Patents by Inventor Steven TROOP

Steven TROOP 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).

  • Gas turbine engine maintenance stand
    Patent number: 11506087
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine maintenance stand for a gas turbine engine that comprises modules including an engine core module that houses a high pressure compressor and a turbine module that houses a low pressure turbine. The gas turbine engine maintenance stand has a pair of base beams, each base beam having a first end, a midsection and a second end. The stand has an engine core module support that straddles the pair of base beams at their midsection, the engine core module support having engine core module support arms that are configured to engage opposing sides of the engine core module of the gas turbine engine. The stand also has a turbine module support that straddles the pair of beams adjacent their second ends, the turbine module support having turbine module support arms that are configured to engage opposing sides of the turbine module of the gas turbine engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Steven Troop, Michael Hardy, Thomas Jepson
  • GAS TURBINE ENGINE MAINTENANCE STAND
    Publication number: 20200308988
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine maintenance stand for a gas turbine engine that comprises modules including an engine core module that houses a high pressure compressor and a turbine module that houses a low pressure turbine. The gas turbine engine maintenance stand has a pair of base beams, each base beam having a first end, a midsection and a second end. The stand has an engine core module support that straddles the pair of base beams at their midsection, the engine core module support having engine core module support arms that are configured to engage opposing sides of the engine core module of the gas turbine engine. The stand also has a turbine module support that straddles the pair of beams adjacent their second ends, the turbine module support having turbine module support arms that are configured to engage opposing sides of the turbine module of the gas turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Steven TROOP, Michael HARDY, Thomas JEPSON