Patents by Inventor Kevin Mark BRITCHFORD

Kevin Mark BRITCHFORD 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).

  • Bleed valve
    Patent number: 10036273
    Abstract: A bleed valve for a gas turbine engine, the bleed valve comprising: an inlet coupled to an air source; and an outlet coupled to an air sink. The bleed valve also comprises a first stage of flow area modulation between the inlet and the outlet. Also a second stage of flow area modulation between the first stage and the outlet. The pressure can be equalized between the first and second stages. There is also an arrangement comprising a plurality of bleed valves and a controller to control the flow areas of at least one of the first and second stages of each bleed valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Michael Georg Kozuch, Zahid Muhammad Hussain, Kevin Mark Britchford
  • BLEED VALVE
    Publication number: 20160130972
    Abstract: A bleed valve for a gas turbine engine, the bleed valve comprising: an inlet coupled to an air source; and an outlet coupled to an air sink. The bleed valve also comprises a first stage of flow area modulation between the inlet and the outlet. Also a second stage of flow area modulation between the first stage and the outlet. The pressure can be equalised between the first and second stages. There is also an arrangement comprising a plurality of bleed valves and a controller to control the flow areas of at least one of the first and second stages of each bleed valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Georg KOZUCH, Zahid Muhammad HUSSAIN, Kevin Mark BRITCHFORD
  • FLOW DISCHARGE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140033733
    Abstract: A bleed flow discharge device (136) adapted to discharge a bleed fluid flow into a main fluid flow, wherein the bleed flow discharge device comprises an outer wall (135) defining a passage (137) for the bleed fluid flow, the outer wall comprising a wave-shaped edge (139) where the bleed fluid flow meets the main fluid flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Vincent Benoit SAVARIN, Kevin Mark BRITCHFORD, Pamela Joan PHILLIPSON