Patents by Inventor J. Wesley Harris, Jr.

J. Wesley Harris, Jr. 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).

  • Deoiler shaft vortex separator
    Patent number: 6033450
    Abstract: The pressure drop through a passageway that flows a compressible fluid that flows axially with a vortex component is reduced by dividing the passageway into smaller parallel passageways. The vortex separator is combined with a deoiler that includes a rotatable inducer and porous media disk(s) in a lubrication system for removing the oil from the air where the oil is contaminated in the bearing compartments and gear boxes of a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Allan D. Krul, J. Wesley Harris, Jr.