Patents by Inventor Paul Julian WELLS

Paul Julian WELLS 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: 11697503
    Abstract: A pressure regulating valve assembly includes: a valve having an upstream side receiving an input flow and a downstream side providing an output flow, an actuator for opening and closing the valve, including partially opening the valve, and a regulator controlling the actuator to open, close or partially open the valve. The regulator includes a sense pressure port, wherein pressure at the port is maintained constant by the regulator. A chamber has a first entry orifice, a second entry orifice and an exit orifice. The first entry orifice is connected to the upstream side, the second entry orifice is connected to the downstream side, and the exit orifice is connected to the port. The exit orifice provides that the pressure at the exit orifice lies between the pressure at the first entry orifice and the pressure at the second entry orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG
    Inventor: Paul Julian Wells
  • Publication number: 20220127005
    Abstract: A pressure regulating valve assembly includes: a valve having an upstream side receiving an input flow and a downstream side providing an output flow, an actuator for opening and closing the valve, including partially opening the valve, and a regulator controlling the actuator to open, close or partially open the valve. The regulator includes a sense pressure port, wherein pressure at the port is maintained constant by the regulator. A chamber has a first entry orifice, a second entry orifice and an exit orifice. The first entry orifice is connected to the upstream side, the second entry orifice is connected to the downstream side, and the exit orifice is connected to the port. The exit orifice provides that the pressure at the exit orifice lies between the pressure at the first entry orifice and the pressure at the second entry orifice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventor: Paul Julian WELLS
  • Publication number: 20200355303
    Abstract: An articulating arrangement for a pipe includes a narrow section having a diameter D1 smaller than a diameter D2; a plurality of slits arranged on the narrow section in a spaced apart manner along a central axis of the pipe, each of the plurality of slits including two or more slit sections separated by two or more bridge sections. The plurality of slits includes a set of first slits and a set of second slits angularly arranged, with respect to the set of first slits, along the central axis. The set of first slits is arranged on a first half of the narrow section and the set of second slits is arranged on a second half of the narrow section. A cover member is arranged on the narrow section to seal the plurality of slits. The cover member diametrically aligns with the diameter D2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Paul Julian WELLS, Predrag TODOROVIC
  • Patent number: 10495542
    Abstract: A monitoring system for a multiple-walled fluid system with a first walled region including a flowing or stagnant fluid and at least one second walled region at least partially surrounding the first walled region. The first walled region and the at least one second walled region forming the multiple-walled fluid system, the first walled region being in fluid communication with the at least one second walled region, the at least one second walled region also being in fluid communication with the ambient environment. A data processing device for monitoring at least one pressure difference between a pressure in at least one a control volume and at least one second pressure in the at least one second walled region, a first control volume in fluid connection with the first walled region and the ambient environment. The at least one pressure difference indicating the status of the multiple-walled fluid system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG
    Inventor: Paul Julian Wells
  • Publication number: 20180149550
    Abstract: A monitoring system for a multiple-walled fluid system with a first walled region including a flowing or stagnant fluid and at least one second walled region at least partially surrounding the first walled region. The first walled region and the at least one second walled region forming the multiple-walled fluid system, the first walled region being in fluid communication with the at least one second walled region, the at least one second walled region also being in fluid communication with the ambient environment. A data processing device for monitoring at least one pressure difference between a pressure in at least one a control volume and at least one second pressure in the at least one second walled region, a first control volume in fluid connection with the first walled region and the ambient environment. The at least one pressure difference indicating the status of the multiple-walled fluid system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventor: Paul Julian WELLS