Patents by Inventor Steven Wesley Tomlinson

Steven Wesley Tomlinson 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).

  • RAMBURNING ENGINE WITH INLET TURBINE
    Publication number: 20180017017
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine assembly for high Mach number operation comprising an inlet turbine assembly, a gas turbine engine core, and a ramburner arranged along a common axis. During high Mach number operation, working fluid flow is selectively directed through the inlet turbine assembly to cool the working fluid prior to entry in the gas turbine engine core. Working fluid exiting the gas turbine engine core may be reheated by a ramburner for thrust augmentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Rolls Royce North American Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Wesley Tomlinson, Victor Lewis Oechsle
  • Gas turbine engine and cooling system
    Patent number: 8756910
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is a unique gas turbine engine. Another embodiment is a unique cooling system for a gas turbine engine. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for cooling one or more objects of cooling. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application shall become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Sean Donovan, William Daniel Feltz, Steven Wesley Tomlinson
  • GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND COOLING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120144843
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention is a unique gas turbine engine. Another embodiment is a unique cooling system for a gas turbine engine. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for cooling one or more objects of cooling. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application shall become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: Eric Sean Donovan, William Daniel Feltz, Steven Wesley Tomlinson