Patents Examined by Justin D S Seabe
  • Patent number: 11629649
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes, among other things, a fan, a fan drive gear system that is coupled with the fan and a fan drive input shaft, a compressor section that includes a first compressor and a second compressor, and a turbine section. The turbine section includes a first turbine coupled with a first shaft and a second turbine coupled through a second shaft to the second compressor. A bearing supports the fan drive input shaft. The bearing is located proximal to, and radially spaced from, a forward end of the first shaft. The bearing includes a speed sensor target that is rotatable with the forward end and that defines a rotation path. A speed sensor probe is situated proximal to the rotation path and is operable to read the speed sensor target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Todd A. Davis, Brian P. Cigal
  • Patent number: 11434775
    Abstract: An assembly adapted for use with a gas turbine engine includes a static component and a metering band. The static component is fixed relative to an axis. The metering band is arranged to extend circumferentially at least partway about the axis and is coupled with the static component. The metering band defines at least a portion of a cooling passageway for air to flow through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Brandon R. Snyder, Jonathan S. Sands