Patents by Inventor Nicholas A Cumpsty

Nicholas A Cumpsty 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).

  • Vane for a rotor arrangement for a gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 6986638
    Abstract: A vane (20) for a rotor arrangement (14) of a gas turbine engine (10) comprises an aerofoil member (34) and a mounting member (23) from which the aerofoil member (34) extends. The mounting member (23) includes a sloped region (46, 62) to guide gas flowing over the mounting member (23) into a bleed arrangement (30). A vane assembly (19) and a rotor arrangement (14) comprising such vanes (20) are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce plc
    Inventors: Gary P Austin, Czeslaw Paluszkiewicz, Benjamin A Leishman, Nicholas A Cumpsty
  • Vane for a rotor arrangement for a gas turbine engine
    Publication number: 20040028529
    Abstract: A Vane for a Rotor Arrangement of a Gas Turbine engine A vane (20) for a rotor arrangement (14) of a gas turbine engine (10) comprises an aerofoil member (34) and a mounting member (23) from which the aerofoil member (34) extends. The mounting member (23) includes a sloped region (46, 62) to guide gas flowing over the mounting member (23) into a bleed arrangement (30). A vane assembly (19) and a rotor arrangement (14) comprising such vanes (20) are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Gary P. Austin, Czeslaw Paluszkiewicz, Benjamin A. Leishman, Nicholas A. Cumpsty