Patents by Inventor Mark P. REID

Mark P. REID 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).

  • Publication number: 20240110512
    Abstract: A heat management system includes a fuel tank storing a fuel; a first heat exchanger thermally coupled to the fuel tank; a hydraulic pump for circulating a hydraulic fluid; a hydraulic circuit including first and second hydraulic lines fluidly coupled to the first heat exchanger and the hydraulic pump, such that the first heat exchanger brings the hydraulic fluid and the fuel into a heat exchange relationship; an oil circuit; and a second heat exchanger thermally coupled to the oil circuit and at least one of the first and second hydraulic lines, such that the second heat exchanger brings the hydraulic fluid and the oil into a heat exchange relationship, thereby allowing heat transfer between the fuel and the oil via the hydraulic fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Rolls-Royce plc
    Inventor: Mark P. Reid
  • Patent number: 11492927
    Abstract: An oil tank system (100) for a gas turbine engine is provided. The oil tank system (100) includes an oil tank (102) having an upper tank portion (112) and a lower tank portion (114), a waisted section (118) being provided between the upper tank portion (112) and the lower tank portion (114). Oil is received by a de-aerator (104) of the system (100) which supplies de-aerated oil to the upper tank portion (112). The waisted section (118) includes an upper face (119) configured to catch oil drips from above the waisted section (118) and to guide oil to a lower face (121) of the waisted section (118).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce PLC
    Inventor: Mark P. Reid
  • Patent number: 11174787
    Abstract: An oil tank (100) for a gas turbine engine is provided. The oil tank (100) comprises an oil inlet (102), an oil outlet (104), and a body including a coiled portion (106) interposed between the oil inlet (102) and the oil outlet (104). Oil is received by the coiled portion (106). The coiled portion (106) acts to at least partially de-aerate oil received from the oil inlet (104).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce plc
    Inventor: Mark P. Reid
  • Publication number: 20190338705
    Abstract: An oil tank (100) for a gas turbine engine is provided. The oil tank (100) comprises an oil inlet (102), an oil outlet (104), and a body including a coiled portion (106) interposed between the oil inlet (102) and the oil outlet (104). Oil is received by the coiled portion (106). The coiled portion (106) acts to at least partially de-aerate oil received from the oil inlet (104).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventor: Mark P. Reid
  • Publication number: 20190338670
    Abstract: An oil tank system (100) for a gas turbine engine is provided. The oil tank system (100) includes an oil tank (102) having an upper tank portion (112) and a lower tank portion (114), a waisted section (118) being provided between the upper tank portion (112) and the lower tank portion (114). Oil is received by a de-aerator (104) of the system (100) which supplies de-aerated oil to the upper tank portion (112). The waisted section (118) includes an upper face (119) configured to catch oil drips from above the waisted section (118) and to guide oil to a lower face (121) of the waisted section (118).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventor: Mark P. Reid
  • Publication number: 20160178204
    Abstract: A fuel delivery system comprises a pump, a fuel metering device located downstream of the pump, and a fuel spill loop from the fuel metering device to a discharge point at a location upstream of the pump. The fuel metering device regulates the fuel flow to a combustor and directs surplus fuel delivered by the pump through the fuel spill loop. The system further includes a means for controlling one or more of the pressure and volume of the fuel flow delivered to the fuel metering device independently of the engine operating conditions to thereby control the temperature of the fuel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Yi WANG, Mark P. REID, David I. JONES