Patents by Inventor Adrian Harding

Adrian Harding 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 shroud with friction mounted ceramic matrix composite blade track
    Patent number: 11220925
    Abstract: A turbine shroud adapted for use in a gas turbine engine includes a seal segment and an attachment unit. The seal segment includes an arcuate shroud wall that extends circumferentially partway around an axis and a mount post that extends radially outward away from the shroud wall. The attachment unit includes a first carrier and a second carrier that cooperate to define a channel that receives at least a portion of the mount post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignees: Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc., Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventors: Ted J. Freeman, Aaron D. Sippel, Shaling Starr, Paulo Bazan, Adrian Harding, Jeffrey A. Walston
  • TURBINE SHROUD WITH FRICTION MOUNTED CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE BLADE TRACK
    Publication number: 20210108532
    Abstract: A turbine shroud adapted for use in a gas turbine engine includes a seal segment and an attachment unit. The seal segment includes an arcuate shroud wall that extends circumferentially partway around an axis and a mount post that extends radially outward away from the shroud wall. The attachment unit includes a first carrier and a second carrier that cooperate to define a channel that receives at least a portion of the mount post.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Ted J. Freeman, Aaron D. Sippel, Shaling Starr, Paulo Bazan, Adrian Harding, Jeffrey A. Walston
  • Systems and methods for generating a diffraction profile
    Publication number: 20070269018
    Abstract: A method for aligning an x-ray tube is described. The method includes attaching a frame of the x-ray tube to a first outer side of a gantry of an imaging system by fitting a fastener to a hole formed within the gantry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventors: Geoffrey Harding, Johannes Delfs, Adrian Harding
  • Seal structure
    Publication number: 20060099069
    Abstract: A combustion chamber inner casing (24) has a flange (28) on its downstream end. A retaining seal ring (40) is bolted to the flange (28) and traps a flanged seal ring (46) against the flange (28) in a manner that allows the seal ring (46) to move by expansion, relative to seal ring (40).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventor: Adrian Harding
  • Casing arrangement
    Publication number: 20050238480
    Abstract: A casing arrangement (20) for surrounding a rotary component (16) of a gas turbine engine (10) is disclosed. The casing arrangement (20) comprises a casing member (22A), which is formed to extend at least partially around the component (16). The casing member (22A) defines a fluid flow path for the flow of a cooling fluid therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE PLC
    Inventors: Anthony Phipps, Paul Edwards, Adrian Harding, Mark Halliwell