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Utility
Compressor system with heat recovery
7 Mar 23
A system includes a first working fluid compressor configured to pressurize a working fluid, and a prime mover coupled to the first working fluid compressor and configured to provide a mechanical input into the first working fluid compressor.
David Allan Torrey, Douglas C. Hofer, Bugra Han Ertas
Filed: 5 Nov 19
Utility
Systems and methods for maintaining pipes
7 Mar 23
A motorized apparatus for use in maintaining a pipe includes at least one drive portion including a body assembly, a plurality of leg assemblies coupled circumferentially around the body assembly, a plurality of drive mechanisms coupled to the plurality of leg assemblies, and a drive portion coupling mechanism.
Alexander Kyle Duncan, Todd William Danko, Justin Foehner, Yakov Polishchuk, Douglas R. Forman
Filed: 24 Jan 20
Utility
Combustor swirl vane apparatus
7 Mar 23
A swirler apparatus for a combustor, including: primary and secondary swirlers disposed axially adjacent to each other along a swirler centerline; the primary swirler including a plurality of primary swirl vanes arrayed around the swirler centerline; and the secondary swirler including a plurality of secondary swirl vanes arrayed around the swirler centerline, each secondary swirl vane including opposed sides bounded between opposed forward and aft edges and opposed leading and trailing edges; wherein the forward edge is oriented at a first vane angle with respect to a radial direction; wherein the aft edge is oriented at a second vane angle with respect to the radial direction; and wherein the second vane angle is different from the first vane angle.
Steven Clayton Vise, Clayton Stuart Cooper, Allen M Danis
Filed: 16 Apr 21
Utility
Systems and methods for validating product and manufacturing information (PMI) for models
7 Mar 23
A system includes a processor for implementing a computer-aided technology (CAx) system.
Dawid Tadeusz Machalica, Blake Alexander Dubbs
Filed: 5 Dec 19
Utility
Assessment of micro-organism presence
28 Feb 23
The present disclosure relates to a consumable sample partition device and it assembly and use.
Alex David Corwin, Erik Leeming Kvam, Christine Lynne Surrette, Brian Joseph Scherer, Pei-Hsin Kuo, Ralf Lenigk, Tyler John Hammond
Filed: 1 Jul 19
Utility
Powder sieving system using a broad frequency filter
28 Feb 23
A powder sieving system that is configured as part of a powder reclamation system is provided.
Anthony Charlebois, Mathieu Roy, Patrick Gauthier, Matthieu Balmayer, Abdelilah Ahssinou, Jean-Simon Meunier-Garnier
Filed: 29 Oct 19
Utility
Directional solidification casting assembly and method
28 Feb 23
A directional solidification casting assembly includes a directional solidification mold having an interior chamber with a shape of an object to be cast using directional solidification of molten metal in a growth direction of the mold and a feed line conduit.
Anthony Mark Thompson, Derek MacDormand
Filed: 16 Oct 18
Utility
Plate-based additive manufacturing apparatus and method
28 Feb 23
An additive manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing a three-dimensional component includes: a build plate, at least a portion of which is transparent, the build plate defining a build surface; a material depositor operable to deposit a radiant-energy-curable resin on the build surface; a stage positioned facing the build surface of the build plate and configured to hold a stacked arrangement of one or more cured layers of the resin; one or more actuators operable to change the relative positions of the build plate and the stage; a radiant energy apparatus positioned adjacent to the build plate opposite to the stage, and operable to generate and project radiant energy on the resin through the build plate in a predetermined pattern; and a cleaning apparatus operable to remove debris from the build surface.
Mary Kathryn Thompson
Filed: 2 Nov 17
Utility
Method for additively manufacturing at least one three-dimensional object
28 Feb 23
Method for additively manufacturing at least one three-dimensional object, comprising assigning a parameter indicative of the time required for irradiating a respective irradiation zone to a plurality of irradiation zones of a respective build material layer, assigning a first energy beam to the irradiation zone whose parameter indicates that the irradiation zone has the longest and second longest time required for irradiating and irradiating these irradiation zones with at least one respective first and second energy beams, wherein after irradiation and consolidating the irradiation zone whose parameter indicates that the irradiation zone has the second longest time required for irradiating and irradiating with the second energy beam is completed, assigning the at least one second energy beam to the irradiation zone whose parameter indicates that the irradiation zone has the third longest time required for irradiating and irradiating this irradiation zone with the at least one second energy beam.
