Patents by Inventor Mark Henry Shipton

Mark Henry Shipton 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 forming a vibration damping coating on a metallic substrate
    Patent number: 7527874
    Abstract: A method of forming a vibration damping coating on a metallic substrate, eg a titanium alloy aerospace component, comprises applying to the metallic substrate a coating comprising a spinel having regions of relative oxide or nitride imbalance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce PLC
    Inventors: Mark Henry Shipton, Sophoclis Patsias
  • Abradable seals
    Patent number: 7029232
    Abstract: A sealing element for a turbine of a gas turbine engine includes a radially inner surface region provided with an integrally formed seal structure comprising a plurality of radially inwardly projecting walls. The walls may be abradable and may define cells for receiving an abradable sealing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce PLC
    Inventors: Martin Tuffs, Joanne M Shipton, legal representative, Junfa Mei, Xinhua Wu, Mark Henry Shipton, deceased
  • Abradable seals
    Publication number: 20040265120
    Abstract: A sealing element for a turbine of a gas turbine engine includes a radially inner surface region provided with an integrally formed seal structure comprising a plurality of radially inwardly projecting walls. The walls may be abradable and may define cells for receiving an abradable sealing material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC.
    Inventors: Martin Tuffs, Mark Henry Shipton, Junfa Mei, Xinhua Wu, Joanne M. Shipton
  • Nickel alloy composition
    Publication number: 20020068008
    Abstract: A nickel alloy composition, having particular utility for forming an oxidation resistant blade tip on a turbine blade, preferably has a composition substantially as defined by the nominal composition Cr 4.5 wt %; Al 6 wt %; Co 4 wt %; Ta 6 wt %; Re 4 wt %; Hf 0.15 wt %; C 0.05 wt %; Si 0.1 wt %.; B 0.005 wt %; W 2 wt %; La 0.003-0.005 wt %; and Y 0.003 to 0.005 wt %; the remainder being nickel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Publication date: June 6, 2002
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Mark Henry Shipton, Robert W. Broomfield