Patents by Inventor Richard Noden

Richard Noden 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).

  • Fuel distributor
    Patent number: 9016601
    Abstract: A swirler including a fuel distributor is provided. Each fuel distributor includes a distribution element defining a cavity, an inlet opening arranged in the distribution element, at least one outlet opening arranged in the distribution element, and at least one third opening arranged in the distribution element, the cross-section of the at least one third opening being larger than the cross-section of the at least one outlet opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Paul Headland, Richard Noden
  • Method and device for optimizing a light-up procedure of a gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 7878004
    Abstract: An aspect of the invention is directed towards a method and device for optimizing a light-up procedure of a gas turbine engine. An aspect of the method comprises repeating an engine start attempt with amended light-up parameter values or range of light-up parameter values, where the values are amended by a predefined scheme including recording the light-up parameter value or the range of light-up parameter values of each start attempt together with the light-up success rate achieved in the respective start attempts, and optimizing the light-up parameter value or range of parameter values by analyzing the recorded data after the start attempts have been finished. An aspect of the device is to provide a control unit that implements the inventive method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Gareth Davies, Richard Noden, Dorian Skipper, John Wilkinson, Richard Woods
  • FUEL DISTRIBUTOR
    Publication number: 20100146979
    Abstract: A swirler including a fuel distributor is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Paul Headland, Richard Noden
  • Method and device for optimizing a light-up procedure of a gas turbine engine
    Publication number: 20070245745
    Abstract: An aspect of the invention is directed towards a method and device for optimizing a light-up procedure of a gas turbine engine. An aspect of the method comprises repeating an engine start attempt with amended light-up parameter values or range of light-up parameter values, where the values are amended by a predefined scheme including recording the light-up parameter value or the range of light-up parameter values of each start attempt together with the light-up success rate achieved in the respective start attempts, and optimizing the light-up parameter value or range of parameter values by analyzing the recorded data after the start attempts have been finished. An aspect of the device is to provide a control unit that implements the inventive method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Inventors: Gareth Davies, Richard Noden, Dorian Skipper, John Wilkinson, Richard Woods