Patents by Inventor Jonathan Sands

Jonathan Sands 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).

  • Gas turbine engine with variable pitch fan and variable pitch compressor geometry
    Patent number: 11286865
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a fan and an engine core that includes a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine. The fan and the compressor include variable pitch geometry. The gas turbine engine further includes a control system configured to adjust the variable pitch geometry of the fan and the compressor to optimize a performance characteristic of the gas turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Klein, Michael Karam, Jonathan Sands
  • GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH VARIABLE PITCH FAN AND VARIABLE PITCH COMPRESSOR GEOMETRY
    Publication number: 20200088108
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a fan and an engine core that includes a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine. The fan and the compressor include variable pitch geometry. The gas turbine engine further includes a control system configured to adjust the variable pitch geometry of the fan and the compressor to optimize a performance characteristic of the gas turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Kyle Klein, Michael Karam, Jonathan Sands