Patents by Inventor Allan N. Arisi

Allan N. Arisi 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: 11028702
    Abstract: An airfoil includes a cooling passage network is embedded in an airfoil wall between inner and outer portions of the airfoil wall. The cooling passage network has an entrance region adjacent the first end of the airfoil section, a plenum region between the entrance region and the second end of the airfoil section, and an exit region adjacent the plenum region. The entrance region includes a plurality of flow guides that divide the entrance region into a plurality of channels that open into the plenum region. The plenum region includes a plurality of pedestals that have a shape that is different from the flow guides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley, Allan N. Arisi
  • Publication number: 20210148236
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine article includes an article wall that defines leading and trailing ends and first and second sides that join the leading and trailing ends. The article wall defines a cavity. A cooling passage network is embedded in the article wall between inner and outer portions of the article wall. The network has an inlet orifice through the inner portion to receive cooling air from the cavity, a plurality of sub-passages, at least one outlet orifice that is connected to the sub-passage region, and a manifold region that has a plenum upstream of the sub-passages. The outer portion of the article wall has a sloped impingement surface located opposite the inlet orifice. The sloped impingement surface is angled to divert flow of cooling air from the inlet orifice toward the plenum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Corneil S. Paauwe, Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley, Allan N. Arisi
  • Patent number: 10975710
    Abstract: A component for a gas turbine engine includes a wall portion that includes an interior surface and an exterior surface. At least one cooling circuit is defined by the wall portion and includes a plurality of pedestals that extend across the cooling circuit. A width of the cooling circuit increases or decreases in a downstream direction. At least one cooling fluid inlet extends through the interior surface and is in fluid communication with the cooling circuit. At least one cooling fluid outlet extends through the exterior surface and is in fluid communication with the cooling circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brandon W. Spangler, Dominic Mongillo, Allan N. Arisi
  • Patent number: 10968752
    Abstract: A turbine airfoil includes an airfoil outer wall that defines leading and trailing ends and first and second sides that join the leading and trailing ends. At least one cooling passage is embedded in the airfoil outer wall and has a radially-elongated entrance manifold, a radially-elongated diffuser orifice that opens to an exterior surface of the airfoil outer wall, and a bank of sub-passages fluidly connecting the radially-elongated entrance manifold with the radially-elongated diffuser orifice. The radially-elongated diffuser orifice is sloped relative to the radially-elongated entrance manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: James Tilsley Auxier, Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley, Allan N. Arisi
  • Publication number: 20210071580
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine article includes an article wall that defines leading and trailing ends and first and second sides that join the leading and trailing ends. The article wall defines a cavity. A cooling passage network is embedded in the article wall between inner and outer portions of the article wall. The cooling passage network has an inlet orifice through the inner portion of the article wall to receive cooling air from the cavity, a plurality of sub-passages that extend axially from the at least one inlet orifice, at least one outlet orifice through the outer portion of the airfoil wall, and trip strips for mixing cooling air in the cooling passage network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Allan N. Arisi, Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley
  • Patent number: 10844729
    Abstract: A turbine vane for a gas turbine engine having a plurality of cooling holes defined therein is provided. 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: TVA, TVB, TVC, TVD and TVE of Table 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Allan N. Arisi, Bret M. Teller
  • Publication number: 20200332661
    Abstract: An airfoil includes a cooling passage circuit that has a first plenum, a skincore passage, a first connector passage, a second plenum, and a second connector passage. The first plenum is in a first platform and extends adjacent a first side, a trailing end, and a second side of and airfoil section. The skincore passage is embedded in the first side of the airfoil section and extends longitudinally. The first connector passage is longitudinally spaced from an internal core cavity in the airfoil section so as to extend around the cavity. The first connector passage connects the first plenum with the skincore passage. The second plenum is in the second platform and extends adjacent the first side, the trailing end, and the second side of the airfoil section. The second connector passage connects the skincore passage with the second plenum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Allan N. Arisi, Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley
  • Publication number: 20200332662
