Patents by Inventor Martin W Bowers

Martin W Bowers 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).

  • Exhaust diffuser strut with stepped trailing edge
    Patent number: 8061983
    Abstract: A diffuser for a turbo machine, such as an exhaust diffuser for an industrial gas turbine engine, the diffuser including a plurality of struts connecting the inner shroud of the diffuser to the outer shroud, where the struts have trailing edges with a step shape to reduce the losses and improve the performance of the diffuser. The stepped shaped trailing edge includes three or more steps with the middle step being the longest in the chordwise direction and the remaining steps being symmetric about the chord of the strut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Florida Turbine Technoligies, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin W Bowers, Barry J Brown