Edwards, John Gebhard, Jeremy Gallagher