Patents by Inventor Ivan L. BRUNTON

Ivan L. BRUNTON 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).

  • Publication number: 20110193293
    Abstract: A seal arrangement provided between a static component and a rotating component arranged for rotation about a rotational axis. The arrangement preferably takes the form of an interstage seal for a gas turbine engine, including: first and second seal members carried by respective said components and arranged concentrically about said rotational axis. The first seal member has a plurality of radially directed seal fins extending towards the second member and a substantially radially directed flow outlet configured to direct a flow of cooling air through the first member. In one aspect of the invention, the second member has a radial projection at one end of its axial length, the projection extending towards the first member at a position spaced axially between the flow outlet and said seal fins. In another aspect of the invention, the flow outlet is axially adjacent a seal fin which is configured so as to be generally concave towards the flow outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Dimitri D.V. MEGA, Jeffrey A. DIXON, Colin YOUNG, Ivan L. BRUNTON