Patents by Inventor James C. Hodgson

James C. Hodgson 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).

  • Bleed housing
    Patent number: 7249929
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine compressor has a number of shroud rings, at least a bleed one of which defines a number of bleed ports. A structural hub is downstream of the shroud rings and secured relative to the shroud rings. A structural hub case extends from an aft joint with the structural hub to a fore joint with a joined one of the shroud rings and has a number of valve ports. At least a portion of the structural case extends structurally between the fore and aft joints. A valve element is shiftable between first and second conditions for respectively blocking and not blocking communication through the valve ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Kevin J. Cummings, Christopher G. Demers, James C. Hodgson, Gabriel Suciu, Brian Merry