Patents by Inventor Philip Smalley

Philip Smalley 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: 11326781
    Abstract: A liner for a combustor includes a first wall and a second wall extending around at least a portion of the first wall to form a liner cavity with the first wall. The first wall defines a first wall orifice and the second wall defines a second wall orifice. The liner further includes a first insert mounted on the second wall within the second wall orifice and extending through the first wall orifice. The first insert is configured to direct a first air jet through the second wall and the first wall. The first insert is formed by a tubular body portion extending through the first wall orifice and the second wall orifice, and a shoulder extending around the body portion that abuts the first side of the second wall. The shoulder has a first diameter and the first wall orifice has a second diameter, greater than the first diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Nagaraja S. Rudrapatna, Ian Critchley, Jeffrey Spencer, Philip Smalley
  • Patent number: 11022308
    Abstract: A combustor for a turbine engine includes a first liner and a second liner forming a combustion chamber with the first liner. The combustion chamber is configured to receive an air-fuel mixture for combustion therein. The first liner is a first double wall liner with a first wall forming a portion of the combustion chamber and a second wall extending around at least a portion of the first wall to form a liner cavity with the first wall. The first wall defines a first wall orifice and the second wall defines a second wall orifice. The combustor further includes a first insert mounted on the second wall within the second wall orifice and extending through the first wall orifice. The first insert is configured to direct a first air jet through the second wall, through the first wall, and into the combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Nagaraja S. Rudrapatna, Ian Critchley, Jeffrey Spencer, Philip Smalley
  • Publication number: 20210041104
    Abstract: A liner for a combustor includes a first wall and a second wall extending around at least a portion of the first wall to form a liner cavity with the first wall. The first wall defines a first wall orifice and the second wall defines a second wall orifice. The liner further includes a first insert mounted on the second wall within the second wall orifice and extending through the first wall orifice. The first insert is configured to direct a first air jet through the second wall and the first wall. The first insert is formed by a tubular body portion extending through the first wall orifice and the second wall orifice, and a shoulder extending around the body portion that abuts the first side of the second wall. The shoulder has a first diameter and the first wall orifice has a second diameter, greater than the first diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Nagaraja S. Rudrapatna, Ian Critchley, Jeffrey Spencer, Philip Smalley
  • Publication number: 20190368736
    Abstract: A combustor for a turbine engine includes a first liner and a second liner forming a combustion chamber with the first liner. The combustion chamber is configured to receive an air-fuel mixture for combustion therein. The first liner is a first double wall liner with a first wall forming a portion of the combustion chamber and a second wall extending around at least a portion of the first wall to form a liner cavity with the first wall. The first wall defines a first wall orifice and the second wall defines a second wall orifice. The combustor further includes a first insert mounted on the second wall within the second wall orifice and extending through the first wall orifice. The first insert is configured to direct a first air jet through the second wall, through the first wall, and into the combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Nagaraja S. Rudrapatna, Ian Critchley, Jeffrey Spencer, Philip Smalley
  • Patent number: 9038395
    Abstract: A combustor for a turbine engine is provided. The combustor includes a first liner and a second liner forming a combustion chamber with the first liner, the combustion chamber configured to receive an air-fuel mixture for combustion therein. The first liner defining an air admission hole for directing a first jet of pressurized air into the combustion chamber, and the air admission hole may have a non-circular shape. The combustor further includes an insert positioned within the air admission hole to guide the first jet through the air admission hole and into the combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Nagaraja S. Rudrapatna, Philip Smalley, Lowell Frye, William Landram
  • Patent number: 9010123
    Abstract: A combustor for a turbine engine is provided. The combustor includes a first liner having a first hot side and a first cold side; a second liner having a second hot side and a second cold side, the second hot side and the first hot side forming a combustion chamber therebetween, the combustion chamber configured to receive an air-fuel mixture for combustion therein; and an insert including a body portion extending through the first liner, a shoulder circumscribing the body portion and abutting the first hot side, and an inlet portion coupled to the body portion and abutting the first cold side such that the inlet portion and the shoulder capture the second liner therebetween to retain the insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Nagaraja S. Rudrapatna, Daniel Ludwig, Art Payne, Philip Smalley, Richard Bishop
  • Publication number: 20130255265
    Abstract: A combustor for a turbine engine is provided. The combustor includes a first liner and a second liner forming a combustion chamber with the first liner, the combustion chamber configured to receive an air-fuel mixture for combustion therein. The first liner defining an air admission hole for directing a first jet of pressurized air into the combustion chamber, and the air admission hole may have a non-circular shape. The combustor further includes an insert positioned within the air admission hole to guide the first jet through the air admission hole and into the combustion chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Nagaraja S. Rudrapatna, Philip Smalley, Lowell Frye, William Landram
  • Publication number: 20120017596
    Abstract: A combustor for a turbine engine is provided. The combustor includes a first liner having a first hot side and a first cold side; a second liner having a second hot side and a second cold side, the second hot side and the first hot side forming a combustion chamber therebetween, the combustion chamber configured to receive an air-fuel mixture for combustion therein; and an insert including a body portion extending through the first liner, a shoulder circumscribing the body portion and abutting the first hot side, and an inlet portion coupled to the body portion and abutting the first cold side such that the inlet portion and the shoulder capture the second liner therebetween to retain the insert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Nagaraja S. Rudrapatna, Daniel Ludwig, Art Payne, Philip Smalley, Richard Bishop