Patents by Inventor Russell E. White, JR.

Russell E. White, JR. 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-air ratio control of gas turbine engines
    Patent number: 10436122
    Abstract: A turbine engine includes a fan connected to a fan shaft, a combustion chamber, and an electric motor/generator in communication with the fan shaft. A controller is configured to direct power into the electric motor/generator during engine accelerations from steady state such that air flow to the combustion chamber is increased. The controller is further configured to direct power out of the electric motor/generator during engine decelerations from steady state such that air flow to the combustion chamber is decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Curtis H. Cline, Richard J. Skertic, Russell E. White, Jr., Steven D. Phillips
  • FUEL-AIR RATIO CONTROL OF GAS TURBINE ENGINES
    Publication number: 20160010567
    Abstract: A turbine engine includes a fan connected to a fan shaft, a combustion chamber, and an electric motor/generator in communication with the fan shaft. A controller is configured to direct power into the electric motor/generator during engine accelerations from steady state such that air flow to the combustion chamber is increased. The controller is further configured to direct power out of the electric motor/generator during engine decelerations from steady state such that air flow to the combustion chamber is decreased.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Curtis H. Cline, Richard J. Skertic, Russell E. White, JR., Steven D. Phillips