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Utility
Air Data Probe Electronics Housing with Retention Features
11 Jan 24
In some applications, aircraft air data probes are heated to prevent rain, ice, or other moisture from attaching to the air data probe.
Andrew Gilb, Rudy L. Pitera
Filed: 11 Jul 22
Utility
Permanent Magnet Machine Fault Protection
11 Jan 24
A system includes a permanent magnet (PM) machine including a first phase winding and a second phase winding and a permanent magnet configured to rotate relative to the first and second phase windings.
Kyle Stephen Ives, Robert L. Seagren
Filed: 8 Jul 22
Utility
Air Data Probe Electronics Housing with Thermal Isolating Features
11 Jan 24
In some applications, aircraft air data probes are heated to prevent rain, ice, or other moisture from attaching to the air data probe, ensuring proper functionality of the air data probe.
Andrew Gilb, Lisa C. Graham
Filed: 11 Jul 22
Utility
Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Cooling
11 Jan 24
A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly includes a first PCB including at least one heat generating component.
Yongduk Lee, Parag M. Kshirsagar, Ankit Gupta
Filed: 11 Jul 22
Utility
Hybrid-electric Aircraft Propulsion System and Method
11 Jan 24
A propulsion system for an aircraft is provided that includes an electric generator, a compressor, an internal combustion (IC) engine, a turbine, an electric power storage unit, and an electric motor.
Michael P. Smith
Filed: 8 Jul 22
Utility
Emergency Power Unit for Electric Aircraft
11 Jan 24
Electric aircraft power plants and associated methods are provided.
Ivan SIDOROVICH PARADISO, Daniel ALECU
Filed: 21 Sep 23
Utility
Turbomachinery Seal Plate with Variable Lattice Densities
11 Jan 24
A seal plate for a rotary machine includes a hub centered on a central axis of the rotary machine, a disk portion extending radially outwards from the hub, and a variable lattice structure in an interior of the seal plate.
Brent J. Merritt, Craig M. Beers
Filed: 26 Sep 23
Utility
System and Method for Determining Rotor Whirl Displacement
11 Jan 24
An assembly for rotational equipment includes a rotor, at least one sensor, and a controller.
Danick Tousignant
Filed: 8 Jul 22
Utility
Damper Segment for Pressurized Gas Pipe of Aircraft Engine
11 Jan 24
The damper segment can be assembled between adjacent segments of a pressurized gas pipe of an aircraft engine.
Guy LEFEBVRE, Remy SYNNOTT
Filed: 6 Jul 22
Utility
Fuel Manifold Adapter
11 Jan 24
An aircraft fuel system comprises a fuel manifold adapter interchangeably connectable between respective fuel manifolds and flow divider valves of different aircraft engine platforms.
Gavin Rohiteshwar KISUN, Guy LEFEBVRE
Filed: 19 Sep 23
Utility
Radially-flowing Cross Flow Heat Exchanger That Increases Primary Heat Transfer Surface
11 Jan 24
The present disclosure provides for heat exchanger assemblies, systems and methods.
Raffi Mangoyan, Ousmane Gaye, Jason A. Ryon, David Saltzman
Filed: 7 Jul 22
Utility
Magnetic Core
11 Jan 24
A magnetic core section of a transformer or an inductor, includes a substantially rectangular core section body having opposing sides joined by opposing ends, and further comprising interlocking features provided at each of the ends, shaped to interlock with interlocking features of complementary core sections.
Ponggorn KULSANGCHAROEN, Rodrigo FERNANDEZ-MATTOS, Kedar PITHWA
Filed: 7 Jul 23
Utility
Adaptable and Hierarchical Point Cloud Compression
4 Jan 24
Systems and methods are provided for point cloud compression.
Allen R. Hainline
Filed: 30 Jun 22
Utility
Parallel Control Loops for Hybrid Electric Aircraft
4 Jan 24
A method of controlling a hybrid-electric aircraft powerplant includes running a first control loop for command of a thermal engine based on error between total response commanded for a hybrid-electric powerplant and total response from the hybrid-electric powerplant.
Leonid GUERCHKOVITCH, Manuj DHINGRA, Boris KARPMAN, Aaron J. KAUFMAN
Filed: 19 Sep 23
Utility
Power Converter Topology
4 Jan 24
A power converter topology, comprising: a cascade connection of a first converter stage and a second converter stage; wherein the first converter stage comprises a current mode controlled pulse width modulation (PWM) converter having one or more pairs of switches forming a first switching bridge and an inductor connected to the output of the first switching bridge, the switching bridge generating a voltage Vlink; and wherein the second converter stage is a resonant converter having a switching stage having one or more pairs of switches forming a second switching bridge across the voltage Vlink generated by the first converter stage and a resonant tank connected to the output of the second switching bridge, to generate a resonator output voltage; the topology further comprising a transformer to transform the resonator output voltage to a transformed output voltage and a rectifier to rectify the transformed output voltage to an output voltage Vout, and wherein the duty cycle of the first switching bridge is varied according to a voltage derived from the value of the output voltage Vout, and wherein the duty cycle of the second switching bridge is fixed at 50:50.
Andrew McLean
Filed: 30 Jun 23
Utility
Direct Write Dual Cure Gasket
4 Jan 24
A composition for making a filler including a plurality of ceramic particles, an oxirane monomer in liquid form, an ultraviolet initiator that absorbs ultraviolet, and a thermal initiator.
Susan C. Trulli, Yuri Piro, Alkim Akyurtlu
Filed: 29 Jun 23
Utility
Probe Heat Shielding
4 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
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