Patents by Inventor James H. Whitfield

James H. Whitfield 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).

  • Method of manufacturing and operating a regenerator for gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 4026455
    Abstract: A rotatable drum type regenerator for an automobile gas turbine engine is manufactured from a steel matrix and rim of thin stock connected in radial sliding and sealing relationship at the hot axis end region to accommodate thermal cycling and to prevent rupture between the rim and matrix, and positively connected by brazing at the cooler axial end region to withstand the various forces therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1975
    Date of Patent: May 31, 1977
    Assignee: Chrysler Corporation
    Inventors: George J. Huebner, James H. Whitfield