Patents by Inventor Steven Robert Brassfield
Steven Robert Brassfield 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: 11885236Abstract: An airfoil for a turbine engine includes an outer wall bounding an interior and defining a pressure side and a suction side, the outer wall extending axially between a leading edge and a trailing edge to define a chord-wise direction, and also extending radially between a root and a tip to define a span-wise direction. At least one cooling conduit can be formed in the interior of the airfoil, and a tip rail can project from the tip in the span-wise direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Zachary Daniel Webster, Tingfan Pang, Gregory Terrence Garay, Steven Robert Brassfield
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Publication number: 20230393554Abstract: A method of forming a component that includes identifying an acute angle in an original model that is a virtual model of the component. The acute angle is defined by a first surface and a second surface. The method includes compensating the original model at the acute angle to create a compensated acute angle in a compensated model. The method also includes forming, by additive manufacturing, the component based upon the compensated model, where the formed component is more alike the original model than the compensated model.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Daniel Endecott Osgood, Tingfan Pang, Gregory Terrence Garay, Xi Yang, Daniel Lee Durstock, Steven Robert Brassfield, William Charles Herman
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Patent number: 11782416Abstract: A method of using additive manufacturing to form or print a component based on an original model of a component, where the geometry of the original model is compensated to form a compensated model. The compensated model can be used to form or print the component. The printed component as a final model can then be compared to the original model.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2020Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Daniel Endecott Osgood, Tingfan Pang, Gregory Terrence Garay, Xi Yang, Daniel Lee Durstock, Steven Robert Brassfield, William Charles Herman
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Patent number: 11639664Abstract: An airfoil for a turbine engine, comprising an outer wall defining an exterior surface bounding an interior and defining a pressure side and a suction side extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge to define a chord-wise direction and extending between a root and a tip to define a span-wise direction, outlets on the exterior surface, and a cooling air supply conduit within the interior and having a supply passage.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2022Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Zachary Daniel Webster, Steven Robert Brassfield, Gregory Terrence Garay, Tingfan Pang, Daniel Endecott Osgood
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Patent number: 11572801Abstract: The disclosure relates to a component for a turbine engine with a heated airflow and a cooling airflow. The component includes a wall separating the heated airflow from the cooling airflow. The wall can have a heated surface confronting the heated airflow and a cooled surface confronting the cooling airflow. The component can also include a baffle with a set of cooling holes.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2019Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Daniel Endicott Osgood, Gregory Terrence Garay, Daniel Lee Durstock, Steven Robert Brassfield, Tingfan Pang
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Patent number: 11566527Abstract: A component, such as for a turbine engine, can include an airfoil with an outer wall defining an exterior surface bounding an interior and defining a pressure side and a suction side extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge to define a chord-wise direction and extending between a root and a tip to define a span-wise direction. The component can also include at least one cooling passage within the interior.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Tingfan Pang, Helen Ogbazion Gabregiorgish, Zachary Daniel Webster, Gregory Terrence Garay, Steven Robert Brassfield, Daniel Endecott Osgood
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Publication number: 20220403745Abstract: An airfoil for a turbine engine, comprising an outer wall defining an exterior surface bounding an interior and defining a pressure side and a suction side extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge to define a chord-wise direction and extending between a root and a tip to define a span-wise direction, outlets on the exterior surface, and a cooling air supply conduit within the interior and having a supply passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Zachary Daniel Webster, Steven Robert Brassfield, Gregory Terrence Garay, Tingfan Pang, Daniel Endecott Osgood
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Patent number: 11480058Abstract: An apparatus and method an engine component for a turbine engine comprising an outer wall bounding an interior and defining a pressure side and an opposing suction side, with both sides extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge to define a chord-wise direction, and extending between a root and a tip to define a span-wise direction, at least one cooling passage located within the interior, a set of cooling holes having an inlet fluidly coupled to the cooling passage, an outlet located on one of the pressure side or suction side, with a connecting passage fluidly coupling the inlet to the outlet.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Gregory Terrence Garay, Tingfan Pang, Helen Ogbazion Gabregiorgish, Zachary Daniel Webster, Steven Robert Brassfield
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Patent number: 11448076Abstract: An apparatus and method an engine component for a turbine engine comprising an outer wall bounding an interior and defining a pressure side and an opposing suction side, with both sides extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge to define a chord-wise direction, and extending between a root and a tip to define a span-wise direction, at least one cooling passage located within the interior, at least one cooling hole having an inlet fluidly coupled to the cooling passage and an outlet located along the outer wall.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2021Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Zachary Daniel Webster, Gregory Terrence Garay, Steven Robert Brassfield
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Patent number: 11401821Abstract: An airfoil for a gas turbine engine can include an outer surface defining a pressure side and a suction side extending axially between a leading edge and a trailing edge and extending radially between a first end and a second end to define a span-wise direction, and a cooling circuit located within the airfoil. The cooling circuit can include a cooling air inlet passage, a radially extending supply passage, an upstream supply passage fluidly coupling the cooling air inlet passage and the supply passage, and a near wall cooling mesh extending along a portion of the outer surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2021Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Matthew Lee Krumanaker, Weston Nolan Dooley, Steven Robert Brassfield
