Patents by Inventor Phil McAfee

Phil McAfee 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).

  • Alternating nozzles for radial inflow turbine
    Patent number: 9605540
    Abstract: A radial inflow turbine may include a wheel, a first set of nozzle vanes surrounding the wheel and a second set of nozzle vanes surrounding the wheel. A first circumferential spacing between two adjacent nozzle vanes of the first set may differ from a second circumferential spacing between another two of the nozzle vanes of the first set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Frank Lin, Davis Jensen, Marshall Saville, Phil McAfee, David G. Elpern
  • ALTERNATING NOZZLES FOR RADIAL INFLOW TURBINE
    Publication number: 20150056057
    Abstract: A radial inflow turbine may include a wheel, a first set of nozzle vanes surrounding the wheel and a second set of nozzle vanes surrounding the wheel. A first circumferential spacing between two adjacent nozzle vanes of the first set may differ from a second circumferential spacing between another two of the nozzle vanes of the first set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Frank Lin, Davis Jensen, Marshall Saville, Phil McAfee, David G. Elpern