Patents by Inventor Philip Robert Viars

Philip Robert Viars 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).

  • Air directing assembly and method of assembling the same
    Patent number: 7934901
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine assembly is provided. The gas turbine engine assembly includes a high-pressure compressor including a first rotor and a second compressor rotor disposed downstream from the first rotor, a high-pressure turbine coupled downstream to the compressor by a first shaft, and an air directing assembly coupled between the first and second compressor rotors for selectively channeling airflow discharged from the first compressor rotor through the first shaft. A method of assembling a gas turbine engine is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Thomas O. Moniz, Kelly Sue Spinosa, Robert J. Orlando, Philip Robert Viars
  • Air directing assembly and method of assembling the same
    Publication number: 20100034639
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine assembly is provided. The gas turbine engine assembly includes a high-pressure compressor including a first rotor and a second compressor rotor disposed downstream from the first rotor, a high-pressure turbine coupled downstream to the compressor by a first shaft, and an air directing assembly coupled between the first and second compressor rotors for selectively channeling airflow discharged from the first compressor rotor through the first shaft. A method of assembling a gas turbine engine is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventors: Thomas O. Moniz, Kelly Sue Spinosa, Robert J. Orlando, Philip Robert Viars