Patents by Inventor Becklyn A. Maguire

Becklyn A. Maguire 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).

  • Heat shield for gas turbine fluid tubes
    Patent number: 11230944
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a compressor section. A diffuser case is downstream of the compressor section. There is a combustor and a turbine section. A bearing compartment is inward of the combustor. A shaft connects the turbine section to the compressor section. The bearing compartment includes a bearing that supports the shaft. A plurality of tubes extend to the bearing compartment. Each of the plurality of tubes have a heat shield that includes a first half and a second half crimped together along lateral edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Becklyn A. Maguire
  • HEAT SHIELD FOR GAS TURBINE FLUID TUBES
    Publication number: 20210156278
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a compressor section. A diffuser case is downstream of the compressor section. There is a combustor and a turbine section. A bearing compartment is inward of the combustor. A shaft connects the turbine section to the compressor section. The bearing compartment includes a bearing that supports the shaft. A plurality of tubes extend to the bearing compartment. Each of the plurality of tubes have a heat shield that includes a first half and a second half crimped together along lateral edges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventor: Becklyn A. Maguire