Patents by Inventor Ronald A. Janes

Ronald A. Janes 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: 5285636
    Abstract: An improved drain mast assembly for a gas turbine engine is connected to an outer surface of a nacelle of the engine and has a plurality of liquid drain lines terminating within the assembly. The assembly comprises a plurality of liquid collection chambers installed within the drain mast assembly with each of the chambers coupled in liquid receiving relationship with a respective one of the liquid drain lines. Each of the chambers collect drain liquid from a respective one of the drain lines. A valve extends from each chamber for selectively draining the collected liquid from each of the chambers for identifying drain lines having relatively high drain-rates. Each of the chambers is separately removable from the drain mast assembly in one form or all chambers may be simultaneously removed in another form of the invention. Each chamber further includes a transparent view window for visually determining a volume of liquid collected by the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 15, 1994
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Dennis D. Mayo, Ronald A. Janes, Franklin E. Miller