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Utility
Adaptor for a Fuel System of an Aircraft Engine
4 Jan 24
A fuel system of an aircraft engine, has: a fuel manifold having a first manifold inlet and a second manifold inlet; a transfer tube assembly having a first tube slidably engaged to the fuel manifold and fluidly connected to the first manifold inlet, and a second tube slidably engaged to the fuel manifold and fluidly connected to the second manifold inlet; and an adaptor having: a body slidably engaged by the first tube and by the second tube, a first member defining a first fuel conduit fluidly connected to the first manifold inlet via the first tube, and a second member defining a second fuel conduit fluidly connected to the second manifold inlet via the second tube.
Gavin Rohiteshwar KISUN
Filed: 4 Jul 22
Utility
Manifold with Repairable Thread Insert Assemblies Within Manifold Boreholes
4 Jan 24
A manifold having a borehole; and a repairable thread insert assembly, including: a shaft inserted in the borehole, the shaft defining: first and second end surfaces spaced apart from each other, wherein the shaft is shorter than the borehole; a threaded through hole extending between the end surfaces; and an outer surface extending between the end surfaces and defining an outer boundary shape that is complementary to the shape of the borehole; an elastic ring; an assembly fastener having a head that compresses the elastic ring between the head of the assembly fastener and the first end surface of the shaft such that the outer surface of the ring is pressed against the borehole, whereby the shaft is locked within the borehole.
Jake Rohrig, Laurance Robbins
Filed: 16 Sep 22
Utility
Split Regeneration Environmental Control System
4 Jan 24
An environmental control system includes an inlet configured to receive a medium and a compressing device fluidly connected to the inlet.
Louis J. Bruno
Filed: 21 Sep 22
Utility
Sensorless Observer with Harmonic Compensation
4 Jan 24
An electric motor system that comprises a motor that comprises a rotor having a magnet mounted thereto and a stator that comprises one or more motor phase windings for driving rotation of the rotor when the motor phase windings receive an input voltage from an electrical power supply.
Jonathan Mark ROADLEY-BATTIN, Andrei DINU, Stefanos SKOULAXINOS
Filed: 29 Jun 23
Utility
Photonic Integrated Circuit with Inverted H-tree Unit Cell Design
4 Jan 24
An apparatus includes a photonic integrated circuit having an optical phased array, where the optical phased array includes multiple unit cells.
Stephen P. Palese, Richard L. Kendrick, Moe D. Soltani
Filed: 29 Jun 22
Utility
Optical Window with Integrated Temperature Sensing
4 Jan 24
A method of controlling a temperature profile of an optical window comprising: measuring a temperature-dependent electrical property of a thermally sensitive material included in the optical window using an embedded electromagnetic interference shield in the optical window to determine the temperature profile of the optical window, the embedded electromagnetic interference shield including a two-dimensional array of electrically conductive wires; and based on the measurements, selectively biasing at least one wire of the two-dimensional array of electrically conductive wires to locally alter the temperature-dependent electrical property of the thermally sensitive material in at least one selected spatial region of the optical window to control the temperature profile of the optical window.
Kyle L. Grosse, Gary A. Frazier, Catherine Trent
Filed: 18 Sep 23
Utility
Smart cover bug deterrent
2 Jan 24
A cover for a probe head of an air data probe includes a sleeve defining a cavity for enclosing a portion of the probe head of the air data probe, the sleeve including a closed end, an open end opposite the closed end, and an interior surface extending from the open end to the closed end, and a reservoir for holding insect repellent, the reservoir located at least partially within the cavity of the sleeve.
Mark Stephen Lopac, Mark Baker
Filed: 1 Oct 21
Utility
Coupling polymeric components to one another utilizing electromagnetic energy
2 Jan 24
A method of coupling polymeric components utilizing electromagnetic energy is disclosed.
Curtis B. Carlsten, Peter Willey, Stephanie Gratiano, John Carcone
Filed: 24 May 21
Utility
Panel actuation assembly
2 Jan 24
An actuator system for controlling movement of a plurality of panels.
