Patents by Inventor Alex J. Schneider

Alex J. Schneider 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: 11661852
    Abstract: A turbine blade has an attachment root and an airfoil. A cooling passageway system has a plurality of trunks extending from respective inlets along the root inner diameter end from a leading trunk near a first axial end to a trailing trunk near a second axial end; and a plurality of outlets along the airfoil including trailing edge outlets fed by the trailing trunk. Viewed normal to a root end-to-end centerplane: the trailing trunk has a turn passing forward and then rearward; an outside of the turn protrudes forward; and the outside of the turn has a tighter curvature than an inside of the turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas M. LoRicco, Parth Jariwala, Alex J. Schneider, Bret M. Teller, Matthew S. Gleiner, Jeffrey T. Morton
  • Patent number: 11536145
    Abstract: An airfoil vane assembly according to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, among other possible things includes a vane piece having a first vane platform, a second vane platform, and a hollow airfoil section joining the first vane platform and the second vane platform, a spar piece having a spar platform and a spar extending from the spar platform into the hollow airfoil section, and at least one seal arranged at a sealing surface of the spar platform and sealing between the spar platform and the first vane platform. The airfoil vane assembly also includes a thermal barrier coating disposed on the spar piece. The sealing surface is free from the thermal barrier coating. A gas turbine engine and a method of making a spar piece for an airfoil vane assembly are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: San Quach, Alex J. Schneider
  • Publication number: 20220325630
    Abstract: An airfoil vane assembly according to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, among other possible things includes a vane piece having a first vane platform, a second vane platform, and a hollow airfoil section joining the first vane platform and the second vane platform, a spar piece having a spar platform and a spar extending from the spar platform into the hollow airfoil section, and at least one seal arranged at a sealing surface of the spar platform and sealing between the spar platform and the first vane platform. The airfoil vane assembly also includes a thermal barrier coating disposed on the spar piece. The sealing surface is free from the thermal barrier coating. A gas turbine engine and a method of making a spar piece for an airfoil vane assembly are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: San Quach, Alex J. Schneider
  • Patent number: 11346230
    Abstract: A turbine blade for a gas turbine engine. The turbine blade having a plurality of cooling holes defined therein, wherein the plurality of cooling holes are located in the turbine blade according to the coordinates of Table 1 and at least some of the plurality of cooling holes are located in an airfoil of the turbine blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alex J. Schneider, Parth Jariwala, Nicholas M. LoRicco, Ryan Lundgreen, David A. Niezelski, Jeffrey T. Morton
  • Publication number: 20220098988
    Abstract: A turbine blade has an attachment root and an airfoil. A cooling passageway system has a plurality of trunks extending from respective inlets along the root inner diameter end from a leading trunk near a first axial end to a trailing trunk near a second axial end; and a plurality of outlets along the airfoil including trailing edge outlets fed by the trailing trunk. Viewed normal to a root end-to-end centerplane: the trailing trunk has a turn passing forward and then rearward; an outside of the turn protrudes forward; and the outside of the turn has a tighter curvature than an inside of the turn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Nicholas M. LoRicco, Parth Jariwala, Alex J. Schneider, Bret M. Teller, Matthew S. Gleiner, Jeffrey T. Morton
  • Patent number: 11215059
    Abstract: An airfoil includes a ceramic airfoil section that defines leading and trailing edges, pressure and suction sides, and radially inner and outer ends. The span of the airfoil section has first, second, and third radial span zones. There is a row of cooling holes in an aft 25% of the axial span. The row of cooling holes extends though the first, second, and third radial span zones. The cooling holes in the first radial span zone define a first pitch P1, the cooling holes in the second radial span zone define a second pitch P2, and the cooling holes in the third radial span zone define a third pitch P3, wherein P2<P3<P1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: San Quach, Bryan P. Dube, Raymond Surace, Alex J. Schneider, Tyler G. Vincent
  • Patent number: 11208898
    Abstract: A turbine blade for a gas turbine engine. The turbine blade having a plurality of cooling holes defined therein, wherein the plurality of cooling holes are located in the turbine blade according to the coordinates of Table 1 and at least some of the plurality of cooling holes are located in an airfoil of the turbine blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alex J. Schneider, Parth Jariwala, Nicholas M. LoRicco, Ryan Lundgreen, David A. Niezelski, Jeffrey T. Morton
  • Patent number: 11143037
    Abstract: A turbine blade for a gas turbine engine having a plurality of cooling holes defined therein, the plurality of cooling holes are located in an airfoil of the turbine blade according to the coordinates of Table 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alex J. Schneider, Timothy J. Jennings, David A. Niezelski, Jeffrey T. Morton, Nicholas M. LoRicco, Bret M. Teller
  • Patent number: 11111794
    Abstract: A seal assembly includes a first feather seal with a first cooling hole extending through the first feather seal. The seal assembly also includes a second feather seal adjacent to the first feather seal. The second feather seal includes a second cooling hole extending through the second feather seal. The first cooling hole is positioned over at least a portion of the second cooling hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Bitzko, Shawn M. McMahon, Alex J. Schneider
  • Patent number: 11085304
    Abstract: A component for a gas turbine engine may comprise a cooling channel. A first trip strip may extend from a wall of the cooling channel. A leg of the first trip strip and a first plane orthogonal to a direction of airflow through the cooling channel may form a first angle. A second trip strip may be downstream from the first trip strip and extending from the wall of the cooling channel. A leg of the second trip strip and a second plane orthogonal to the direction of airflow through the cooling channel may form a second angle different from the first angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Jeremy Styborski, Alex J. Schneider
