Patents by Inventor Alper Uyar

Alper Uyar has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Bearing support apparatus for a gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 8727632
    Abstract: A bearing support cage includes: an annular forward ring; an annular aft ring; an annular mounting flange disposed between the forward and aft rings; an annular array of axially-extending first spring fingers interconnecting the forward ring and the aft ring; and an annular array of axially-extending second spring fingers interconnecting the mounting flange and the aft ring, wherein the first spring fingers are interdigitated with the second spring fingers. The forward and aft rings, the mounting flange, and the spring fingers are all part of a single monolithic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Kevin Michael Do, Benjamin Johannes Seppala, David Garry Kerry, Alper Uyar, Ali Isler
  • BEARING SUPPORT APPARATUS FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20130108202
    Abstract: A bearing support cage includes: an annular forward ring; an annular aft ring; an annular mounting flange disposed between the forward and aft rings; an annular array of axially-extending first spring fingers interconnecting the forward ring and the aft ring; and an annular array of axially-extending second spring fingers interconnecting the mounting flange and the aft ring, wherein the first spring fingers are interdigitated with the second spring fingers. The forward and aft rings, the mounting flange, and the spring fingers are all part of a single monolithic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Kevin Michael Do, Benjamin Johannes Seppala, David Garry Kerry, Alper Uyar, Ali Isler