Patents by Inventor Jonathan Atef Tawfik

Jonathan Atef Tawfik 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).

  • Compressor bleed port structure
    Patent number: 11603852
    Abstract: A compressor bleed port apparatus includes: a compressor shroud which defines a boundary between a primary flowpath and a plenum; a bleed port including one or more apertures passing through the compressor shroud, each of the one or more apertures having an inlet communicating with the primary flowpath and an outlet communicating with the plenum, and extending along a respective centerline. Each of the one or more apertures is bounded by sidewalls, and includes a diffuser section in which the sidewalls diverge from each other in a downstream direction; A diffusing angle between the sidewalls varies over the length of the diffuser section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jonathan Atef Tawfik, Jeffrey Miles McMillen Prescott
  • COMPRESSOR BLEED PORT STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20190226488
    Abstract: A compressor bleed port apparatus includes: a compressor shroud which defines a boundary between a primary flowpath and a plenum; a bleed port including one or more apertures passing through the compressor shroud, each of the one or more apertures having an inlet communicating with the primary flowpath and an outlet communicating with the plenum, and extending along a respective centerline. Each of the one or more apertures is bounded by sidewalls, and includes a diffuser section in which the sidewalls diverge from each other in a downstream direction; A diffusing angle between the sidewalls varies over the length of the diffuser section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Jonathan Atef Tawfik, Jeffrey Miles McMillen Prescott