Patents by Inventor Stephen Terence MCDONAGH

Stephen Terence MCDONAGH 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).

  • Liquid-capturing shaft
    Patent number: 10113429
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid-capturing shaft (30). The shaft is hollow, arranged for rotation about its longitudinal axis (31), and has a cylindrical wall (32) defining an inner surface (33) and an outer surface (34) of the shaft and through which are formed a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart inlet openings (35). Each inlet opening (35) has a respective inwardly and axially facing capture surface (40) which extends from the outer surface (34) of the shaft to the inner surface (33) of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventor: Stephen Terence McDonagh
  • LIQUID-CAPTURING SHAFT
    Publication number: 20160069186
    Abstract: There is provided a liquid-capturing shaft (30). The shaft is hollow, arranged for rotation about its longitudinal axis (31), and has a cylindrical wall (32) defining an inner surface (33) and an outer surface (34) of the shaft and through which are formed a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart inlet openings (35). Each inlet opening (35) has a respective inwardly and axially facing capture surface (40) which extends from the outer surface (34) of the shaft to the inner surface (33) of the shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventor: Stephen Terence MCDONAGH