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Utility
Environmental Control System with No Bleed Driven Throttle
7 Dec 23
An environmental control system of a vehicle includes a first inlet for receiving a first medium, a second inlet for receiving a second medium, and an outlet for delivering a conditioned medium to a load.
Gregory R. Leaper, Jeffrey Ernst
Filed: 1 Jun 22
Utility
Navigation Integrity In GPS Challenged Environments
7 Dec 23
Systems and methods for detecting degraded navigation sensors are based on a policy derived from a Partially Observable Markoff Decision Process (POMDP).
Taehwan Kim, Kenneth L. Moore, James T. Landon, Jarrett M. Perry, Benjamin J. Graham
Filed: 11 Sep 20
Utility
Method for Testing the Operation of a Next Generation Rescue Hoist
7 Dec 23
A method for testing a rescue hoist that includes motor drive train.
David BROOKES, Bejan IJADI-MAGHSOODI
Filed: 7 Jun 23
Utility
Data Fabric for Intelligent Weather Data Selection
30 Nov 23
A method, comprising: receiving a first data set that is generated by satellite-based instrumentation; processing the first data set to detect an earth event and one or more characteristics of the earth event; and identifying a follow-up action based on the one or more characteristics and executing the follow-up action, wherein the event includes one or more of a weather event, an earth event, or a space event.
Nicole A. Haffke, Benjamin L. Tarasiewicz, Philip A. Sallee, Rachel M. Shafer, Matthew R. Danielson, Chad W. Lyden
Filed: 26 May 23
Utility
System and Method for Generating Assembly Instructions for a Plurality of 3D Component Models
30 Nov 23
A method for generating assembly instructions for a plurality of 3D component models including a first 3D component model and a second 3D component model.
Simon Gelinas, Yu Zeng
Filed: 31 May 23
Utility
Dual Valve Fuel Metering Systems
30 Nov 23
A dual valve fuel metering system comprising a flow path defined between a fuel inlet and a fuel outlet.
Sachin Ramprashad, Todd Haugsjaahabink
Filed: 27 May 22
Utility
Accommodating Dissimilar Cameras on a Common Scanning Gimbal - Stagger-step Scanning
30 Nov 23
Optical imaging apparatus and method of operating the same, where the apparatus includes optics configured to provide a first optical channel and a second optical channel through the optics, a two-dimensional image sensor optically coupled to the optics, the two-dimensional image sensor configured to receive a first optical signal from the first optical channel and provide a two-dimensional image, a one-dimensional image sensor assembly optically coupled to the optics and sharing a same line of sight, the one-dimensional image sensor assembly configured to receive a second optical signal from the second optical channel at a one-dimensional image sensor therein to provide an image with an overlapping coverage area in the two-dimensional image, and at least one processor configured to operate the two-dimensional image sensor and the one-dimensional image sensor assembly.
David Christopher Mann, Randall W. Zywicki
Filed: 25 May 22
Utility
Aircraft Engine with Stator Having Varying Geometry
30 Nov 23
An aircraft engine, has: an upstream stator having upstream stator vanes distributed about a central axis; and a downstream stator having downstream stator vanes distributed about the central axis, the downstream stator located downstream of the upstream stator, a number of the upstream stator vanes different than a number of the downstream stator vanes, the downstream stator vanes including: a first vane, a major portion of a leading edge of the first vane circumferentially overlapped by one of the upstream stator vanes; and a second vane differing from the first vane by a geometric parameter, the geometric parameter causing the second vane to have one or more of: a stiffness greater than that of the first vane, and a major portion of a leading edge of the second vane circumferentially overlapped by another one of the upstream stator vanes.
Alexandre CAPRON, Karan ANAND, Tammy YAM, Ali AZMI, Sylvain CLAUDE, Krishna Prasad BALIKE, Prakul MITTAL
Filed: 30 May 22
Utility
Aircraft Engine with Stator Having Varying Pitch
30 Nov 23
An aircraft engine, has: an upstream stator having upstream stator vanes circumferentially distributed about a central axis; and a downstream stator having downstream stator vanes circumferentially distributed about the central axis, the downstream stator located downstream of the upstream stator relative to an airflow flowing within a core gaspath of the aircraft engine, a number of the upstream stator vanes being different than a number of the downstream stator vanes, major portions of leading edges of the downstream stator vanes circumferentially overlapped by the upstream stator vanes, the downstream stator vanes including: a first pair of circumferentially adjacent vanes of the downstream stator vanes spaced apart by a first pitch, and a second pair of circumferentially adjacent vanes of the downstream stator vanes spaced apart by a second pitch different than the first pitch.
Karan ANAND
Filed: 30 May 22
Utility
Joint Between Gas Turbine Engine Components with Bonded Fastener(s)
30 Nov 23
An assembly is provided for a gas turbine engine.
Philippe Savard, Guy Lefebvre
Filed: 31 May 22
Utility
Dual Pump Fuel Systems
30 Nov 23
A fuel pump system includes a main fuel pump between a system fuel inlet and a system fuel outlet, a fuel flow path at least partially defined between the main fuel pump and the system fuel outlet, and a support fuel pump between the system fuel inlet and the system fuel outlet.
