Patents by Inventor Phillip Burnside

Phillip Burnside 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).

  • Lubrication scavenge system for a turbine engine with counter-rotating shafts
    Patent number: 11300008
    Abstract: A lubricant scavenging system for a turbine engine having a pair of concentric, counter-rotating shafts. The system comprises a lubricant sump housing having a radially inner surface, a pair of pedestal mounts each adapted to receive a bearing assembly from a respective shaft, a lubricant collection point axially disposed between the pedestal mounts, and a pair of axial channels adapted to guide lubricant toward the lubricant collection point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Ine., Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Kerry J. Lighty, Phillip Burnside
  • Engine sump with air separation features
    Patent number: 10563580
    Abstract: A sump assembly for use in a gas turbine engine includes a housing and a shaft assembly. The housing is arranged about a central axis of the sump assembly to define a cavity configured to house oil and high-pressure gasses. The shaft assembly is mounted to rotate about the central axis and to direct the high-pressure gasses into the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob W. Harral, Derek Mitchell, Phillip Burnside
  • LUBRICATION SCAVENGE SYSTEM FOR A TURBINE ENGINE WITH COUNTER-ROTATING SHAFTS
    Publication number: 20200032671
    Abstract: A lubricant scavenging system for a turbine engine having a pair of concentric, counter-rotating shafts. The system comprises a lubricant sump housing having a radially inner surface, a pair of pedestal mounts each adapted to receive a bearing assembly from a respective shaft, a lubricant collection point axially disposed between the pedestal mounts, and a pair of axial channels adapted to guide lubricant toward the lubricant collection point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicants: Rolls-Royce Corporation, Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kerry J. Lighty, Phillip Burnside
  • Lubrication scavenge system for a turbine engine with counter-rotating shafts
    Patent number: 10480348
    Abstract: A lubricant scavenging system for a turbine engine having a pair of concentric, counter-rotating shafts. The system comprises a lubricant sump housing having a radially inner surface, a pair of pedestal mounts each adapted to receive a bearing assembly from a respective shaft, a lubricant collection point axially disposed between the pedestal mounts, and a pair of axial channels adapted to guide lubricant toward the lubricant collection point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignees: ROLLS-ROYCE CORPORATION, ROLLS-ROYCE NORTH AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Kerry J. Lighty, Phillip Burnside
  • ENGINE SUMP WITH AIR SEPARATION FEATURES
    Publication number: 20180334960
    Abstract: A sump assembly for use in a gas turbine engine includes a housing and a shaft assembly. The housing is arranged about a central axis of the sump assembly to define a cavity configured to house oil and high-pressure gasses. The shaft assembly is mounted to rotate about the central axis and to direct the high-pressure gasses into the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Jacob W. Harral, Derek Mitchell, Phillip Burnside
  • LUBRICATION SCAVENGE SYSTEM FOR A TURBINE ENGINE WITH COUNTER-ROTATING SHAFTS
    Publication number: 20170314418
    Abstract: A lubricant scavenging system for a turbine engine having a pair of concentric, counter-rotating shafts. The system comprises a lubricant sump housing having a radially inner surface, a pair of pedestal mounts each adapted to receive a bearing assembly from a respective shaft, a lubricant collection point axially disposed between the pedestal mounts, and a pair of axial channels adapted to guide lubricant toward the lubricant collection point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Applicants: Rolls-Royce Corporation, Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kerry J. Lighty, Phillip Burnside