Patents by Inventor Daniel Kuehn

Daniel Kuehn 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: 11984767
    Abstract: A wedge for use between poles of a generator for supporting windings of the poles includes a plurality of outer walls. The wedge also includes at least one fluid orifice extending through at least one of the plurality of outer walls and configured to receive a fluid from a shaft of the generator and to allow the fluid to flow through the at least one of the plurality of outer walls to reduce a temperature of the windings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daniel Kuehn, Stephen Michael Bortoli
  • Patent number: 11974719
    Abstract: In summary, to simplify operation of a medical image acquisition system, it is proposed that the image acquisition system continuously monitors a current image acquisition situation and assigns at least one new function to at least one, preferably manual, operating element, which is adapted to a detected new image acquisition situation, in response to a change in the image acquisition situation, to the extent that said newly assigned function is adjustable and/or operable with the at least one operating element. To this end, the image acquisition system can detect the change in the image acquisition situation using predefined parameters by means of sensors and/or through communication with peripheral units and/or preferably through image analysis of an image sequence which is recorded with an image sensor of the image acquisition system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SCHÖLLY FIBEROPTIC GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Schröer, Matthias Kühn, Alexander Köhler, Daniel Härter, Joachim Jauss
  • Patent number: 11794876
    Abstract: A ram air turbine (RAT) assembly includes a turbine having at least one turbine blade that rotates about a turbine driveshaft, a lower gear box coupled to the driveshaft, a generator/pump housing and a strut connected between the lower gear box and the generator/pump housing. The assembly also includes a damping element connected to one of the strut and the lower gear box. The damping element includes an actuator including an extendable member and a mass element connected to the extendable member and that can be moved by the extendable member from a retracted position to an extended position, wherein the mass element is closer to the actuator when in the retracted position than when in the extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daniel Kuehn, Stephen M. Bortoli
  • Publication number: 20230322359
    Abstract: A ram air turbine (RAT) assembly includes a turbine having at least one turbine blade that rotates about a turbine driveshaft, a lower gear box coupled to the driveshaft, a generator/pump housing and a strut connected between the lower gear box and the generator/pump housing. The assembly also includes a damping element connected to one of the strut and the lower gear box. The damping element includes an actuator including an extendable member and a mass element connected to the extendable member and that can be moved by the extendable member from a retracted position to an extended position, wherein the mass element is closer to the actuator when in the retracted position than when in the extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel Kuehn, Stephen M. Bortoli
  • Publication number: 20220147862
    Abstract: In an approach to creating explanatory confusion matrices, responsive to receiving a machine learning model for analysis, a confusion matrix is calculated for the machine learning model, where each cell in the confusion matrix has a corresponding set of data. A link is created from each cell in the confusion matrix to the corresponding set of data. Responsive to a user selecting in a user interface a specific cell of the confusion matrix, the corresponding set of data to the specific cell is displayed on the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Alex Swain, Stefan A. G. Van Der Stockt, Edward James Biddle, Daniel KUEHN
  • Patent number: 11022099
    Abstract: A ram air turbine (RAT) can include a housing and a turbine shaft configured to connect to one or more turbine blades and be turned by the one or more blades. The turbine shaft can be disposed in the housing to rotate relative to the housing along a rotational axis. The RAT can include a first bearing and a second bearing mounted between the turbine shaft and the housing to allow the turbine shaft to rotate relative to the housing. The RAT can include a whirl reduction system configured to dampen or eliminate whirl around the rotational axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Michael Bortoli, Daniel Kuehn
  • Patent number: 11014688
    Abstract: A ram air turbine (RAT) actuator piston can include a body defining a piston structure having an inner cavity. The piston can include one or more damping holes axially defined through the body to the inner cavity and a lock rod hole defined axially through the body to the inner cavity. The lock rod hole can have a larger flow area than one or more of the one or more damping holes. The lock rod hole can be configured to receive a lock rod of a RAT actuator to at least partially block flow through the lock rod hole when the lock rod is in a locked position. The one or more damping holes can be configured to allow flow through the damping holes in the locked position to allow the RAT actuator piston to move within the RAT actuator in the locked position to dissipate vibratory loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Kuehn, Stephen Michael Bortoli
  • Publication number: 20210021166
    Abstract: A wedge for use between poles of a generator for supporting windings of the poles includes a plurality of outer walls. The wedge also includes at least one fluid orifice extending through at least one of the plurality of outer walls and configured to receive a fluid from a shaft of the generator and to allow the fluid to flow through the at least one of the plurality of outer walls to reduce a temperature of the windings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2020
