Patents by Inventor John Andrew Layer

John Andrew Layer 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).

  • Patent number: 8864448
    Abstract: A ram air turbine system for generating electrical power in an aircraft when the system is exposed to an airstream exterior of the aircraft. The ram air turbine system includes a turbine, a housing defining an interior, a gearbox having a speed-increasing gear train, and a generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Dinesh Nath Taneja, John Andrew Layer
  • Publication number: 20130071232
    Abstract: A ram air turbine system for generating electrical power in an aircraft when the system is exposed to an airstream exterior of the aircraft. The ram air turbine system includes a turbine, a housing defining an interior, a gearbox having a speed-increasing gear train, and a generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Dinesh Nath Taneja, John Andrew Layer
  • Patent number: 8014934
    Abstract: A starter drive assembly includes a starter output shaft having a plurality of circumferentially-spaced axial grooves, a clutch assembly, and a barrel assembly. The clutch assembly includes a clutch plate configured to engage the axially grooves of the output shaft such that the output shaft and the clutch plate rotate together during an engine starting operation. The clutch assembly further includes a screw shaft selectively matingly couplable to the clutch plate, wherein the screw shaft is configured to engage the clutch plate during rotation in a first direction and disengage the clutch plate in a second direction such that the screw shaft and the clutch plate rotate together in the first direction. The barrel assembly includes a first end configured to threadably engage the screw shaft, and a second end that includes a pinion gear configured to engage the ring gear during the engine starting operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: John Andrew Layer
  • Publication number: 20100077769
    Abstract: A starter drive assembly includes a starter output shaft having a plurality of circumferentially-spaced axial grooves, a clutch assembly, and a barrel assembly. The clutch assembly includes a clutch plate configured to engage the axially grooves of the output shaft such that the output shaft and the clutch plate rotate together during a gas turbine engine starting operation. The clutch assembly further includes a screw shaft selectively matingly couplable to the clutch plate, wherein the screw shaft is configured to engage the clutch plate during rotation in a first direction and disengage the clutch plate in a second direction such that the screw shaft and the clutch plate rotate together in the first direction. The barrel assembly includes a first end configured to threadably engage the screw shaft, and a second end that includes a pinion gear configured to engage the ring gear during the gas turbine engine starting operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventor: John Andrew Layer
  • Publication number: 20100082218
    Abstract: A starter drive assembly includes a starter output shaft having a plurality of circumferentially-spaced axial grooves, a clutch assembly, and a barrel assembly. The clutch assembly includes a clutch plate configured to engage the axially grooves of the output shaft such that the output shaft and the clutch plate rotate together during an engine starting operation. The clutch assembly further includes a screw shaft selectively matingly couplable to the clutch plate, wherein the screw shaft is configured to engage the clutch plate during rotation in a first direction and disengage the clutch plate in a second direction such that the screw shaft and the clutch plate rotate together in the first direction. The barrel assembly includes a first end configured to threadably engage the screw shaft, and a second end that includes a pinion gear configured to engage the ring gear during the engine starting operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventor: John Andrew Layer