Jeremy Kracke
Filed: 29 Jan 21
Utility
Tilt rotor control
2 Jan 24
A system for driving a tilt rotor between vertical and horizontal using a variable displacement motor controlled in response to a swash angle of the motor measured in a feedback loop.
Antony Morgan
Filed: 28 Oct 19
Utility
Additively manufactured canister for a nitrogen generation system
2 Jan 24
Disclosed is a method of manufacturing an air separation module (ASM) of a nitrogen generation system (NGS), the method providing: determining an at least partially nonlinear shape between opposing ends of a canister, the canister being configured to fit within an installation envelope for the ASM in the NGS and configured to have installed therein an air separating membrane; and additively manufacturing the canister.
Colette Opsahl Fennessy, Kevin P. Aceves
Filed: 6 Jan 23
Utility
Manually actuated hydraulic circuit for ram air turbine (RAT) restow
2 Jan 24
A ram air turbine (RAT) restow system includes an actuator assembly with a piston interposed between an upper fluid compartment and a lower fluid compartment.
Timothy Scott Konicek, Stuart T. Gerger, Stephen Michael Bortoli
Filed: 14 Feb 20
Utility
Mishap logging system
2 Jan 24
A system and method is provided that captures command and control string data during an unmanned vehicle operation.
Zachary W. Spritzer, Vincent J. Sacro, Timothy P. Duston
Filed: 25 Mar 21
Utility
Probe heat shielding
2 Jan 24
A probe shielding arrangement comprises a sleeve having a radially inner end mounted to a turbine housing and a radially outer end floatingly received in a probe boss on an exhaust case.
Guy Lefebvre, Jacob Biernat
Filed: 30 Jun 22
Utility
Mounting structure for a gas turbine engine case
2 Jan 24
A structure is provided for a gas turbine engine.
Nicholas Guglielmin
Filed: 17 May 22
Utility
Air system of multi-engine aircraft
2 Jan 24
A multi-engine aircraft includes first and second gas turbine engines for providing motive power to the aircraft, each of the first and second engines comprising an air system, an air pressure line extending between and fluidly connecting the air systems of the first and second engines, and a pressure wave damper communicating with the air pressure line extending between the first and second engines.
Ninad Joshi, Sid-Ali Meslioui
Filed: 4 Nov 19
Utility
Diffuser pipe with exit flare
2 Jan 24
A diffuser pipe has a tubular body defining a pipe center axis extending therethrough.
Jason Nichols, Ryan Perera
Filed: 17 Oct 22
Utility
Fuel systems
2 Jan 24
A fuel system can include a selection and shutoff valve (SSOV) configured to allow a primary flow having a primary flow pressure to pass therethrough in a first state such that the primary flow can travel to an output line.
Morgan O'Rorke, Todd Haugsjaahabink, Matej Rutar, Ryan Susca
Filed: 21 Jan 22
Utility
Fluid injection systems having fluid line purging
2 Jan 24
A fluid injection system can include a main flow line, a primary flow line connected to the main flow line, and a primary flow valve disposed between the primary flow line and the main flow line and configured to allow injectant flow to the primary flow line from the main flow line in an open primary flow valve state, and to prevent injectant flow to the primary flow line from the main flow line in a closed primary flow valve state.
Ryan Susca, Steve Doerner, Charles E. Reuter
Filed: 27 Sep 21
Utility
Fast engine re-start for multi-engine system and method
2 Jan 24
A method of operating a multi-engine system of an aircraft having first and second engines includes accumulating compressed air in a pressure vessel external to the engines, and operating the first and second engines asymmetrically, by controlling the first engine to operate in an active operating condition providing sufficient power and/or rotor speed for demands of the aircraft, and controlling the second engine to operate in a standby operating condition wherein the second engine produces less power output than the first engine.
Daniel Coutu, Philippe Beauchesne-Martel
Filed: 29 Jul 21