  • Patent number: 11060408
    Abstract: A turbine blade for a gas turbine engine. The turbine blade having a plurality of cooling holes defined therein, wherein the plurality of cooling holes are located in the turbine blade according to the coordinates of Table 1 and at least some of the plurality of cooling holes are located in an airfoil of the turbine blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alex J. Schneider, Parth Jariwala, Nicholas M. LoRicco, Ryan Lundgreen, David A. Niezelski, Jeffrey T. Morton
  • Patent number: 11041391
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a combustor. A turbine section is in fluid communication with the combustor. The turbine section includes a first vane stage aft of the combustor. A plurality of vane cooling passages extending through a forward flange of the first vane stage to the radial inner surface for communicating cooling airflow into the core flow path forward of the leading edge. A seal assembly is disposed between the combustor and the forward flange of the vane stage. The seal includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart slots and a plurality of seal cooling passages that extend from the radially outer surface to the radially inner surface at each of the plurality of circumferentially spaced apart slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Steven D. Porter, Shawn M. McMahon, Kevin Zacchera, Noah Wadsworth, Christopher Whitfield, Sean D. Bradshaw, Dennis M. Moura, David Bitzko, Alex J. Schneider
  • Patent number: 10871083
    Abstract: A turbine vane for a gas turbine engine having a plurality of cooling holes defined therein, the plurality of cooling holes provide fluid communication to a surface of the turbine vane, the plurality of cooling holes including holes noted by the following coordinates: HDA, HDB, HEA, HEB, SAA, SAB, and HCA of Table 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher Cosher, Alex J. Schneider, Bret M. Teller
  • Publication number: 20200386106
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a combustor. A turbine section is in fluid communication with the combustor. The turbine section includes a first vane stage aft of the combustor. A plurality of vane cooling passages extending through a forward flange of the first vane stage to the radial inner surface for communicating cooling airflow into the core flow path forward of the leading edge. A seal assembly is disposed between the combustor and the forward flange of the vane stage. The seal includes a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart slots and a plurality of seal cooling passages that extend from the radially outer surface to the radially inner surface at each of the plurality of circumferentially spaced apart slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Steven D. Porter, Shawn M. McMahon, Kevin Zacchera, Noah Wadsworth, Christopher Whitfield, Sean D. Bradshaw, Dennis M. Moura, David Bitzko, Alex J. Schneider
  • Publication number: 20200248566
    Abstract: A seal assembly includes a first feather seal with a first cooling hole extending through the first feather seal. The seal assembly also includes a second feather seal adjacent to the first feather seal. The second feather seal includes a second cooling hole extending through the second feather seal. The first cooling hole is positioned over at least a portion of the second cooling hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: David Bitzko, Shawn M. McMahon, Alex J. Schneider
  • Publication number: 20190376393
    Abstract: A component for a gas turbine engine may comprise a cooling channel. A first trip strip may extend from a wall of the cooling channel. A leg of the first trip strip and a first plane orthogonal to a direction of airflow through the cooling channel may form a first angle. A second trip strip may be downstream from the first trip strip and extending from the wall of the cooling channel. A leg of the second trip strip and a second plane orthogonal to the direction of airflow through the cooling channel may form a second angle different from the first angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeremy Styborski, Alex J. Schneider
  • Publication number: 20190292940
    Abstract: A turbine vane for a gas turbine engine having a plurality of cooling holes defined therein, the plurality of cooling holes provide fluid communication to a surface of the turbine vane, the plurality of cooling holes including holes noted by the following coordinates: HDA, HDB, HEA, HEB, SAA, SAB, and HCA of Table 1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher Cosher, Alex J. Schneider, Bret M. Teller
  • Patent number: 10104313
    Abstract: A method for evaluating a turbine component includes inducing a thermal response of the component at an initial time, capturing a two-dimensional infrared image of the thermal response of the component with a thermal imaging device, wherein the two-dimensional infrared image comprises a plurality of infrared image pixels, generating a two-dimension to three-dimension mapping template to correlate two-dimensional infrared image data with three-dimensional locations on the component, mapping at least a subset of the plurality of infrared image pixels of the two-dimensional infrared image to three-dimensional coordinates using the mapping template, and generating a three-dimensional infrared image and infrared data of the component from the mapped infrared image pixels to three-dimensional coordinates, wherein the three-dimensional infrared image and infrared data is used to qualify the component for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas N. Slavens, Jeremy Styborski, Alex J. Schneider, Lea Kennard Castle, Rodney H. Warner, James Tilsley Auxier
  • Publication number: 20180013959
    Abstract: A method for evaluating a turbine component includes inducing a thermal response of the component at an initial time, capturing a two-dimensional infrared image of the thermal response of the component with a thermal imaging device, wherein the two-dimensional infrared image comprises a plurality of infrared image pixels, generating a two-dimension to three-dimension mapping template to correlate two-dimensional infrared image data with three-dimensional locations on the component, mapping at least a subset of the plurality of infrared image pixels of the two-dimensional infrared image to three-dimensional coordinates using the mapping template, and generating a three-dimensional infrared image and infrared data of the component from the mapped infrared image pixels to three-dimensional coordinates, wherein the three-dimensional infrared image and infrared data is used to qualify the component for use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas N. Slavens, Jeremy Styborski, Alex J. Schneider, Lea Kennard Castle, Rodney H. Warner, James Tilsley Auxier