Morgan O'Rorke, Ryan Susca, Ryan Shook
Filed: 26 May 22
Utility
Harmonic Gearset with Split Flexspline
30 Nov 23
A harmonic gearset, having: a drive shaft; first and second ground gears spaced apart from each other along the drive shaft; an output gear disposed on the drive shaft, between the first and second ground gears; a first flexspline disposed radially between the drive shaft, the first ground gear and the output gear; and a second flexspline disposed radially between the drive shaft, the second ground gear and the output gear, wherein the first and second flexsplines are axially adjacent to each other.
Derick S. Balsiger, Keith A. Bloxham
Filed: 27 May 22
Utility
Vapor Cycle Liquid Cabin Cooling System
30 Nov 23
A vapor cycle liquid cooling system for an aircraft includes a liquid vapor cycle system, an air handling unit, and a liquid loop in thermal communication with the liquid vapor cycle system and the air handling unit.
Eric Surawski
Filed: 27 Jul 22
Utility
High Lift Skew System
30 Nov 23
A skew sensing apparatus for detecting skew in at least one, or a plurality of control surfaces of a vehicle.
Stephen DAVIES
Filed: 11 May 23
Utility
Aircraft Engine Having Stator Vanes Made of Different Materials
30 Nov 23
An aircraft engine, has: an upstream stator having upstream stator vanes circumferentially distributed about a central axis; and a downstream stator having downstream stator vanes circumferentially distributed about the central axis, the downstream stator located downstream of the upstream stator relative to an airflow flowing within a core gaspath of the aircraft engine, a number of the upstream stator vanes being different than a number of the downstream stator vanes, the downstream stator vanes including: a first vane made of a first material, a major portion of a leading edge of the first vane circumferentially overlapped by one of the upstream stator vanes, and a second vane made of a second material having a greater stiffness, strength, and/or ductility than that of the first material, a major portion of a leading edge of the second vane exposed via a spacing defined between two of the upstream stator vanes.
Ali Azmi, Karan Anand, Alexandre Capron, Tammy Yam, Sylvain Claude, Krishna Prasad Balike, Anthony Robert Bruni, Juan Ignacio Ruiz-Gopegui Gonzalez, Carlos Valbuena Merino, Ignacio Javier Ucin Jarne
Filed: 30 May 22
Utility
Method for Checking Bleed-off Valve Closing Point
30 Nov 23
A method for checking a closing point for a bleed-off valve for a gas turbine engine includes determining a modulation characteristic curve for the bleed-off valve, determining a nominal closing point value for the bleed-off valve on the modulation characteristic curve, operating the gas turbine engine and increasing an engine power of the gas turbine engine until the gas turbine engine parameter reaches a predetermined testing value, and determining a bleed-off valve measured value and a gas turbine engine measured value when the gas turbine engine parameter reaches the predetermined testing value.
Louis Duranleau-Hendrickx
Filed: 31 May 22
Utility
Press-fit Components Disassembly Tooling and Process
30 Nov 23
A tool and an associated process for removing a press-fit component from an associated engine component, wherein the engine component is pushed in a first axial direction while the press-fit component is restrained from axially moving in the first axial direction.
Mariusz LEWANDOWSKI, Grzegorz MOKRZYNSKI, Gabriel CYR-CARRIER
Filed: 27 May 22
Utility
Splined Shaft Assembly with Piloting Features
30 Nov 23
A shaft assembly having: a first shaft with an inner facing surface having: an inner facing spline extending between spline ends; an inner facing projection, adjacent to one of the spline ends, extending to an inner facing projection surface; and an inner facing projection seat, adjacent to another of the spline ends; and a second shaft having an outer facing surface having: an outer facing spline extending between spline ends; an outer facing projection, adjacent to one of the spline ends of the outer facing spline, extending to an outer projection surface; and an outer facing projection seat, adjacent to another of the ends of the outer facing spline; the first shaft at least partially surrounds the second shaft; the inner facing projection surface is disposed against the outer facing projection seat; and the outer facing projection surface disposed against the inner facing projection seat.
Erika Danckers, Andrew P. Grosskopf, Ted A. Martin, Douglas J. Turner, Aaron M. Finke
Filed: 25 May 22
Utility
Surface Texture Enhanced Glass-ceramic Matrix Composite Heat Exchanger
30 Nov 23
A method of manufacturing a heat exchanger core from glass ceramic matrix composite includes placing one or more reinforcing fibers around one or more mandrels into a mold cavity.
John Joseph Gangloff, Paul Sheedy, Justin B. Alms, Kathryn L. Kirsch, Thomas M. Yun, Daniel A. Mosher, John E. Holowczak, Ram Ranjan
Filed: 26 May 22
Utility
Drive Mechanism for Control Surface Actuation
30 Nov 23
A drive mechanism for actuating a control surface of a vehicle that moves through a fluid medium.
Stephen Craig Silver
Filed: 25 May 22