Patents by Inventor Michael Leslie Clyde Papple
Michael Leslie Clyde Papple 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).
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Patent number: 11377965Abstract: A component for a gas turbine engine includes, among other things, an airfoil that extends between a leading edge and a trailing edge and a cooling circuit disposed inside of the airfoil. The cooling circuit includes at least one core cavity that extends inside of the airfoil, a baffle received within the at least one core cavity, a plurality of pedestals positioned adjacent to the at least one core cavity and a first plurality of axial ribs positioned between the plurality of pedestals and the trailing edge of the airfoil.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2017Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Shawn J. Gregg, Dominic J. Mongillo, Michael Leslie Clyde Papple, Russell J. Bergman, Mohammed Ennacer
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Patent number: 11199096Abstract: A turbomachine airfoil element comprises an airfoil having: an inboard end; an outboard end; a leading edge; a trailing edge; a pressure side; and a suction side. A span between the inboard end and the outboard end is 1.75-2.20 inches. A chord length at 50% span is 1.05-1.35 inches. At least two of: a first mode resonance frequency is 2400±10% Hz; a second mode resonance frequency is 4950±10% Hz; a third mode resonance frequency is 7800±10% Hz; a fourth mode resonance frequency is 8700±10% Hz; and a fifth mode resonance frequency is 12500±10% Hz.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2018Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Michael Leslie Clyde Papple, David A. Niezelski, Daniel Lecuyer, XingYun Haggard, Domenico Di Florio, Francois Caron, John R. Battye, Panagiota Tsifourdaris, Ghislain Plante, Timothy J. Jennings, Rene Paquet
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Patent number: 10871075Abstract: A turbine component has a plurality of cooling passages each extending through a body of a structure between opposite hot and cold surfaces of the structure. According to one embodiment, at least one of the cooling passages includes a plurality of upstream paths defining respective inlet openings on the cold surface and merging into a number of downstream paths defining respective outlet openings on the hot surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2015Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.Inventors: Sri Sreekanth, Si-Man Lao, Michael Leslie Clyde Papple
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Patent number: 10533749Abstract: A turbine component includes a structure having hot and cold surfaces opposite each other; and a plurality of cooling holes extending between the cold and hot surfaces, each of the cooling holes including at least one projection or recess element to form part of a fluid path surface with enhanced in-hole heat convection.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2015Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Cananda Corp.Inventors: Sri Sreekanth, Si-Man Lao, Michael Leslie Clyde Papple
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Patent number: 10502075Abstract: A component for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a platform having a first path side and a second path side and a platform cooling circuit disposed on one of the first path side and the second path side of the platform. The platform cooling circuit includes a first core cavity, a cavity in fluid communication with the first core cavity, and a cover plate positioned to cover at least the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2015Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Michael Leslie Clyde Papple, Russell J. Bergman, Mohammed Ennacer, Shawn J. Gregg, Dominic J. Mongillo
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Patent number: 9759072Abstract: A component for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure including, among other things, an airfoil that extends between a leading edge and a trailing edge and a cooling circuit disposed inside of the airfoil. The cooling circuit includes at least one core cavity that extends inside of the airfoil, a baffle received within the at least one core cavity, a plurality of pedestals positioned adjacent to the at least one core cavity and a first plurality of axial ribs positioned between the plurality of pedestals and the trailing edge of the airfoil.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2012Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Shawn J. Gregg, Dominic J. Mongillo, Michael Leslie Clyde Papple, Russell J. Bergman, Mohammed Ennacer
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Publication number: 20170175631Abstract: A component for a gas turbine engine includes, among other things, an airfoil that extends between a leading edge and a trailing edge and a cooling circuit disposed inside of the airfoil. The cooling circuit includes at least one core cavity that extends inside of the airfoil, a baffle received within the at least one core cavity, a plurality of pedestals positioned adjacent to the at least one core cavity and a first plurality of axial ribs positioned between the plurality of pedestals and the trailing edge of the airfoil.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2017Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventors: Shawn J. Gregg, Dominic J. Mongillo, Michael Leslie Clyde Papple, Russell J. Bergman, Mohammed Ennacer
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Publication number: 20170114646Abstract: A turbine component has a plurality of cooling passages each extending through a body of a structure between opposite hot and cold surfaces of the structure. According to one embodiment, at least one of the cooling passages includes a plurality of upstream paths defining respective inlet openings on the cold surface and merging into a number of downstream paths defining respective outlet openings on the hot surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2015Publication date: April 27, 2017Inventors: Sri SREEKANTH, Si-Man LAO, Michael Leslie Clyde PAPPLE
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Publication number: 20170115006Abstract: A turbine component includes a structure having hot and cold surfaces opposite each other; and a plurality of cooling holes extending between the cold and hot surfaces, each of the cooling holes including at least one projection or recess element to form part of a fluid path surface with enhanced in-hole heat convection.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2015Publication date: April 27, 2017Inventors: Sri SREEKANTH, Si-Man LAO, Michael Leslie Clyde PAPPLE