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daniel Kuehn, Stephen Michael Bortoli
  • Patent number: 10833547
    Abstract: A wedge for use between poles of a generator for supporting windings of the poles includes a plurality of outer walls. The wedge also includes at least one fluid orifice extending through at least one of the plurality of outer walls and configured to receive a fluid from a shaft of the generator and to allow the fluid to flow through the at least one of the plurality of outer walls to reduce a temperature of the windings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daniel Kuehn, Stephen Michael Bortoli
  • Publication number: 20200309091
    Abstract: A ram air turbine (RAT) can include a housing and a turbine shaft configured to connect to one or more turbine blades and be turned by the one or more blades. The turbine shaft can be disposed in the housing to rotate relative to the housing along a rotational axis. The RAT can include a first bearing and a second bearing mounted between the turbine shaft and the housing to allow the turbine shaft to rotate relative to the housing. The RAT can include a whirl reduction system configured to dampen or eliminate whirl around the rotational axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen Michael Bortoli, Daniel Kuehn
  • Publication number: 20200298992
    Abstract: A ram air turbine (RAT) actuator piston can include a body defining a piston structure having an inner cavity. The piston can include one or more damping holes axially defined through the body to the inner cavity and a lock rod hole defined axially through the body to the inner cavity. The lock rod hole can have a larger flow area than one or more of the one or more damping holes. The lock rod hole can be configured to receive a lock rod of a RAT actuator to at least partially block flow through the lock rod hole when the lock rod is in a locked position. The one or more damping holes can be configured to allow flow through the damping holes in the locked position to allow the RAT actuator piston to move within the RAT actuator in the locked position to dissipate vibratory loads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel Kuehn, Stephen Michael Bortoli
  • Patent number: 10550867
    Abstract: A ram air turbine (RAT) actuator includes a housing and a piston in operable communication with the housing and at least one damping orifice in operable communication with the housing and the piston, a flow area of the at least one damping orifice being alterable to adjust damping of movement between the piston and the housing in response to changes in viscosity of a fluid related to temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Kuehn, Stephen Michael Bortoli
  • Publication number: 20190207452
    Abstract: A wedge for use between poles of a generator for supporting windings of the poles includes a plurality of outer walls. The wedge also includes at least one fluid orifice extending through at least one of the plurality of outer walls and configured to receive a fluid from a shaft of the generator and to allow the fluid to flow through the at least one of the plurality of outer walls to reduce a temperature of the windings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Applicant: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daniel Kuehn, Stephen Michael Bortoli
  • Publication number: 20190003498
    Abstract: A ram air turbine (RAT) actuator includes a housing and a piston in operable communication with the housing and at least one damping orifice in operable communication with the housing and the piston, a flow area of the at least one damping orifice being alterable to adjust damping of movement between the piston and the housing in response to changes in viscosity of a fluid related to temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel Kuehn, Stephen Michael Bortoli
  • Patent number: 9698635
    Abstract: A core for an electrical machine includes a core body. The core body extends long a rotation axis and includes two or more core segments axially stacked with one another along the rotation axis. A plurality of the core segments define notches that are axially-aligned to one another and form an axial slot. The first core segment notch has an area that is greater than an area of a second core segment notch to accommodate thermal expansion of the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Kuehn, Kevin L. Dickerson, Luke Wagner
  • Publication number: 20160261153
    Abstract: A core for an electrical machine includes a core body. The core body extends long a rotation axis and includes two or more core segments axially stacked with one another along the rotation axis. A plurality of the core segments define notches that are axially-aligned to one another and form an axial slot. The first core segment notch has an area that is greater than an area of a second core segment notch to accommodate thermal expansion of the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel Kuehn, Kevin L. Dickerson, Luke Wagner
  • Patent number: 6837260
    Abstract: A pressure support system that includes a first housing member and a second housing member. The first housing member has a first plurality of cavities defined therein, and the second housing member has a second plurality of cavities defined therein. The first and second plurality of cavities cooperate to define (a) a first chamber adapted to receive a first component of the pressure support system, (b) a second chamber adapted to receive a second component of the pressure support system, and (c) a first conduit connecting the first component and the second in fluid communication when the first and second housing members are assembled. A fastening system secures the first and second housing members in an assembled relation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Respironics, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Kuehn