Patents by Inventor Lawrence M.T. BIGG

Lawrence M.T. BIGG 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 replacing a fan module, engine core module, or fan case module in a gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 10989145
    Abstract: A method of replacing a module in a modular gas turbine engine having a first fan module; a first propulsor module including an engine core and a gearbox; and a first fan case module having a fan case; includes the steps of: disassembling the gas turbine engine, replacing one of the fan module, propulsor module or fan case module with a replacement fan module, a replacement propulsor module or a replacement fan case module, the replacement module, having the same configuration as the first module; and reassembling the gas turbine engine using the replacement module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Joseph B Cooper, Lawrence M T Bigg
  • METHOD OF REPLACING A MODULE
    Publication number: 20200141313
    Abstract: A method of replacing a module in a modular gas turbine engine having a first fan module; a first propulsor module including an engine core and a gearbox; and a first fan case module having a fan case; includes the steps of: disassembling the gas turbine engine, replacing one of the fan module, propulsor module or fan case module with a replacement fan module, a replacement propulsor module or a replacement fan case module, the replacement module, having the same configuration as the first module; and reassembling the gas turbine engine using the replacement module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Joseph B. COOPER, Lawrence M.T. BIGG