Patents by Inventor Daniel R. Bowers

Daniel R. Bowers 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).

  • Gas damper and bearing in a propulsion system
    Patent number: 11092036
    Abstract: A component assembly of a propulsion system includes a component housing having a plenum configured to receive a pressurized gas flow of the propulsion system. The component assembly also includes a lug integrally formed with the component housing, a lug base region including a vent hole forming a gas path between the plenum and an interior of the lug, and a pin. The pin is configured to be positioned within the interior of the lug, where a cavity is formed between an interior surface of the lug and an exterior surface of the pin as positioned within the lug, thereby forming a compressed gas layer to reduce vibration of the pin within the cavity based on the pressurized gas flow passing from the plenum through the vent hole into the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael P. Moustakakis, Daniel R. Bowers
  • GAS DAMPER AND BEARING IN A PROPULSION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210222584
    Abstract: A component assembly of a propulsion system includes a component housing having a plenum configured to receive a pressurized gas flow of the propulsion system. The component assembly also includes a lug integrally formed with the component housing, a lug base region including a vent hole forming a gas path between the plenum and an interior of the lug, and a pin. The pin is configured to be positioned within the interior of the lug, where a cavity is formed between an interior surface of the lug and an exterior surface of the pin as positioned within the lug, thereby forming a compressed gas layer to reduce vibration of the pin within the cavity based on the pressurized gas flow passing from the plenum through the vent hole into the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Michael P. Moustakakis, Daniel R. Bowers
  • Air with integral spring for a gas turbine engine exhaust drive
    Patent number: 9915228
    Abstract: A seal assembly for an exhaust duct section of a gas turbine engine includes a multiple of springs that axially extend from a split hoop opposite a seal surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher J. Peters, Daniel R. Bowers
  • AIR WITH INTEGRAL SPRING FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE EXHAUST DRIVE
    Publication number: 20150050127
    Abstract: A seal assembly for an exhaust duct section of a gas turbine engine includes a multiple of springs that axially extend from a split hoop opposite a seal surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: Christopher J. Peters, Daniel R. Bowers
  • Warm processor swap in a multiprocessor personal computer system
    Patent number: 6308285
    Abstract: A scheme may be used to replace a processor in a multiprocessor computer without the need for turning the computer off to replace the processor. In this scheme, all of the processors on the bus are placed into sleep mode. Then, power is disconnected from the processor to be replaced, and the processor is removed. The replacement processor is then powered up and configured in the same manner as the processor it replaced. The replacement processor is then placed into return the computer to normal operation without the need to reboot the computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation
    Inventor: Daniel R. Bowers