    Abstract: An airfoil section has an airfoil wall that defines a leading end, a trailing end, and first and second sides that join the leading end and the trailing end. The airfoil wall circumscribes an internal core cavity. A skincore passage is embedded in the first side of the airfoil wall between inner and outer portions of the first side of airfoil wall. The skincore passage defines a passage forward edge and a passage aft edge. The first side of the airfoil wall has a portion that tapers in thickness at the passage aft edge. A cooling passage is embedded in the second side of the airfoil wall between inner and outer portions of the second side of airfoil wall. The inner portion of the second side of the airfoil wall includes a protrusion located across the internal core cavity from the portion of the first side that tapers in thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Allan N. Arisi, Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley
  • Publication number: 20200332665
    Abstract: An airfoil includes an airfoil section that has an airfoil wall that defines an arced leading end, a trailing end, and first and second sides that join the arced leading end and the trailing end. The first and second sides span in a longitudinal direction between first and second ends. The airfoil wall circumscribes an internal core cavity. There is an arced rib in the internal core cavity. A cooling passage network is embedded in the airfoil wall between inner and outer portions of the airfoil wall. The cooling passage network has a trailing edge and an arced leading edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Allan N. Arisi, Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley
  • Publication number: 20200332660
    Abstract: An airfoil includes an airfoil section that has an airfoil wall that define leading and trailing ends and first and second sides that join the leading and trailing ends. The first and second sides span in a longitudinal direction between first and second ends. The airfoil wall circumscribes an internal core cavity. The airfoil section extends form a platform. The platform defines a shelf that extends forward from the first end at the leading end of the airfoil section to a platform leading edge, aft from the first end at the trailing end of the airfoil section to a platform trailing edge, laterally from the first end at the first side of the airfoil section to a first platform side edge, and laterally from the first end at the second side of the airfoil section to a second platform side edge. The internal core cavity extends from the airfoil section into the shelf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley, Allan N. Arisi
  • Publication number: 20200332713
    Abstract: An airfoil has a leading end, a trailing end, and first and second sides that join the leading end and the trailing end. A rib extends from the first side to the second side and partitions an internal core cavity into a forward cavity and an aft cavity. A baffle is disposed in the forward cavity and has a showerhead array of impingement orifices adjacent the leading end of the airfoil wall. A cooling passage network is embedded in the airfoil wall between inner and outer portions of the airfoil wall. The cooling passage network has an inlet orifice through the inner portion of the airfoil wall, an array of pedestals, and at least one outlet orifice through the outer portion. The inlet orifice opens to the forward cavity at a location aft of the showerhead array of impingement orifices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley, Allan N. Arisi
  • Publication number: 20200332663
    Abstract: An airfoil includes an airfoil section that has an airfoil wall that defines a leading end, a trailing end, and first and second sides that join the leading end and the trailing end. The first and second sides span in a longitudinal direction between first and second ends, and the airfoil wall circumscribes an internal core cavity. An arced rib extends from the first side to the second side and divides the internal core cavity into a forward cavity and an aft cavity. A cooling passage network is embedded in the airfoil wall aft of the rib and between inner and outer portions of the airfoil wall. The network includes a cooling passage leading edge and a cooling passage trailing edge. The aft core cavity has a central cavity section and a cavity lobe. The cavity lobe projects between the rib and the cooling passage leading edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley, Allan N. Arisi
  • Publication number: 20200190999
    Abstract: An airfoil includes a cooling passage network is embedded in an airfoil wall between inner and outer portions of the airfoil wall. The cooling passage network has an entrance region adjacent the first end of the airfoil section, a plenum region between the entrance region and the second end of the airfoil section, and an exit region adjacent the plenum region. The entrance region includes a plurality of flow guides that divide the entrance region into a plurality of channels that open into the plenum region. The plenum region includes a plurality of pedestals that have a shape that is different from the flow guides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley, Allan N. Arisi
  • Publication number: 20200182152
    Abstract: A component for a gas turbine engine includes a wall portion that includes an interior surface and an exterior surface. At least one cooling circuit is defined by the wall portion and includes a plurality of pedestals that extend across the cooling circuit. A width of the cooling circuit increases or decreases in a downstream direction. At least one cooling fluid inlet extends through the interior surface and is in fluid communication with the cooling circuit. At least one cooling fluid outlet extends through the exterior surface and is in fluid communication with the cooling circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Brandon W. Spangler, Dominic Mongillo, Allan N. Arisi
