Patents by Inventor Preston Earl Light

Preston Earl Light 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).

  • Compliant spherical bearing mount
    Patent number: 8202003
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine bearing assembly for a portion of a shaft that rotates around an axis, including a substantially cylindrical bearing having a length extending between a first end and a second end along the axis of the rotating shaft. A plurality of segmented damper springs are positioned around an exterior perimeter of a portion of the cylindrical bearing. Each spring has a width along the axis of the rotating shaft and a portion of each spring defines an outer spherically contoured joint. The width of each spring is less than the length of the bearing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Arlen Klusman, Preston Earl Light
  • Compliant spherical bearing mount
    Publication number: 20100278465
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine bearing assembly for a portion of a shaft that rotates around an axis, including a substantially cylindrical bearing having a length extending between a first end and a second end along the axis of the rotating shaft. A plurality of segmented damper springs are positioned around an exterior perimeter of a portion of the cylindrical bearing. Each spring has a width along the axis of the rotating shaft and a portion of each spring defines an outer spherically contoured joint. The width of each spring is less than the length of the bearing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Steven Arlen Klusman, Preston Earl Light