Patents by Inventor Adam Covino

Adam Covino 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).

  • Guided binding-resistant actuation apparatus and method
    Patent number: 9835043
    Abstract: An air modulating system for a gas turbine engine includes a fixed plate with a fluid passage inlet, a floating plate with a first side adjacent to the fluid passage inlet, an actuated mount configured to move the floating plate relative to the fixed plate, and a linkage element for connecting the floating plate to the actuated mount. The linkage element includes a mounting flange configured to slidably engage the floating plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas W. Kantany, Edward Boucher, Kristine Marie Carnavos, Adam Covino, Melaine Ho, Jorge I. Farah, Donald W. Peters
  • Gas turbine engine and blocker door assembly
    Patent number: 9803557
    Abstract: A blocker door assembly which may be for a cooling system that may be applied to a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of blocker doors circumferentially spaced about an engine axis. Each blocker door is constructed and arranged to move in a circumferential direction to, at least in-part, control air flow through a passage in an adjacent fixture. A sync-ring is concentrically located about the engine axis, disposed in an annular first duct in direct communication with each passage, and engaged to each one of the plurality of blocker doors for simultaneous operation. The sync-ring is aero-dynamically shaped to reduce surrounding airflow resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Jorge I. Farah, Donald W. Peters, Adam Covino, Curtis C. Cowan, James R. Harders, Nicholas W. Kantany
  • GUIDED BINDING-RESISTANT ACTUATION APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20170058692
    Abstract: An air modulating system for a gas turbine engine includes a fixed plate with a fluid passage inlet, a floating plate with a first side adjacent to the fluid passage inlet, an actuated mount configured to move the floating plate relative to the fixed plate, and a linkage element for connecting the floating plate to the actuated mount. The linkage element includes a mounting flange configured to slidably engage the floating plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Nicholas W. Kantany, Edward Boucher, Kristine Marie Carnavos, Adam Covino, Melaine Ho, Jorge I. Farah, Donald W. Peters
  • GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND BLOCKER DOOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20160208714
    Abstract: A blocker door assembly which may be for a cooling system that may be applied to a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of blocker doors circumferentially spaced about an engine axis. Each blocker door is constructed and arranged to move in a circumferential direction to, at least in-part, control air flow through a passage in an adjacent fixture. A sync-ring is concentrically located about the engine axis, disposed in an annular first duct in direct communication with each passage, and engaged to each one of the plurality of blocker doors for simultaneous operation. The sync-ring is aero-dynamically shaped to reduce surrounding airflow resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: Jorge I. Farah, Donald W. Peters, Adam Covino, Curtis C. Cowan, James R. Harders, Nicholas W. Kantany