Patents by Inventor Philip Gordon MINION

Philip Gordon MINION 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).

  • Sealing element
    Patent number: 9903217
    Abstract: A sealing element for positioning radially outwardly of aerofoil blades of a gas turbine engine is provided. A radially inner surface region of the sealing element includes a seal structure having one or more inwardly projecting walls formed by additive layer, powder fed, laser weld deposition. The walls form a plurality of curved profile shapes which are arranged in a repeating pattern across the radially inner surface region. None of the walls intersects with any other wall. The curved profile shapes have no radii of curvature less than 0.5 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Jeffrey Allen, Adrian Wright, Anthony Grassby, Barry Lowe, Kevin O'Sullivan, Philip Carroll, Philip Gordon Minion
  • SEALING ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20160097295
    Abstract: A sealing element for positioning radially outwardly of aerofoil blades of a gas turbine engine is provided. A radially inner surface region of the sealing element includes a seal structure having one or more inwardly projecting walls formed by additive layer, powder fed, laser weld deposition. The walls form a plurality of curved profile shapes which are arranged in a repeating pattern across the radially inner surface region. None of the walls intersects with any other wall. The curved profile shapes have no radii of curvature less than 0.5 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffrey ALLEN, Adrian WRIGHT, Anthony GRASSBY, Barry LOWE, Kevin O'SULLIVAN, Philip CARROLL, Philip Gordon MINION