Patents by Inventor Joseph H. Rodgers

Joseph H. Rodgers 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).

  • Method of operating a gas turbine engine powerplant for an aircraft
    Patent number: 5553449
    Abstract: A method of operating a gas turbine engine powerplant 10 for an aircraft is disclosed. Various construction details are developed which decrease the temperature of failed components to decrease maintenance time for the aircraft engine. In one particular embodiment, the method includes the step of increased cooling of the engine oil at the end of the cruise operative condition and at the beginning of idle descent to overcool oil and components in contact with the oil during the descent mode of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1996
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph H. Rodgers, Robert F. Kasprow