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Publication number: 20160115803Abstract: A component for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a platform having a first path side and a second path side and a platform cooling circuit disposed on one of the first path side and the second path side of the platform. The platform cooling circuit includes a first core cavity, a cavity in fluid communication with the first core cavity, and a cover plate positioned to cover at least the cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2015Publication date: April 28, 2016Inventors: Michael Leslie Clyde PAPPLE, Russell J. BERGMAN, Mohammed ENNACER, Shawn J. GREGG, Dominic J. MONGILLO
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Patent number: 9222364Abstract: A component for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a platform having a first path side and a second path side and a platform cooling circuit disposed on one of the first path side and the second path side of the platform. The platform cooling circuit includes a first core cavity, a cavity in fluid communication with the first core cavity, and a cover plate positioned to cover at least the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2012Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Michael Leslie Clyde Papple, Russell J. Bergman, Mohammed Ennacer, Shawn J. Gregg, Dominic J. Mongillo
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Patent number: 9062556Abstract: A turbine blade for a gas turbine engine with an airfoil portion defined by a perimeter wall surrounding at least one enclosure, the perimeter wall having a plurality of cooling holes defined therethrough and providing fluid communication between the at least one enclosure and a gaspath of the gas turbine engine. The plurality of cooling holes includes at least one row of holes selected from the group consisting of a first row, a second row, a third row and a fourth row, with the first, second, third and fourth rows of holes respectively including the holes numbered PA-1 to PA-10, PB-1 to PB-3, HA-1 to HA-9, and SA-1 to SA-8 located such that a central axis thereof extends through the respective point 1 and point 2 having a nominal location in accordance with the X, Y, Z Cartesian coordinate values set forth in Table 3.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2012Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.Inventors: Michael Leslie Clyde Papple, Daniel Lecuyer, Patrick Peloquin
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Publication number: 20140060084Abstract: A component for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure including, among other things, an airfoil that extends between a leading edge and a trailing edge and a cooling circuit disposed inside of the airfoil. The cooling circuit includes at least one core cavity that extends inside of the airfoil, a baffle received within the at least one core cavity, a plurality of pedestals positioned adjacent to the at least one core cavity and a first plurality of axial ribs positioned between the plurality of pedestals and the trailing edge of the airfoil.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2012Publication date: March 6, 2014Inventors: Shawn J. GREGG, Dominic J. MONGILLO, Michael Leslie Clyde PAPPLE, Russell J. BERGMAN, Mohammed ENNACER
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Publication number: 20140047843Abstract: A component for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a platform having a first path side and a second path side and a platform cooling circuit disposed on one of the first path side and the second path side of the platform. The platform cooling circuit includes a first core cavity, a cavity in fluid communication with the first core cavity, and a cover plate positioned to cover at least the cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2012Publication date: February 20, 2014Inventors: Michael Leslie Clyde Papple, Russell J. Bergman, Mohammed Ennacer, Shawn J. Gregg, Dominic J. Mongillo
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Patent number: 7354241Abstract: A rotor assembly for a gas turbine engine, the rotor assembly comprises a plurality of cooling air deflectors made integral with the rotor disk to redirect air to a manifold at a bottom side of a corresponding blade retention slot on the periphery of the rotor disk.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2006Date of Patent: April 8, 2008Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.Inventors: Toufik Djeridane, Michael Leslie Clyde Papple, Sri Sreekanth, Alan Juneau, Dominique Michel Nadeau
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Patent number: 7258528Abstract: An internally-cooled airfoil for a gas turbine engine, wherein the airfoil comprises at least one substantially chordwise-extending and internally-projecting stiffener located on an internal surface of one of the sidewalls and adjacent to the insert.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2004Date of Patent: August 21, 2007Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.Inventors: Ricardo Trindade, Michael Leslie Clyde Papple, Toufik Djeridane, Sri Sreekanth
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Patent number: 7210906Abstract: An internally cooled airfoil for a gas turbine engine and a method of cooling in which at least two substantially parallel passages are in fluid communication with an exit plenum and adapted to reduce stagnation and improve strength, particularly in wide chord blades.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2004Date of Patent: May 1, 2007Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.Inventor: Michael Leslie Clyde Papple
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Patent number: 7198468Abstract: A partial rib for use in a turbine blade is disclosed which provides one or more of improved strength, air flow distribution and cooling. In one embodiment, the rib has a height of between 0.3 and 0.9 of the airfoil height.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2004Date of Patent: April 3, 2007Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.Inventor: Michael Leslie Clyde Papple
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Patent number: 7192245Abstract: A rotor assembly for a gas turbine engine, the rotor assembly comprises a plurality of cooling air deflectors mounted on the rotor assembly to redirect air to a manifold at a bottom side of a corresponding blade retention slot on the periphery of the rotor disk.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2004Date of Patent: March 20, 2007Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.Inventors: Toufik Djeridane, Michael Leslie Clyde Papple, Sri Sreekanth, Alan Juneau, Dominique Michel Nadeau
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Patent number: 7156620Abstract: An internally cooled airfoil for a gas turbine engine, wherein a plurality of elongated cooling fins are provided inside the concave sidewall.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2004Date of Patent: January 2, 2007Assignee: Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.Inventor: Michael Leslie Clyde Papple