Patents by Inventor Stephen J. DIMELOW

Stephen J. DIMELOW 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).

  • Assembly providing contaminant removal
    Patent number: 8926284
    Abstract: An assembly for the removal of contaminants from a contact zone between respective contact surfaces 6, 8 of a first component 2 and a second component 4. At least one of the contact surfaces has a low friction element 10 provided with grooves 12 which extend through the contact zone such that, in operation, a pressure difference across the contact zone causes contaminants entering the grooves 12 to be expelled along the grooves 12 from the contact zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce PLC
    Inventors: Stephen J. Dimelow, Ian C. D. Care
  • ABRADABLE PANEL AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20130071234
    Abstract: An abradable panel for a fan track liner assembly comprises an abradable layer comprising a syntactic material. The abradable panel is arranged to be attached to a fan track liner so as to provide an abradable gas-washed surface. The abradable panel may further comprise a carrier tray to which the abradable layer is attached. There is also disclosed a method of manufacturing an abradable panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventor: Stephen J. DIMELOW
  • ASSEMBLY PROVIDING CONTAMINANT REMOVAL
    Publication number: 20110000183
    Abstract: An assembly for the removal of contaminants from a contact zone between respective contact surfaces 6, 8 of a first component 2 and a second component 4. At least one of the contact surfaces has a low friction element 10 provided with grooves 12 which extend through the contact zone such that, in operation, a pressure difference across the contact zone causes contaminants entering the grooves 12 to be expelled along the grooves 12 from the contact zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Stephen J. DIMELOW, Ian C.D. Care