Patents by Inventor Tony L. WIDDOWSON

Tony L. WIDDOWSON 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).

  • Seal for a gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 11753955
    Abstract: A seal arrangement configured to provide an airtight and fluid-tight seal between a first component and a second component, having a first pressure boundary seal disposable at least partially within the gap between the first component and the second component, the first pressure boundary seal being fixable to one of the first or second components to create an airtight seal with the other of the first or second component, the seal arrangement also having a first flame deflector that is configured to bridge across and cover the gap between the first component and the second component so as to create a fluid-tight seal over the gap between the first component and the second component, where the first flame deflector has a convex external shape so as to prevent any fluid impinging upon the first flame deflector from pooling on the first pressure boundary seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventors: Tony L. Widdowson, Oliver C. Taylor-Tibbott
  • SEAL FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20230066032
    Abstract: A seal arrangement configured to provide an airtight and fluid-tight seal between a first component and a second component, having a first pressure boundary seal disposable at least partially within the gap between the first component and the second component, the first pressure boundary seal being fixable to one of the first or second components to create an airtight seal with the other of the first or second component, the seal arrangement also having a first flame deflector that is configured to bridge across and cover the gap between the first component and the second component so as to create a fluid-tight seal over the gap between the first component and the second component, where the first flame deflector has a convex external shape so as to prevent any fluid impinging upon the first flame deflector from pooling on the first pressure boundary seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Tony L. WIDDOWSON, Oliver C. TAYLOR-TIBBOTT
  • DUCT AND A GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPRISING A DUCT
    Publication number: 20200088100
    Abstract: A duct for a gas turbine engine (10), the duct comprising: a first orifice; a second orifice; and a conduit connecting the first orifice and the second orifice, the conduit being formed from a fireproof elastomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Lucian INGLEY, Tony L. WIDDOWSON