Patents by Inventor Tom Compton

Tom Compton 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).

  • Electric power generation using power turbine aft of LPT
    Patent number: 7514810
    Abstract: An inside out generator disposed aft of the low-pressure turbine spool to generate power for the electrical demands of an aircraft system. The low-pressure turbine discharge flow is used to drive the power turbine, which is coupled to the generator. The generator is able to extract power at idle conditions of the aircraft engine from ducting the discharge through the inside out generator. The system eliminates the placement of a generator in the hot gas path of the discharge, and enables the injection of power directly to the accessory gear box of the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: John M. Kern, KiYoung Chung, Ronghai Qu, Wei Wu, Craig D. Young, Peter D. Toot, Christopher Glynn, Tom Compton
  • ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION USING POWER TURBINE AFT OF LPT
    Publication number: 20080143115
    Abstract: An inside out generator disposed aft of the low-pressure turbine spool to generate power for the electrical demands of an aircraft system. The low-pressure turbine discharge flow is used to drive the power turbine, which is coupled to the generator. The generator is able to extract power at idle conditions of the aircraft engine from ducting the discharge through the inside out generator. The system eliminates the placement of a generator in the hot gas path of the discharge, and enables the injection of power directly to the accessory gear box of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: John M. Kern, KiYoung Chung, Ronghai Qu, Wei Wu, Craig D. Young, Peter D. Toot, Christopher Glynn, Tom Compton