Patents by Inventor Jorge BENIGNOS

Jorge BENIGNOS 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: 10443620
    Abstract: The example embodiments are directed to a heat dissipation system for an electric aircraft engine. In an example, the aircraft engine includes an electric system configured to power an engine fan to provide thrust to an aircraft, the electric system including cooling channels to receive a coolant to cool one or more components of the electric system, a power source to power the electric system, and one or more guide vanes connected to the cooling channels of the electric system and configured to receive the coolant heated by and output from the cooling channels, wherein the one or more guide vanes are further to cool the heated coolant and transfer the cooled coolant back to the cooling channels of the electric system. By dissipating heat from electric system via the guide vanes, the cooling system can provide sufficient cooling without adding additional drag to the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Florian Hoefler, Thomas Ripplinger, Jorge Benignos
  • Publication number: 20190203735
    Abstract: The example embodiments are directed to a heat dissipation system for an electric aircraft engine. In an example, the aircraft engine includes an electric system configured to power an engine fan to provide thrust to an aircraft, the electric system including cooling channels to receive a coolant to cool one or more components of the electric system, a power source to power the electric system, and one or more guide vanes connected to the cooling channels of the electric system and configured to receive the coolant heated by and output from the cooling channels, wherein the one or more guide vanes are further to cool the heated coolant and transfer the cooled coolant back to the cooling channels of the electric system. By dissipating heat from electric system via the guide vanes, the cooling system can provide sufficient cooling without adding additional drag to the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Florian HOEFLER, Thomas RIPPLINGER, Jorge BENIGNOS