Jürgen Werner
Filed: 6 Mar 19
Utility
Calcium controlled activation of platelets via electrical stimulation
28 Feb 23
The present disclosure relates to the generation of an activated platelet product in which one or more of the presence or absence of clots, the timing of clot formation (if present), and/or the mechanical strength of clots (if present) is controlled by the presence or concentration of calcium ions during the activation process.
Vasile Bogdan Neculaes, Andrew Soliz Torres, Steve Lambert Klopman
Filed: 16 Apr 20
Utility
Nickel-cobalt material and method of forming
28 Feb 23
A nickel-cobalt material and component includes a thermally stabilized nickel-cobalt alloy.
Gordon Tajiri, Emily Marie Phelps, Bruce Patrick Graham, Joseph Richard Schmitt, Dattu G V Jonnalagadda, Lakshmi Krishnan
Filed: 11 Jun 21
Utility
Meta-stable detergent based foam cleaning system and method for gas turbine engines
28 Feb 23
Embodiments in accordance with the present disclosure include a meta-stable detergent based foam generating device of a turbine cleaning system includes a manifold configured to receive a liquid detergent and an expansion gas, a gas supply source configured to store the expansion gas, and one or more aerators fluidly coupled with, and between, the gas supply source and the manifold.
Ambarish Jayant Kulkarni, Bernard Patrick Bewlay, Byron Andrew Pritchard, Jr., Nicole Jessica Tibbetts, Michael Edward Eriksen, Stephen Wilton
Filed: 22 Apr 20
Utility
Shape memory alloy reinforced casing
28 Feb 23
A casing for a bearing of a gas turbine engine includes a shaft extending along an axial direction.
Ravindra Shankar Ganiger, Praveen Sharma, Shivam Mittal, Bhujabal Prashant Mahadeo, Weize Kang, Richard Schmidt
Filed: 28 Jul 21
Utility
Thermal management system for transferring heat between fluids
28 Feb 23
A thermal management system for transferring heat between fluids includes a thermal transport bus through which a heat exchange fluid flows.
Christopher Edward Wolfe, Hendrik Pieter Jacobus de Bock, William Dwight Gerstler, Brian Gene Brzek, Brandon Wayne Miller, Daniel Alan Niergarth, Kevin Robert Feldmann, Kevin Edward Hinderliter
Filed: 29 Mar 21
Utility
Modulated turbine component cooling
28 Feb 23
Features and methods for modulating a flow of cooling fluid to gas turbine engine components are provided.
Robert Charles Groves, II, Kirk Douglas Gallier, Charles William Craig, III
Filed: 1 Oct 20
Utility
Method and system of connecting a turbine engine gearbox to engine core
28 Feb 23
The present disclosure is directed to a turbine engine (10) defining an axial direction and a radial direction.
Marco Garabello, Paolo Altamura, Gian Mario Bragallini, Alessio Gargioli, Jan Biskupski
Filed: 24 Jan 18
Utility
Hybrid transmission on propeller gearbox
28 Feb 23
A gearbox assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a planetary gear set comprising a sun gear, a planet gear, and a ring gear, the sun gear configured for connection to a first drive shaft of the gas turbine engine and the ring gear configured for connection to a second drive shaft of the gas turbine engine, and an electric machine assembly comprising an input and an electric machine.
Marco Garabello, Alessio Gargioli, Fabrizio Bussi, Giuseppe Argentieri, Salvatore Garofalo
Filed: 11 Feb 21
Utility
Yaw braking assembly of a wind turbine
28 Feb 23
A yaw braking assembly of a wind turbine is presented.
Aaron P. Janicz, Ryan Spencer Close
Filed: 25 Feb 20
Utility
Non-axisymmetiric gear
28 Feb 23
A gear assembly including a first gear including a rim and a plurality of teeth.
Luca Ronchiato
Filed: 19 Feb 19
Utility
Purging configuration for combustor mixing assembly
28 Feb 23
A mixing assembly for a combustor includes: a pilot mixer including a pilot housing extending along a mixer centerline and a pilot fuel nozzle; a main mixer surrounding the pilot mixer; a fuel manifold between the pilot and main mixers; a mixer foot extending from a main housing of the main mixer; a main swirler body surrounding the main housing defining a mixing channel between the main housing and the main swirler body; and a main fuel ring in the mixing channel connected to the main housing by main fuel vanes, at least one of the main fuel ring and main fuel vanes including fuel injection ports for discharging fuel into the mixing channel, wherein the fuel injection ports are disposed non-uniformly relative to the mixer centerline, so as to produce a static pressure difference therebetween in response to mixer air flow passing around the main fuel ring.
Hari Ravi Chandra, Jayanth Sekar, Gurunath Gandikota, Michael A. Benjamin
Filed: 16 Apr 21