Patents by Inventor Mark R. STOKES

Mark R. STOKES 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: 20260176974
    Abstract: An aerofoil component for a high-pressure or intermediate-pressure turbine of a multi-spool gas turbine engine having an aerofoil member which spans a working gas annulus of the gas turbine engine. The aerofoil member has pressure side and suction side aerofoil surfaces which each extend from a leading to a trailing edge such that transverse cross sections through the aerofoil member provide respective aerofoil sections. The spacing between the leading and trailing edges on the midspan aerofoil section defines a midspan axial chord length. The aerofoil member are arranged in a circumferential row around the annulus with plural, equally spaced, identical aerofoil members whereby the circumferential spacing of the aerofoil members at the trailing edges of their midspan aerofoil sections defines a midspan pitch of the aerofoil member. At midspan: the value of S/Cx is in the range from 1.4 to 1.6; and the uncovered turning angle is 16° or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2025
    Publication date: June 25, 2026
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Christopher J. CLARK, Nicholas R. ATKINS, John COULL, Mark R. STOKES