Patents by Inventor loannis Alvanos

loannis Alvanos 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: 20130219917
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a heat exchanger, a bearing compartment, and a nozzle assembly in fluid communication with the bearing compartment. The heat exchanger exchanges heat with a bleed airflow to provide a conditioned airflow. The bearing compartment is in fluid communication with the heat exchanger. A first passageway communicates the conditioned airflow from the heat exchanger to the bearing compartment. A second passageway communicates the conditioned airflow from the bearing compartment to the nozzle assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: Gabriel L. Suciu, loannis Alvanos
  • Publication number: 20130219919
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a heat exchanger, a mid-turbine frame, a passageway that extends through at least a portion of the mid-turbine frame and a first nozzle assembly. The heat exchanger exchanges heat with a bleed airflow to provide a conditioned airflow. The mid-turbine frame is in fluid communication with the heat exchanger. The conditioned airflow is communicated through the passageway and is received by the first nozzle assembly to condition gas turbine engine hardware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: Gabriel L. Suciu, loannis Alvanos
  • Publication number: 20130108413
    Abstract: A rotor for a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of blades which extend from a rotor disk and at least one spacer adjacent to the plurality of blades. A flow passage is defined between the rotor disk and the blades and spacer. A plurality of inlets are formed within the spacer to pump air into the flow passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventors: Gabriel L. Suciu, Christopher M. Dye, William K. Ackermann, Stephen P. Muron, loannis Alvanos, Brian D. Merry, Arthur M. Salve, James W. Norris