Patents by Inventor Abhir A. Adhate

Abhir A. Adhate 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).

  • Patent number: 10920599
    Abstract: A vane for a gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, first and second endwalls each having a radially facing surface that bounds a gas path, an airfoil section extending in a radial direction between the first and second endwalls, extending in an axial direction between an airfoil leading edge and an airfoil trailing edge, and extending in a circumferential direction between pressure and suction sides. The radially facing surface of each of the first and second endwalls is axially sloped such that the gas path converges in the axial direction between the airfoil leading and trailing edges. The first endwall has an axisymmetric contour at least partially swept in the circumferential direction from each of the pressure and suction sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Abhir A. Adhate, Frank M. Prior, Kalman V. Wagner
  • Publication number: 20200248572
    Abstract: A vane for a gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, first and second endwalls each having a radially facing surface that bounds a gas path, an airfoil section extending in a radial direction between the first and second endwalls, extending in an axial direction between an airfoil leading edge and an airfoil trailing edge, and extending in a circumferential direction between pressure and suction sides. The radially facing surface of each of the first and second endwalls is axially sloped such that the gas path converges in the axial direction between the airfoil leading and trailing edges. The first endwall has an axisymmetric contour at least partially swept in the circumferential direction from each of the pressure and suction sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Abhir A. Adhate, Frank M. Prior, Kalman V. Wagner
  • Publication number: 20190390688
    Abstract: A compressor may include an airfoil configured to rotate about an axis. The airfoil may have a span measured radially from a root of the airfoil to a tip of the airfoil. A compressor case may be radially adjacent to the airfoil. The airfoil and the compressor case may define a clearance between the tip of the airfoil and a radially inner surface of the compressor case. A ratio of the clearance to the span may be 2.5 percent or less. A mass flow rate of the compressor may be 3.0 pounds-mass per second or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert W. FESSENDEN, Abhir A. ADHATE, Yuan DONG, Sean NOLAN, Li Xing PAN
  • Patent number: 10415591
    Abstract: A compressor may include an airfoil configured to rotate about an axis. The airfoil may have a span measured radially from a root of the airfoil to a tip of the airfoil. A compressor case may be radially adjacent to the airfoil. The airfoil and the compressor case may define a clearance between the tip of the airfoil and a radially inner surface of the compressor case. A ratio of the clearance to the span may be between 1.5 to 2.5 percent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert W Fessenden, Abhir A Adhate, Yuan Dong, Sean Nolan, Li Xing Pan
  • Publication number: 20180080472
    Abstract: A compressor may include an airfoil configured to rotate about an axis. The airfoil may have a span measured radially from a root of the airfoil to a tip of the airfoil. A compressor case may be radially adjacent to the airfoil. The airfoil and the compressor case may define a clearance between the tip of the airfoil and a radially inner surface of the compressor case. A ratio of the clearance to the span may be between 1.5 to 2.5 percent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Robert W. Fessenden, Abhir A. Adhate, Yuan Dong, Sean Nolan, Li Xing Pan