Patents by Inventor Thomas Alan Wall

Thomas Alan Wall 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).

  • Turbine engine inducer assembly
    Patent number: 11846209
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for assembling an inducer assembly for inducing a rotation on an airflow passing within a turbine engine. The inducer assembly can provide a volume of fluid from a compressor section to a turbine section of the engine. The inducer assembly can include the combination of separate segments to form an annular inducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Christophe Jude Day, Kenneth Edward Seitzer, Michael Alan Hile, Thomas Alan Wall, Carol Anne Venn, Anthony Paul Greenwood
  • TURBINE ENGINE INDUCER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20230038843
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for assembling an inducer assembly for inducing a rotation on an airflow passing within a turbine engine. The inducer assembly can provide a volume of fluid from a compressor section to a turbine section of the engine. The inducer assembly can include the combination of separate segments to form an annular inducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Christophe Jude Day, Kenneth Edward Seitzer, Michael Alan Hile, Thomas Alan Wall, Carol Anne Venn, Anthony Paul Greenwood
  • Turbine engine inducer assembly
    Patent number: 11466582
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for assembling an inducer assembly for inducing a rotation on an airflow passing within a turbine engine. The inducer assembly can provide a volume of fluid from a compressor section to a turbine section of the engine. The inducer assembly can include the combination of separate segments to form an annular inducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Christophe Jude Day, Kenneth Edward Seitzer, Michael Alan Hile, Thomas Alan Wall, Carol Anne Venn, Anthony Paul Greenwood
  • TURBINE ENGINE INDUCER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210062664
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for assembling an inducer assembly for inducing a rotation on an airflow passing within a turbine engine. The inducer assembly can provide a volume of fluid from a compressor section to a turbine section of the engine. The inducer assembly can include the combination of separate segments to form an annular inducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Christophe Jude Day, Kenneth Edward Seitzer, Michael Alan Hile, Thomas Alan Wall, Carol Anne Venn, Anthony Paul Greenwood
  • Turbine engine inducer assembly
    Patent number: 10787920
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for assembling an inducer assembly for inducing a rotation on an airflow passing within a turbine engine. The inducer assembly can provide a volume of fluid from a compressor section to a turbine section of the engine. The inducer assembly can include the combination of separate segments to form an annular inducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Christophe Jude Day, Kenneth Edward Seitzer, Michael Alan Hile, Thomas Alan Wall, Carol Anne Venn, Anthony Paul Greenwood
  • Turbine engine conduit interface
    Patent number: 10697372
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for a turbine engine having an engine core. A casing can contain a compressor section, a combustor section and a turbine section in axial flow arrangement. An air conduit can extend at least partially between the compressor section and the turbine section. A compliant interface can include a nut and a biasing device mount the air conduit to the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jeremy Kevin Payne, John Wilbur Acree, Anthony James Bailey, Satyambabu Kalyani, Thomas Alan Wall, Michael Alan Zupancic, Jonathan Russell Ratzlaff, Anthony Paul Greenwood, Kevin William Caldwell, Christophe Jude Day
  • TURBINE ENGINE CONDUIT INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20180291812
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for a turbine engine having an engine core. A casing can contain a compressor section, a combustor section and a turbine section in axial flow arrangement. An air conduit can extend at least partially between the compressor section and the turbine section. A compliant interface can include a nut and a biasing device mount the air conduit to the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Jeremy Kevin Payne, John Wilbur Acree, Anthony James Bailey, Satyambabu Kalyani, Thomas Alan Wall, Michael Alan Zupancic, Jonathan Russell Ratzlaff, Anthony Paul Greenwood, Kevin William Caldwell, Christophe Jude Day
  • TURBINE ENGINE INDUCER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20180209284
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for assembling an inducer assembly for inducing a rotation on an airflow passing within a turbine engine. The inducer assembly can provide a volume of fluid from a compressor section to a turbine section of the engine. The inducer assembly can include the combination of separate segments to form an annular inducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Christophe Jude Day, Kenneth Edward Seitzer, Michael Alan Hile, Thomas Alan Wall, Carol Anne Venn, Anthony Paul Greenwood