Patents by Inventor Matthew SYMES

Matthew SYMES 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).

  • Combustion chamber arrangement and a gas turbine engine comprising a combustion chamber arrangement
    Patent number: 10968749
    Abstract: A combustion chamber arrangement includes an annular combustion chamber, a plurality of lean burn fuel injectors and a stage of turbine nozzle guide vanes. The stage of turbine nozzle guide vanes is arranged at the downstream end of the annular combustion chamber and includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced vanes extending between and being secured to an annular inner wall and an annular outer wall. The annular inner wall has an outer surface which has a plurality of outer surface portions and each portion is positioned between a pair of circumferentially adjacent vanes and the annular outer wall has an inner surface which has a plurality of inner surface portions and each portion is positioned between a pair of circumferentially adjacent vanes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Shahrokh Shahpar, John Coull, Matthew Symes
  • COMBUSTION CHAMBER ARRANGEMENT AND A GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPRISING A COMBUSTION CHAMBER ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20190323355
    Abstract: A combustion chamber arrangement includes an annular combustion chamber, a plurality of lean burn fuel injectors and a stage of turbine nozzle guide vanes. The stage of turbine nozzle guide vanes is arranged at the downstream end of the annular combustion chamber and includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced vanes extending between and being secured to an annular inner wall and an annular outer wall. The annular inner wall has an outer surface which has a plurality of outer surface portions and each portion is positioned between a pair of circumferentially adjacent vanes and the annular outer wall has an inner surface which has a plurality of inner surface portions and each portion is positioned between a pair of circumferentially adjacent vanes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Shahrokh SHAHPAR, John COULL, Matthew SYMES