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Publication number: 20220228493Abstract: An airfoil for a turbine engine includes an outer wall bounding an interior and defining a pressure side and a suction side, the outer wall extending axially between a leading edge and a trailing edge to define a chord-wise direction, and also extending radially between a root and a tip to define a span-wise direction. At least one cooling conduit can be formed in the interior of the airfoil, and a tip rail can project from the tip in the span-wise direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2022Publication date: July 21, 2022Inventors: Zachary Daniel Webster, Tingfan Pang, Gregory Terrence Garay, Steven Robert Brassfield
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Patent number: 11384642Abstract: An airfoil for a turbine engine, comprising an outer wall defining an exterior surface bounding an interior and defining a pressure side and a suction side extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge to define a chord-wise direction and extending between a root and a tip to define a span-wise direction, outlets on the exterior surface, and a cooling air supply conduit within the interior and having a supply passage.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Zachary Daniel Webster, Steven Robert Brassfield, Gregory Terrence Garay, Tingfan Pang, Daniel Endecott Osgood
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Patent number: 11377963Abstract: An apparatus and method for cooling a component for a turbine engine which generates a hot gas flow and provides a cooling fluid flow, the component comprising a body having an outer surface, at least a portion of which is exposed to the hot gas flow to define a hot surface, a cooling cavity located within the body and fluidly coupled to the cooling fluid flow and a pin located within the cooling cavity and defining a cooling hole.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2021Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Zachary Daniel Webster, Gregory Terrence Garay, Xi Yang, Tingfan Pang, Steven Robert Brassfield
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Patent number: 11352889Abstract: An airfoil for a turbine engine includes an outer wall bounding an interior and defining a pressure side and a suction side, the outer wall extending axially between a leading edge and a trailing edge to define a chord-wise direction, and also extending radially between a root and a tip to define a span-wise direction. At least one cooling conduit can be formed in the interior of the airfoil, and a tip rail can project from the tip in the span-wise direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2018Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Zachary Daniel Webster, Steven Robert Brassfield, Gregory Terrence Garay, Tingfan Pang
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Patent number: 11236618Abstract: An airfoil for a turbine engine can include an outer wall bounding an interior and defining a pressure side and a suction side extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge to define a chord-wise direction and extending between a root and a tip to define a span-wise direction. A plurality of outlets and a plurality of scalloped portions can extend along the outer wall.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Tingfan Pang, Helen Ogbazion Gabregiorgish, Zachary Daniel Webster, Gregory Terrence Garay, Steven Robert Brassfield, Daniel Endecott Osgood
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Publication number: 20210349439Abstract: A method of using additive manufacturing to form or print a component based on an original model of a component, where the geometry of the original model is compensated to form a compensated model. The compensated model can be used to form or print the component. The printed component as a final model can then be compared to the original model.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2020Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: Daniel Endecott Osgood, Tingfan Pang, Gregory Terrence Garay, Xi Yang, Daniel Lee Durstock, Steven Robert Brassfield, William Charles Herman
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Patent number: 11131213Abstract: An airfoil assembly for a turbine engine that includes a platform, a dovetail, an airfoil. The airfoil assembly can further include a cooling air circuit that fluidly connects to a platform cooling passage. The cooling air circuit and platform cooling passage can be contained within or housed at least in part by the platform, the dovetail, or the airfoil. The cooling air circuit can also include a deflector.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2020Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Kelli Marie Fishback, Jonathan Russell Ratzlaff, Steven Robert Brassfield, Kurt Thomas Whittington
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Publication number: 20210270139Abstract: An airfoil for a gas turbine engine can include an outer surface defining a pressure side and a suction side extending axially between a leading edge and a trailing edge and extending radially between a first end and a second end to define a span-wise direction, and a cooling circuit located within the airfoil. The cooling circuit can include a cooling air inlet passage, a radially extending supply passage, an upstream supply passage fluidly coupling the cooling air inlet passage and the supply passage, and a near wall cooling mesh extending along a portion of the outer surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2021Publication date: September 2, 2021Inventors: Matthew Lee Krumanaker, Weston Nolan Dooley, Steven Robert Brassfield
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Publication number: 20210239005Abstract: An apparatus and method an engine component for a turbine engine comprising an outer wall bounding an interior and defining a pressure side and an opposing suction side, with both sides extending between a leading edge and a trailing edge to define a chord-wise direction, and extending between a root and a tip to define a span-wise direction, at least one cooling passage located within the interior, at least one cooling hole having an inlet fluidly coupled to the cooling passage and an outlet located along the outer wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2021Publication date: August 5, 2021Inventors: Zachary Daniel Webster, Gregory Terrence Garay, Steven Robert Brassfield
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Publication number: 20210207493Abstract: An airfoil assembly for a turbine engine that includes a platform, a dovetail, an airfoil. The airfoil assembly can further include a cooling air circuit that fluidly connects to a platform cooling passage. The cooling air circuit and platform cooling passage can be contained within or housed at least in part by the platform, the dovetail, or the airfoil. The cooling air circuit can also include a deflector.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2020Publication date: July 8, 2021Inventors: Kelli Marie Fishback, Jonathan Russell Ratslaff, Steven Robert Brassfield, Kurt Thomas Whittington