Patents by Inventor Michael J Mountney

Michael J Mountney 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).

  • Air/oil separator
    Patent number: 6893478
    Abstract: An air/oil separator (40) comprises a rotor (60) and a casing (62) surrounding the rotor (60). The casing (60) has an inlet (64) at a first axial position (A) for the supply of an air and oil mixture into the air/oil separator (40). The rotor (60) has an outlet (66) for discharging cleaned air from the air/oil separator (40). The rotor (60) carries a plurality of porous members (68, 70, 72). The porous members (68, 70, 72) have an inlet (74) at a second axial position (B) and an outlet (76) at a third axial position (C). The third axial position (C) is arranged axially between the first axial position (A) and the second axial position (B). A first passage (88) supplies the air and oil mixture from the inlet (64) in the casing (62) to the inlet (74) to the porous members (68, 70, 72). A second passage (94) supplies cleaned air from the porous members (68, 70, 72) to the outlet (66) in the rotor (60).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce plc
    Inventors: Ian C Care, Colin A Foord, Alison J McMillan, Michael J Mountney
  • Air/oil separator
    Publication number: 20040098956
    Abstract: An air/oil separator (40) comprises a rotor (60) and a casing (62) surrounding the rotor (60). The casing (60) has an inlet (64) at a first axial position (A) for the supply of an air and oil mixture into the air/oil separator (40). The rotor (60) has an outlet (66) for discharging cleaned air from the air/oil separator (40). The rotor (60) carries a plurality of porous members (68, 70, 72). The porous members (68, 70, 72) have an inlet (74) at a second axial position (B) and an outlet (76) at a third axial position (C). The third axial position (C) is arranged axially between the first axial position (A) and the second axial position (B). A first passage (88) supplies the air and oil mixture from the inlet (64) in the casing (62) to the inlet (74) to the porous members (68, 70, 72). A second passage (94) supplies cleaned air from the porous members (68, 70, 72) to the outlet (66) in the rotor (60).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Ian C. Care, Colin A. Foord, Alison J. McMillan, Michael J. Mountney
  • Oil/air breather outlet
    Patent number: 6513332
    Abstract: A breather outlet 10 for discharging a liquid dispersion therefrom comprising an outlet pipe 12 wherein the breather outlet 10 further comprises an electromagnetic wave generator 14 so that, in use, electromagnetic waves produced by the wave generator 14 impart sufficient electromagnetic energy to the liquid dispersion to evaporate at least a portion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce plc
    Inventors: Ian C. D. Care, Ronald A Midgley, Michael J Mountney
  • oil/air breather outlet
    Publication number: 20020178729
    Abstract: A breather outlet 10 for discharging a liquid dispersion therefrom comprising an outlet pipe 12 wherein the breather outlet 10 further comprises an electromagnetic wave generator 14 so that, in use, electromagnetic waves produced by the wave generator 14 impart sufficient electromagnetic energy to the liquid dispersion to evaporate at least a portion thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Ian C.D. Care, Ronald A. Midgley, Michael J. Mountney