Patents by Inventor Richard Santerre

Richard Santerre 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: 7566356
    Abstract: A centrifugal air/oil separation system communicates with bearing cavities of the engine and substantially isolates separated oil from contacting the gearbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
    Inventors: Eric Latulipe, Richard Santerre
  • Publication number: 20060248865
    Abstract: A centrifugal air/oil separation system communicates with bearing cavities of the engine and substantially isolates separated oil from contacting the gearbox.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2006
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Applicant: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
    Inventors: Eric Latulipe, Richard Santerre
  • Patent number: 7124662
    Abstract: An accessory driving apparatus for an aircraft system is connected to an accessory unit to be driven, such as a PCU pump. A gear set for transferring rotational power from the driving shaft to the driven shaft is provided for selective arrangement in first and second configurations in order to permit the driving shaft to rotate in either rotational direction without affecting a predetermined rotational direction of the driven shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
    Inventor: Richard Santerre
  • Patent number: 7063734
    Abstract: A centrifugal air/oil separation system communicates with bearing cavities of the engine and substantially isolates separated oil from contacting the gearbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
    Inventors: Eric Latulipe, Richard Santerre
  • Publication number: 20050211093
    Abstract: A centrifugal air/oil separation system communicates with bearing cavities of the engine and substantially isolates separated oil from contacting the gearbox.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2004
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Eric Latulipe, Richard Santerre
  • Publication number: 20050166705
    Abstract: An accessory driving apparatus for an aircraft system is connected to an accessory unit to be driven, such as a PCU pump. A gear set for transferring rotational power from the driving shaft to the driven shaft is provided for selective arrangement in first and second configurations in order to permit the driving shaft to rotate in either rotational direction without affecting a predetermined rotational direction of the driven shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2004
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Inventor: Richard Santerre
  • Patent number: 6398833
    Abstract: A centrifugal separator for separating oil suspended in air and especially intended for use with aircraft engines includes a rotatable chamber filled with a relatively rigid porous material and is driven by a hollow shaft. An inlet for the mixture of air and oil is provided in one end wall of the chamber and separate outlets for oil and air are provided in the outer and inner cylindrical walls of the chamber respectively. Oil droplets are formed in the rigid porous material and ejected out through the oil outlet under centrifugal forces while air relatively free from oil exits the air outlet and enters into the inside of the hollow shaft under the pressure difference. A cut-away area is formed in the rigid porous material to facilitate ejection from the separator of the oil droplets formed in the porous material to clear the passages of the porous material and facilitate a continuous movement of the mixture of air and oil mist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
    Inventors: Richard Santerre, Sylvain Brouillet