Patents by Inventor Colby S. Dunn

Colby S. Dunn 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).

  • Low-profile sensor circuit mounting fixture
    Patent number: 11635333
    Abstract: A mounting fixture for mounting a sensor circuit to a support rail is disclosed. In various embodiments, the mounting fixture includes a bracket having a base portion and a first flange member extending from the base portion; a clamp fixture connected to the first flange member, the clamp fixture including a plate member; a first pin extending through the first flange member and the plate member; and a first fastener threaded on to the first pin and configured to secure the plate member to the first flange member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Colby S. Dunn, Christopher Waitkus
  • LOW-PROFILE SENSOR CIRCUIT MOUNTING FIXTURE
    Publication number: 20220307909
    Abstract: A mounting fixture for mounting a sensor circuit to a support rail is disclosed. In various embodiments, the mounting fixture includes a bracket having a base portion and a first flange member extending from the base portion; a clamp fixture connected to the first flange member, the clamp fixture including a plate member; a first pin extending through the first flange member and the plate member; and a first fastener threaded on to the first pin and configured to secure the plate member to the first flange member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Applicant: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Colby S. Dunn, Christopher Waitkus
  • Cable conduit for turbine engine bypass
    Patent number: 11230995
    Abstract: A cable conduit for a bypass flow duct may comprise a head end, a sleeve, a foot end, a boot, and a split grommet wherein the head end is coupled to the sleeve opposite the foot end, wherein the foot end comprises a flared portion, wherein the boot comprises a first flange and a neck, wherein the boot is configured to couple at the neck to the flared portion of the foot end, wherein the head end comprises a second flange and a cutout penetrating into an interior volume of the sleeve, and wherein the split grommet is coupled within the interior volume of the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Waitkus, Mark T. McAuliffe, Randall Lee Greenberg, Colby S. Dunn, Daniel Godfrey, Curtis J. Ruckey, Philip DiMuzio
  • Strut dampening assembly and method of making same
    Patent number: 11028728
    Abstract: A strut includes a strut passage extending through the strut along a radial length of the strut. A tube is disposed within the strut passage and is spaced from an interior surface of the strut passage. A grommet is disposed about the tube and is in communication with the interior surface of the strut passage. The grommet defines a compressible zone including a hollow space extending radially through the grommet. The compressible zone is disposed between the tube and the interior surface of the strut passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Connor J. McGuire, Gregory Harrell, Colby S. Dunn
  • CABLE CONDUIT FOR TURBINE ENGINE BYPASS
    Publication number: 20200347784
    Abstract: A cable conduit for a bypass flow duct may comprise a head end, a sleeve, a foot end, a boot, and a split grommet wherein the head end is coupled to the sleeve opposite the foot end, wherein the foot end comprises a flared portion, wherein the boot comprises a first flange and a neck, wherein the boot is configured to couple at the neck to the flared portion of the foot end, wherein the head end comprises a second flange and a cutout penetrating into an interior volume of the sleeve, and wherein the split grommet is coupled within the interior volume of the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher Waitkus, Mark T. McAuliffe, Randall Lee Greenberg, Colby S. Dunn, Daniel Godfrey, Curtis J. Ruckey, Philip DiMuzio
  • STRUT DAMPENING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME
    Publication number: 20200300121
    Abstract: A strut includes a strut passage extending through the strut along a radial length of the strut. A tube is disposed within the strut passage and is spaced from an interior surface of the strut passage. A grommet is disposed about the tube and is in communication with the interior surface of the strut passage. The grommet defines a compressible zone including a hollow space extending radially through the grommet. The compressible zone is disposed between the tube and the interior surface of the strut passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Connor J. McGuire, Gregory Harrell, Colby S. Dunn
  • Igniter cable conduit for gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 10727656
    Abstract: A cable conduit may comprise a head end, a sleeve having a foot end, a boot, and a split grommet having a first upper surface, wherein the head end is coupled to the sleeve opposite the foot end, wherein the boot comprises a first flange and is coupled to the foot end, wherein the head end comprises a second flange having a second upper surface and a cutout penetrating into an interior volume of the sleeve, and wherein the split grommet is coupled about the inner diameter of the cutout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher Waitkus, Mark T. McAuliffe, Randall Lee Greenberg, Colby S. Dunn
  • IGNITER CABLE CONDUIT
    Publication number: 20190140430
    Abstract: A cable conduit may comprise a head end, a sleeve having a foot end, a boot, and a split grommet having a first upper surface, wherein the head end is coupled to the sleeve opposite the foot end, wherein the boot comprises a first flange and is coupled to the foot end, wherein the head end comprises a second flange having a second upper surface and a cutout penetrating into an interior volume of the sleeve, and wherein the split grommet is coupled about the inner diameter of the cutout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher Waitkus, Mark T. McAuliffe, Randall Lee Greenberg, Colby S. Dunn