Patents by Inventor Tammy Lane

Tammy Lane 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).

  • Thermal management system for a gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 7475549
    Abstract: A thermal management system for a gas turbine engine includes a cooling airflow which enters through an air filter portion of a forward cover for filtration of particulate which may result in FOD to a rotational system of the engine. Filtered cooling airflow flows along a rotor shaft over and through a forward bearing, over and through a permanent magnet generator, then over and through an aft bearing to provide thermal management. Commensurate therewith, the cooling airflow atomizes and communicates a lubricant to the bearings. From the aft bearing, the cooling airflow merges with a primary airflow path from an intake which generally surrounds the forward cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Alexander, Gordon Jewess, Patrick Lydon, Tammy Lane
  • Thermal management system for a gas turbine engine
    Publication number: 20070028589
    Abstract: A thermal management system for a gas turbine engine includes a cooling airflow which enters through an air filter portion of a forward cover for filtration of particulate which may result in FOD to a rotational system of the engine. Filtered cooling airflow flows along a rotor shaft over and through a forward bearing, over and through a permanent magnet generator, then over and through an aft bearing to provide thermal management. Commensurate therewith, the cooling airflow atomizes and communicates a lubricant to the bearings. From the aft bearing, the cooling airflow merges with a primary airflow path from an intake which generally surrounds the forward cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: Eric Alexander, Gordon Jewess, Patrick Lydon, Tammy Lane