Patents by Inventor John Paul Petrowicz

John Paul Petrowicz 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).

  • Segmented inertial particle separators and methods of assembling turbine engines
    Patent number: 8539748
    Abstract: A method for assembling a turbine engine including a compressor is disclosed. The method includes coupling an inlet including an inertial particle separator (IPS) and a first surface that is defined using a segment angle, to a gas turbine engine, and coupling the first surface substantially flush against a fuselage of an aircraft to reduce drag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John Paul Petrowicz, Timothy Joseph Higgins, Walter Jackson Tingle
  • SEGMENTED INERTIAL PARTICLE SEPARATORS AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING TURBINE ENGINES
    Publication number: 20080141649
    Abstract: A method for assembling a turbine engine including a compressor is disclosed. The method includes coupling an inlet including an inertial particle separator (IPS) and a first surface that is defined using a segment angle, to a gas turbine engine, and coupling the first surface substantially flush against a fuselage of an aircraft to reduce drag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: John Paul Petrowicz, Timothy Joseph Higgins, Walter Jackson Tingle