Patents by Inventor Mark Lee Denton

Mark Lee Denton 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A GAS TURBINE ENGINE AFTERBURNER
    Publication number: 20120174559
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for operating a gas turbine engine. In a first operational mode, the gas turbine engine generates thrust using the propulsion turbine and not the afterburner when it is commanded to generate a thrust between at least a first thrust magnitude and a second thrust magnitude, and generates thrust using the propulsion turbine and the afterburner when it is commanded to generate thrust greater than the second thrust magnitude. In a second operational mode, the gas turbine engine generates thrust using the propulsion turbine and the afterburner when it is commanded to generate a thrust greater than the first thrust magnitude. The steady state thrust-versus-throttle position response has a substantially constant linear slope that is set to be two times the similar slope of the first operational mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Richard Ling, Karl Keppler, Kevin Shepherd, Mark Lee Denton