Patents by Inventor Sean P. Brophy

Sean P. Brophy 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: 5020314
    Abstract: A multiple fluid feed system for, for example, a turbine engine, comprises a fuel tank, a fuel pump, and means for switching fuel flow from said pump between a return to tank condition and an engine supply condition. A starting fuel reservoir has a cylinder with a fuel inlet and a fuel outlet. A piston in the cylinder is movable from a start position to a run condition in response to movement of the switching means from the return to tank condition to the engine supply condition. A supply of starting fuel is disposed in the reservoir and is biased out of the reservoir upon initial movement of the piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1991
    Assignee: Williams International Corporation
    Inventors: Sean P. Brophy, Richard D. Stephens