Patents by Inventor Jonathan F. Zimmitti

Jonathan F. Zimmitti 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).

  • Publication number: 20180202367
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine assembly includes a turbine section having first and second turbines mounted for rotation about a common rotational axis within an engine static structure, first and second turbine shafts coaxial with one another and to which the first and second turbines are respectively operatively mounted, first and second towershafts respectively coupled to the first and second turbine shafts, an accessory drive gearbox mounted to the engine static structure, the accessory drive gearbox including a first gear train and a second gear train, the first towershaft extending into a housing and coupled to the first gear train, the second towershaft extending into the housing and coupled to the second gear train, a hydraulic pump, a transmission coupling the hydraulic pump to the first gear train, the transmission transitionable between a first mode where the hydraulic pump is driven at a first speed relative to the first towershaft, a second mode where the hydraulic pump is driven at a different, second spe
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Gabriel L. Suciu, Hung Duong, Jonathan F. Zimmitti, William G. Sheridan, Michael E. McCune, Brian Merry
  • Publication number: 20180202366
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine assembly includes a turbine section having first and second turbines mounted for rotation about a common rotational axis within an engine static structure, first and second turbine shafts coaxial with one another and to which the first and second turbines are respectively operatively mounted, first and second towershafts respectively coupled to the first and second turbine shafts, an accessory drive gearbox mounted to the engine static structure, the accessory drive gearbox including a first set of gears and a second set of gears, the first towershaft extending into a housing and coupled to the first set of gears, the second towershaft extending into the housing and coupled to the second set of gears, an electric machine, and a transmission coupling the electric machine to the first set of gears, the transmission transitionable between a first mode where the electric machine is driven at a first speed relative to the first towershaft, and a second mode where the electric machine is driven
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2017
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Gabriel L. Suciu, Hung Duong, Jonathan F. Zimmitti, William G. Sheridan, Michael E. McCune, Brian Merry
  • Publication number: 20170276013
    Abstract: An actuator system including a harmonic drive operable to drive a variable vane system of a gas turbine engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: Gabriel L. Suciu, Jonathan F. Zimmitti, Jesse M. Chandler
  • Patent number: 9605562
    Abstract: An exemplary gearbox assembly includes a shear bracket connectable to a flange of a housing structure, and a support pin extending along a longitudinal axis, the support pin supporting the shear bracket relative to a turbomachine, the shear bracket moveable axially relative to the support pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: United Techologies Corporation
    Inventors: Lakshminarayan S. Bettagere, Keven Van Duyn, Mark R. Sondeen, Jonathan F. Zimmitti
  • Publication number: 20160230600
    Abstract: A gearbox assembly includes a housing structure, a shear bracket that connects the housing structure to a hanger to hold the housing structure relative to a turbomachine, and a thermal spray layer between the shear bracket and the housing structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Lakshminarayan S. Bettagere, Keven Van Duyn, Mark R. Sondeen, Jonathan F. Zimmitti
  • Publication number: 20160230601
    Abstract: An exemplary gearbox assembly includes a shear bracket connectable to a flange of a housing structure, and a support pin extending along a longitudinal axis, the support pin supporting the shear bracket relative to a turbomachine, the shear bracket moveable axially relative to the support pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Lakshminarayan S. Bettagere, Keven Van Duyn, Mark R. Sondeen, Jonathan F. Zimmitti
  • Publication number: 20160208690
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a turbine section configured to rotate about an engine axis relative to an engine static structure. A fan section is configured to rotate about the engine axis relative to the engine static structure. A geared architecture operatively connects the fan section to the turbine section. The geared architecture includes an input gear and an output gear both configured to rotate about the engine axis. A set of idler gears are arranged radially outward relative to and operatively coupling with the input and output gears.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Jonathan F. Zimmitti, David Allen Stachowiak
  • Publication number: 20160160761
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine comprises a lower pressure compressor and a higher pressure compressor. A single turbine drives both the lower pressure compressor and the higher pressure compressor through a gear reduction. The gear reduction includes an actuator and at least two available speeds, such that the lower pressure compressor can selectively be operated at either of at least two speeds relative to the higher pressure compressor. A method of operating a gas turbine engine is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Gabriel L. Suciu, James D. Hill, William F. Schneider, Jonathan F. Zimmitti
  • Publication number: 20160153287
    Abstract: Plated polymeric gas turbine engine parts and methods for fabricating lightweight plated polymeric gas turbine engine parts are disclosed. The parts include a polymeric substrate plated with one or more metal layers. The polymeric material of the polymeric substrate may be structurally reinforced with materials that may include carbon, metal, or glass. The polymeric substrate may also include a plurality of layers to form a composite layup structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: James T. Roach, Grant O. Cook, Lakshminarayan S. Bettagere, Jonathan F. Zimmitti, Majidullah Dehlavi, Shari L. Bugaj, Charles R. Watson, Brian D. Walter, Andrew G. Alarcon, Sarah M. Wall, Christopher J. Hertel, Octavio Martin, Thomas J. Robertson, Aaron Beaudry, Jeffrey J. Scalia, Joseph J. Wassel, Joe Ott, Barry Barnett, Glenn Levasseur