Patents by Inventor Michael John BARKER

Michael John BARKER 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).

  • Collapsible support structure for a gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 9863274
    Abstract: Described is a shaft support system for a gas turbine engine comprising: a rotatable fan shaft; first and second support structures extending in parallel from the shaft to a load bearing structure to provide radial location of the shaft within an engine casing, wherein the first support and second support structures include first and second respective mechanical fusible joints; wherein the first fusible joint is a two-stage fuse which partially fails within a first predetermined load range, the second fusible joint fails within a second predetermined load range which is different to the first load range, and the first fusible joint fully fails only when the second fusible joint has failed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Nicholas Edward Chilton, Michael John Barker
  • COLLAPSIBLE SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20160130975
    Abstract: Described is a shaft support system for a gas turbine engine comprising: a rotatable fan shaft; first and second support structures extending in parallel from the shaft to a load bearing structure to provide radial location of the shaft within an engine casing, wherein the first support and second support structures include first and second respective mechanical fusible joints; wherein the first fusible joint is a two-stage fuse which partially fails within a first predetermined load range, the second fusible joint fails within a second predetermined load range which is different to the first load range, and the first fusible joint fully fails only when the second fusible joint has failed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Nicholas Edward CHILTON, Michael John BARKER