Patents by Inventor Rustan Brogren

Rustan Brogren 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: 8347601
    Abstract: A device is provided for pivoting at least one pivotable element in a gas turbine engine between a first and a second position in order to influence a gas flow in an annular gas duct in at least one of the positions. The device includes a moveable annular member which is arranged externally around the gas duct and is connected to the pivotable element in order to effect the pivoting of the pivotable element. The annular member is more specifically arranged to be displaced in a substantially axial direction and arranged to pivot the pivotable element when it is displaced axially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Volvo Aero Corporation
    Inventor: Rustan Brogren
  • Publication number: 20100132367
    Abstract: A device is provided for moving a plurality of hatches, spaced at intervals from one another in a circumferential direction of a gas turbine engine, between a first position and a second position, wherein each of the hatches is arranged to keep an opening in a wall in a closed position, when in the first position, and to keep the opening in an open position, when in the second position. At least one of the hatches is provided with two connecting members which are mutually separated in the circumferential direction of the device, and the device includes a linkage for the movement, the linkage being connected to the hatch at the two mutually separated connecting members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: VOLVO AERO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Rustan Brogren
  • Publication number: 20090229244
    Abstract: A device is provided for pivoting at least one pivotable element in a gas turbine engine between a first and a second position in order to influence a gas flow in an annular gas duct in at least one of the positions. The device includes a moveable annular member which is arranged externally around the gas duct and is connected to the pivotable element in order to effect the pivoting of the pivotable element. The annular member is more specifically arranged to be displaced in a substantially axial direction and arranged to pivot the pivotable element when it is displaced axially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: Volvo Aero Corporation
    Inventor: Rustan Brogren