Patents by Inventor John P. WOOTTON

John P. WOOTTON 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: 10871084
    Abstract: A mount assembly for attaching a heat exchanger to a casing of a gas turbine engine comprises a first attachment feature by which in use the mount assembly is attached to the casing and a second attachment feature spaced from the first attachment feature by which in use the mount assembly is attached to the heat exchanger. The first and second attachment features are joined by an elongate member. The assembly is characterised in that the elongate member is significantly larger in a length direction and a height direction than in a thickness direction, so that it is relatively stiff in the length and height directions L, H and relatively flexible in the thickness direction T; the flexibility allowing movement in use within the mount assembly to accommodate differential thermal expansion between the heat exchanger and the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: John P. Wootton, Marisol Morales
  • Publication number: 20200300126
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bracket for a gas turbine engine, the bracket comprising an engine fixing for attaching the bracket to the gas turbine engine at a first end of the bracket, a payload fixing for attaching a payload to the bracket at a second end of the bracket; and a box section comprising a first wall having a first curved shape and extending from the first end to the second end, a second wall having a second curved shape and extending from the first end to the second end, and a plurality of separation members arranged to rigidly fix the first wall relative to the second wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Richard PEACE, Daniel CUTTING, Yuri FREY, John P WOOTTON
  • Publication number: 20190093516
    Abstract: A mount assembly for attaching a heat exchanger to a casing of a gas turbine engine comprises a first attachment feature by which in use the mount assembly is attached to the casing and a second attachment feature spaced from the first attachment feature by which in use the mount assembly is attached to the heat exchanger. The first and second attachment features are joined by an elongate member. The assembly is characterised in that the elongate member is significantly larger in a length direction and a height direction than in a thickness direction, so that it is relatively stiff in the length and height directions L, H and relatively flexible in the thickness direction T; the flexibility allowing movement in use within the mount assembly to accommodate differential thermal expansion between the heat exchanger and the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: John P. WOOTTON, Marisol MORALES