Patents by Inventor Mark HICKLIN

Mark HICKLIN 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).

  • Gas turbine with gap sealing between gas-washed components
    Patent number: 10047698
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine having a fan and a bypass duct for discharging airflow from the fan to generate engine thrust. The bypass duct includes a first component and a second component each having a gas washed surface, the first component being positioned adjacent the second component with a gap therebetween. A sealing strip is positioned in the gap between the first component and the second component distal to the gas washed surfaces of the first and second components. A sealant is positioned between the first and second component proximal to the gas washed surfaces of the first and second components, so as to seal the gap between the first component and the second component from airflow through the bypass duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Mark Hicklin, Darren Robert Smith
  • GAS TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20150114005
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine having a fan and a bypass duct for discharging airflow from the fan to generate engine thrust. The bypass duct includes a first component and a second component each having a gas washed surface, the first component being positioned adjacent the second component with a gap therebetween. A sealing strip is positioned in the gap between the first component and the second component distal to the gas washed surfaces of the first and second components. A sealant is positioned between the first and second component proximal to the gas washed surfaces of the first and second components, so as to seal the gap between the first component and the second component from airflow through the bypass duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Mark HICKLIN, Darren Robert SMITH