Patents by Inventor Simon FULLER

Simon FULLER 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: 9567910
    Abstract: A fuel manifold and fuel injector arrangement for a gas turbine engine combustion chamber comprises an annular combustion chamber casing arranged around the combustion chamber. A plurality of circumferentially spaced fuel injectors supply fuel into the combustion chamber and a fuel manifold supplies fuel to each of the fuel injectors. The fuel manifold comprises a plurality of flexible fuel pipes and a plurality of T piece connectors. The stem of each connector is mounted on an outer end of a respective one of the fuel feed arms and each flexible fuel pipe interconnects an arm of one connector with an arm of an adjacent connector. Each connector is arranged such that the arms are arranged at angles to the planes containing the axis of the casing and perpendicular to the axis of the casing respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventor: Simon Fuller
  • Publication number: 20150020528
    Abstract: A fuel manifold and fuel injector arrangement for a gas turbine engine combustion chamber includes an annular combustion chamber casing arranged around the combustion chamber. Circumferentially spaced fuel injectors supply fuel into the combustion chamber and a fuel manifold supplies fuel to each of the fuel injectors. The fuel manifold includes flexible fuel pipes and a plurality of T piece connectors. The stem of each connector is mounted on an outer end of a respective one of the fuel feed arms and each flexible fuel pipe interconnects an arm of one connector with an arm of an adjacent connector. Each connector is arranged such that the arms are arranged are at angles to the planes containing the axis of the casing and perpendicular to the axis of the casing respectively. Adjacent connectors are arranged at opposite angles such that the fuel manifold extends around the casing sinusoidally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventor: Simon FULLER