Patents by Inventor Brad E. Fiore

Brad E. Fiore 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).

  • Patent number: 11371632
    Abstract: A compliant jumper tube fitting assembly may comprise an outer housing comprising a first annular cylindrical structure including a first opening defined by a base wall, and an inner housing comprising a second annular cylindrical structure including a second opening defined by an annular wall, wherein the inner housing is configured to generate a seal between an inner diameter wall of the outer housing and an outer diameter wall of the inner housing in response to inserting the inner housing into a mouth end of the outer housing, wherein the inner housing is configured to receive an end fitting and generate a seal between an inner diameter wall of the inner housing in response to inserting the end fitting into the inner housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Todd A. Davis, Brad E. Fiore
  • Patent number: 10830078
    Abstract: An assembly is provided for a turbine engine. This turbine engine assembly includes a tower shaft rotatable about an axis, an engine component rotatable with the tower shaft about the axis, and a seal assembly. The engine component extends axially along the axis to an end surface. The seal assembly includes a carbon seal element, where the carbon seal element circumscribes the tower shaft and axially engages the end surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Brad E. Fiore, James B. Coffin, Christopher M. Valva
  • Publication number: 20200088053
    Abstract: An assembly is provided for a turbine engine. This turbine engine assembly includes a tower shaft rotatable about an axis, an engine component rotatable with the tower shaft about the axis, and a seal assembly. The engine component extends axially along the axis to an end surface. The seal assembly includes a carbon seal element, where the carbon seal element circumscribes the tower shaft and axially engages the end surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Brad E. Fiore, James B. Coffin, Christopher M. Valva