Patents by Inventor Nicholas J. Provenzano

Nicholas J. Provenzano 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).

  • Patent number: 4858427
    Abstract: A secondary oil system for a flight propulsion gas turbine engine includes an oil reservoir rotatable as a unit with a rotor shaft of the engine, means conducting a portion of the primary oil flow of the engine to the rotating reservoir, a discharge orifice on the reservoir limiting centrifugal force induced oil discharge from the reservoir to a secondary oil flow rate substantially less than the primary oil flow rate to a bearing supporting the rotor on a case of the engine, and means for conducting the secondary oil flow to the bearing. The secondary oil flow persists for on the order of ten minutes after primary oil flow stops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1989
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventor: Nicholas J. Provenzano