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US3194744A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Closed cycle gas turbine system

Assignee: Power Jets Research and Development Ltd
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Filing: 1962-03-05
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Granted: 1965-07-13
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Expires: 1982-03-05
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Ainley David Geoffrey
  • 👤 Cox Martin
  • 👤 Flint John Avery

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 18:42
CPC Classifications
G; G21; G21C; G21C15/00; G21C15/24; G21C15/253; F; F02; F02C; F02C1/00; F02C1/04; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E30/00; Y02E30/30

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 256 words
A CLOSED CYCLE GAS TURBINE SYSTEM COMPRISING A HEAT SOURCE, A HEAT SINK AND A GAS TURBINE-COMPRESSOR CIRCULATOR SET ASSEMBLY, SAID ASSEMBLY COMPRISING, AN OUTER PRESSURE CASING OF CIRCUMFERENTIALLY ONE-PIECE CONSTRUCTION AND CLOSABLE AT ONE END; A DOME DETACHABLY CONNECTED TO THE PRESSRE CASSING TO CLOSE THE CLOSABLE END; AN INLET DUCT CONNECTED TO LEAD GAS FROM THE HEAT SINK TO THE END OF THE PRESSURE CASING REMOTE FROM THE CLOSABLE END; AN OUTLET DUCT EXTENDING THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE CASING AND CONNECTED TO LEAD GAS TO THE HEAT SOURCE; A CIRCULATOR COMPRISING A COAXIAL COMPRESSOR AND TURBINE HAVING A DRIVING CONNECTION BETWEEN THEM AND MOUNTED COAXIALLY WITHIN THE CASING WITH THE COMPRESSOR INLET TOWARDS THE CLOSABLE END AND THE TURBINE OUTLET DIRECTED TOWARDS THE OTHER END; A COLLECTOR WITHIN THE CASING AND SURROUNDING THE CIRCULATOR AND DEFINING WITH THE PRESSURE CASING AN ANNULAR PASSAGE SUROUNDING THE CIRCULATOR FOR LEADING GAS FROM SAID INLET DUCT TO THE COMPRESSOR INLET, SAID COLLECTOR HAVING AN OUTLET CONNECTED TO SAID OUTLET DUCT; MEANS CONNECTING THE COMPRESSER OUTLET TO DISCHARGE INTO COLLECTOR; A DUCT MOUNTED COAXIALLY WITHIN THE OUTLET DUCT AND CONNECTED TO LEAD GAS FROM THE HEAT SOURCE TO THE TURBINE INLET; A DUCT MOUNTED COAXIALLY WITHIN THE INLET DUCT AND CONNECTED TO LEAD GAS FROM THE TURBINE OUTLET TO THE HEAT SINK; AN ANNULAR MEMBER DETACHABLY CLAMPED BETWEEN THE PRESSURE CASING AND SAID DOME; AND RADIALLY EXTENDING MEMBERS ATTACHED AT THEIR INNER ENDS TO THE COMPRESSOR STATIONARY STRUCTURE AND AT THEIR OUTER ENDS TO THE ANNULAR MEMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 256 words
A CLOSED CYCLE GAS TURBINE SYSTEM COMPRISING A HEAT SOURCE, A HEAT SINK AND A GAS TURBINE-COMPRESSOR CIRCULATOR SET ASSEMBLY, SAID ASSEMBLY COMPRISING, AN OUTER PRESSURE CASING OF CIRCUMFERENTIALLY ONE-PIECE CONSTRUCTION AND CLOSABLE AT ONE END; A DOME DETACHABLY CONNECTED TO THE PRESSRE CASSING TO CLOSE THE CLOSABLE END; AN INLET DUCT CONNECTED TO LEAD GAS FROM THE HEAT SINK TO THE END OF THE PRESSURE CASING REMOTE FROM THE CLOSABLE END; AN OUTLET DUCT EXTENDING THROUGH THE SIDE OF THE CASING AND CONNECTED TO LEAD GAS TO THE HEAT SOURCE; A CIRCULATOR COMPRISING A COAXIAL COMPRESSOR AND TURBINE HAVING A DRIVING CONNECTION BETWEEN THEM AND MOUNTED COAXIALLY WITHIN THE CASING WITH THE COMPRESSOR INLET TOWARDS THE CLOSABLE END AND THE TURBINE OUTLET DIRECTED TOWARDS THE OTHER END; A COLLECTOR WITHIN THE CASING AND SURROUNDING THE CIRCULATOR AND DEFINING WITH THE PRESSURE CASING AN ANNULAR PASSAGE SUROUNDING THE CIRCULATOR FOR LEADING GAS FROM SAID INLET DUCT TO THE COMPRESSOR INLET, SAID COLLECTOR HAVING AN OUTLET CONNECTED TO SAID OUTLET DUCT; MEANS CONNECTING THE COMPRESSER OUTLET TO DISCHARGE INTO COLLECTOR; A DUCT MOUNTED COAXIALLY WITHIN THE OUTLET DUCT AND CONNECTED TO LEAD GAS FROM THE HEAT SOURCE TO THE TURBINE INLET; A DUCT MOUNTED COAXIALLY WITHIN THE INLET DUCT AND CONNECTED TO LEAD GAS FROM THE TURBINE OUTLET TO THE HEAT SINK; AN ANNULAR MEMBER DETACHABLY CLAMPED BETWEEN THE PRESSURE CASING AND SAID DOME; AND RADIALLY EXTENDING MEMBERS ATTACHED AT THEIR INNER ENDS TO THE COMPRESSOR STATIONARY STRUCTURE AND AT THEIR OUTER ENDS TO THE ANNULAR MEMBER.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-07-12 1973-01-11 1973-07-13 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-07-12 1977-01-11 1977-07-13 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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