  • Patent number: 10677071
    Abstract: A turbine vane for a gas turbine engine having a plurality of cooling holes defined therein, at least some of the plurality of cooling holes being located on a leading edge of an airfoil of the turbine vane and in fluid communication with an internal cavity of the turbine vane; and a baffle insert located in the internal cavity, the baffle insert having a plurality of holes formed therein at least some of the plurality of holes of the baffle insert corresponding to the at least some of the plurality of cooling holes located in the leading edge of the turbine vane, the baffle insert being formed from a flat sheet of metal wherein the plurality of holes of the baffle insert are formed in the flat sheet of metal prior to the baffle insert being formed from the flat sheet of metal, the plurality of holes of the baffle insert being formed in the flat sheet of metal according to the coordinates of Table 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Allan N. Arisi, Bret M. Teller
  • Publication number: 20200149415
    Abstract: An airfoil includes an airfoil section that has an airfoil wall that defines a leading end, an arced trailing end, and first and second sides that join the leading end and the arced trailing end. The first and second sides span in a longitudinal direction between first and second ends. The airfoil wall circumscribes an internal core cavity that includes an exit region that spans between the first and second ends and that opens through the arced trailing end. The exit region includes pedestals arranged in a plurality of longitudinal pedestal rows. At least one of the longitudinal pedestal rows is straight and at least one of the longitudinal pedestal rows is arced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Allan N. Arisi, Ricardo Trindade, Dominic J. Mongillo, Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley
  • Publication number: 20200149416
    Abstract: An airfoil includes an airfoil section that has an airfoil wall that defines a leading end, a trailing end, and first and second sides that join the leading end and the trailing end. The first and second sides span in a longitudinal direction between first and second ends, and the airfoil wall circumscribes an internal core cavity. First and second platforms are attached, respectively, with the first and second ends. A cooling passage circuit extends at least in the first platform and the airfoil section. The cooling passage circuit includes a first plenum in the first platform adjacent at least the first side of the airfoil wall, a hybrid skin core passage embedded in the first side of the airfoil wall and that extends longitudinally, and a resupply passage that connects the first plenum with the hybrid skin core passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Allan N. Arisi, Dominic J. Mongillo, Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley
  • Publication number: 20200149412
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine article includes a cooling passage network embedded in an article wall between inner and outer portions of the article wall. The network has an inlet orifice through the inner portion to receive cooling air from a cavity, a sub-passage region that includes an array of pedestals, and at least one outlet orifice through the outer portion. The array of pedestals includes first pedestals arranged in a first row and second pedestals arranged in a second, adjacent row. The first pedestals and the second pedestals define inter-row sub-passages there between. Each of the inter-row sub-passages has an inlet mouth, an outlet mouth, and a compound channel connecting the inlet mouth and the outlet mouth. The compound channel includes a first channel length over which the inter-row sub-passage has a constant cross-section and a second channel length over which the inter-row sub-passage has a non-constant cross-section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Allan N. Arisi, Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley
  • Publication number: 20200149411
    Abstract: An airfoil includes an airfoil wall that defines leading and trailing ends and first and second sides that join the leading and trailing ends. The airfoil wall circumscribes an internal core cavity. A cooling passage network is embedded in the airfoil wall between inner and outer portions of the airfoil wall. The cooling passage network has an inlet orifice through the inner portion of the airfoil wall to receive cooling air from the internal core cavity, a sub-passage region that includes an array of pedestals, and at least one outlet orifice through the outer portion. The outer portion of the airfoil wall has a protrusion in the cooling passage network that faces toward the inlet orifice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Tracy A. Propheter-Hinckley, Allan N. Arisi
  • Patent number: 10584596
    Abstract: Components for gas turbine engines are provided. The components include a hybrid skin core cooling cavity defined by a cold wall and a hot wall, wherein the hot wall is exposed to an exterior environment of the component, a hybrid resupply hole formed in the cold wall and fluidly connecting a cold cavity and the hybrid skin core cooling cavity, and a resupply cover located on the cold wall and within the hybrid skin core cooling cavity and positioned relative to the hybrid resupply hole to shield resupply air injected from the cold cavity into the hybrid skin core cooling cavity to minimize losses as the resupply air mixes with air flowing within the hybrid skin core cooling cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dominic J. Mongillo, Jr., Allan N. Arisi