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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8122698 | Vent for the lubricating oil system of a jet engine The air exit hole of the vent line (6) connected to a venting apparatus for the lubricating oil system of a jet engine is arranged behind the nozzle throat (2) on the periphery of the exiting engine jet (4). The exit hole is tangentially arrange... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7997057 | Gas turbine engine with an air cooled bearing A small gas turbine engine where the compressor and turbine are supported on a rotary shaft, and a main bearing is supported on the rotary shaft, the main bearing being located in a hot zone of the combustor. The main bearing includes cooling air passages within the... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7971423 | Gas turbine engine comprising a starter in the auxiliary gear box A gas turbine engine incorporating a starter mounted on the gear box is disclosed. The gas turbine engine includes an AGB gear housing mechanically connected with an engine shaft for driving auxiliary machines and an air starter mounted on the housing, the starter a... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7908840 | Turbine engine with integrated generator having shared lubrication system A heat exchange system for use in operating equipment having a plurality of subsystems in each of which a common working fluid is utilized to provide selected operations in that subsystem with a reservoir containing at least some of the common working fluid and has ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7849668 | Rotor brake and windmilling lubrication system for geared turbofan engine A journal bearing provides lubrication to planetary gears during windmilling operation of a fan section. A primary oil pump provides oil from an oil supply during driven operation of the fan and a secondary oil pump driven by a generator provides oil during windmill... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7836675 | Supercore sump vent pressure control An active air pressure control apparatus for a bearing sump cavity in a gas turbine engine includes a bearing assembly supporting a rotatable shaft that connects a rotatable power turbine and a rotatable compressor. The active air pressure control apparatus also inc... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7748208 | Compact recirculating lubrication system for a miniature gas turbine engine A recirculating bearing lubrication system for a gas turbine engine that comprises a housing for the engine that serves as a primary static structural support, a rotor shaft for mounting rotational components of the engine, at least two bearings for supporting the r... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7748209 | Small single use gas turbine engine with oil-less bearing arrangement A small single use gas turbine engine with a twin spool rotor shaft and a bypass fan, the rotor shafts being supported for rotation by bearings in the front and rear compartments of the engine. A portion of the bypass fan air is diverted to flow through the bearings... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7743598 | Sealing system for the rear lubricating chamber of a jet engine A jet engine with a system for recovering oil around the lubricating chamber of the rear rolling bearing of the shaft of the jet engine. The shaft is supported by a rolling bearing situated in a lubricating chamber surrounded by a single recovery chamber having a se... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7690184 | Method for treating oil waste in a gas turbine engine A method for treating an airflow, laden with oil, flowing in a tube communicating with a rolling bearing enclosure of a gas turbine engine, wherein the airflow is made to travel into a coking box associated with a heating mechanism, in which the air is heated to a s... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7658060 | Lubricant cooling exchanger dual intake duct A heat exchange system for use in lubricating systems for aircraft turbofan engine equipment in which a lubricant is provided under pressure to spaces bounded at least in part by surfaces moving relative to one another, the heat exchange system for providing air and... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7647761 | System for deicing the nose cone of an aircraft turbojet with oil The turbojet has a bearing which supports, in rotation and in thrust, a low-pressure compressor shaft of axis Z-Z of the engine. The bearing is lubricated with oil by means of two nozzles. A feed tube is fastened to the nose cone of the engine. This tube connects th... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7640723 | Engine with fuel/lubricant supply system for bearing lubrication A fuel delivery system for a gas turbine engine that delivers fuel to a combustor of the engine and lubricates bearings of the engine with fuel, comprising: a tank for storing the fuel; a pump for delivering a continuous flow of fuel from the tank to the combustor b... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7603839 | Scavenge pump system and method The pump system extracts motive power from oil in the pressurized oil circuit to power a scavenge pump mounted on a scavenge oil circuit. ... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7574854 | Gas turbine engine assembly and methods of assembling same A method for assembling a gas turbine engine is provided. The method includes coupling a high-pressure compressor to a high-pressure turbine using a first shaft, coupling a fan assembly to a low-pressure turbine using a second shaft, and coupling a differential sque... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7571597 | Airframe mounted motor driven lubrication pump control system and method A system and method for precisely controlling lubricant supply flow to one or more rotating machines in an aircraft includes a motor, a pump, and a motor control unit. The motor is coupled to receive motor speed commands and, in response to the commands, rotates at ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7571596 | Vacuum system for membrane fuel stabilization unit Oil system components for a turbine engine are used to provide a vacuum system for a fuel stabilization unit (FSU). A vacuum system pulls oxygen and other contaminants from fuel into a vacuum chamber within the FSU. The vacuum system pumps the discharge through a va... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7562519 | Gas turbine engine with an air cooled bearing A small gas turbine engine with a compressor, a combustor, and a turbine located downstream of the combustor. The compressor and turbine are supported on a rotary shaft, and a main bearing is support on the rotary shaft, the main bearing being located in a hot zone ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7509793 | Fluid system In a fluid system for a gas turbine engine, oil is supplied from an oil tank (10) by a constant displacement pump (12) to lubricate engine components (18). The oil is supplied to the components (18) via a heat exchanger (16) in whi... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7430850 | Bifurcated oil scavenging bearing compartment within a gas turbine engine An oil scavenge system includes a tangential scavenge scoop and a settling area adjacent thereto which separately communicate with a duct which feeds oil into an oil flow path and back to an oil sump. A shield is mounted over the settling area to at least partially ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7426834 | “Get home” oil supply and scavenge system A method facilitates assembling a gas turbine engine that includes an oil supply and scavenge system, wherein the oil supply and scavenge system includes at least one sump cavity that includes a first scavenge port and a second scavenge port, a first oil pump and a ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7377100 | Bypass duct fluid cooler A method and apparatus for cooling a fluid in a bypass gas turbine engine involves directing the fluid to the bypass duct of the engine to allow for heat exchange from the fluid to bypass air passing through the bypass air duct. ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377098 | Gas turbine engine frame with an integral fluid reservoir and air/fluid heat exchanger Disclosed is a structural frame for a gas turbine engine comprising an integral fluid reservoir and air/fluid heat exchanger. A central hub includes a reservoir for storing a fluid and an outer rim circumscribes the hub. A heat exchanger is fluidly coupled to the re... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377110 | Deoiler for a lubrication system A deoiler 26 for separating oil from air contaminated with the oil has at least one separator for separating the oil from the air and also has a source of suction for reducing air pressure at the source of the air. In an exemplary embodiment, the deoiler 2... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7373780 | Method of scavenging oil within a gas turbine engine An oil scavenge system includes a tangential scavenge scoop and a settling area adjacent thereto which separately communicate with a duct which feeds oil into an oil flow path and back to an oil sump. A shield is mounted over the settling area to at least partially ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373771 | Cooling arrangement for an accessory gearbox and method of cooling The accessory gearbox (AGB) has at least one coolant passage between the AGB and the accessory for externally cooling the accessory without coolant flow inside the accessory. ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7372175 | Two-spool bypass turbojet with a rear electricity generator, and an air flow connection device and system A two-spool bypass turbojet includes a low-pressure spool having a rear portion carrying a low-pressure turbine provided with a low-pressure rotor. The turbojet includes a support structure connected to a casing and to a rear bearing in which the rotor is mounted. T... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7350619 | Auxiliary power unit exhaust duct with muffler incorporating an externally replaceable acoustic liner Methods and apparatus are provided for an exhaust duct having an externally replaceable acoustic liner. The exhaust duct includes a forward section that is configured to be axially coupled with a bulkhead collar on the aircraft, a body section that is coupled to the... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7337605 | Thermal management for aircraft auxiliary power unit compartment An improved passive cooling system for an aircraft APU compartment that includes a lightweight annular air-cooled oil cooler that is strategically oriented and shrouded to face its annular inlet away axially downstream from the exhaust of the APU to make it inherent... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334982 | Apparatus for scavenging lubricating oil An apparatus for scavenging lubricating oil comprises an integrated slinger/runner rotatable with the turbine engine rotor discourages oil seepage out of an oil sump of a forward bearing for a gas turbine engine during all operating conditions of the gas turbine eng... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7296398 | Counter-rotating turbine engine and method of assembling same A method for assembling a gas turbine engine that includes providing a first fan assembly configured to rotate in a first rotational direction, rotatably coupling a second fan assembly to the first fan assembly, wherein the second fan assembly is configured to rotat... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7293919 | Bearing device A bearing device mountable on a smaller bearing and allowing to be automatically lubricated for a long period, comprising an inner ring and an outer ring rotated relative to each other, cages and rolling elements held by the cages which are disposed in an annular sp... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7287384 | Bearing chamber pressurization system A method and device for improved pressure balancing in a bearing chamber pressurization system for gas turbine engines employ a partition member to substantially separate first and second air-oil seals of the bearing housing. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287368 | Fluid system In a fluid system for a gas turbine engine, oil is supplied from an oil tank (10) by a constant displacement pump (12) to lubricate engine components (18). The oil is supplied to the components (18) via a heat exchanger (16) in whi... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7269938 | Counter-rotating gas turbine engine and method of assembling same A method for assembling a gas turbine engine includes providing a high pressure turbine, providing a low-pressure turbine inner rotor that includes a first plurality of turbine blade rows configured to rotate in a first direction, providing a low-pressure turbine ou... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7260926 | Thermal management system for an aircraft A fuel based thermal management system includes a fuel stabilization system which permits the fuel to exceed the traditional coking temperatures. High temperature components are arranged along the fuel flow path such that even at the higher operating temperatures th... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7252095 | Mobile flushing unit and process In one embodiment of the invention, a method of cleaning a workpiece is disclosed. The method comprises providing a mobile flushing unit and servicing the workpiece as follows: a) connecting a flexible hose of the mobile flushing unit to one end of the workpiece and... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252476 | Device for lubricating a component in a turbomachine A device for lubricating a component in a turbomachine, in particular a shaft bearing in a turbojet, the device comprising an annular support part defining a lubrication chamber around the component, an annular cover mounted in sealed manner on the part and includin... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7237378 | Turbomachine with low noise emissions for aircraft The invention relates to a turbomachine (1) for an aircraft comprising a gas generator (4) designed such that hot gases are ejected from a combustion chamber (28) towards the upstream side of the turbomachine, and also comprising a plurality of ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7231767 | Forced air cooling system A forced air cooling system for an APU comprising at least an oil cooler, a plenum in fluid communication with the oil cooler, and a compressor rotated by a rotating shaft of the APU such that the compressor and rotating shaft rotate at a same speed, the rotating co... | 06/19/2007 |
