Patents by Inventor Andre Herman TROUGHTON

Andre Herman TROUGHTON 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: 11111821
    Abstract: A retention assembly for a gas turbine engine is provided. The retention assembly may include a bolt, a spacer, a housing, a fitting component, and a conduit assembly. The housing may define at least one receiving aperture sized to receive a second portion of the shaft. The fitting component may define a first through-hole and a second through-hole sized for a first portion of the shaft and the second portion of the shaft to extend therethrough. The conduit assembly may include a conduit for securing to the fitting component such that the first through-hole is open to the conduit. The bolt, the spacer, the fitting component, and the housing may be arranged with one another to define a captive clearance fit such that a first clearance space is defined between a first surface of the second through-hole and the first portion of the bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andre Herman Troughton, Thomas Shim
  • Publication number: 20210079812
    Abstract: A retention assembly for a gas turbine engine is provided. The retention assembly may include a bolt, a spacer, a housing, a fitting component, and a conduit assembly. The housing may define at least one receiving aperture sized to receive a second portion of the shaft. The fitting component may define a first through-hole and a second through-hole sized for a first portion of the shaft and the second portion of the shaft to extend therethrough. The conduit assembly may include a conduit for securing to the fitting component such that the first through-hole is open to the conduit. The bolt, the spacer, the fitting component, and the housing may be arranged with one another to define a captive clearance fit such that a first clearance space is defined between a first surface of the second through-hole and the first portion of the bolt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Andre Herman Troughton, Thomas Shim
  • Patent number: 10794284
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a manifold including a plurality of manifold channels disposed therethrough, each manifold channel including a manifold channel opening, and a seal plate, including a plurality of seal plate apertures disposed thereon, operably coupled to the manifold, wherein the seal plate includes at least one seal plate channel extending between at least two of the plurality of seal plate apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Meyst, Jonas S. Banhos, Andre Herman Troughton
  • Patent number: 10668874
    Abstract: A clamp assembly includes a grommet with a non-circular aperture with a multiple of crush apertures defined at least partially around the non-circular aperture. A method of supporting a wiring harness within a clamp assembly for a gas turbine engine includes installing a wiring harness through a non-circular aperture with a multiple of crush apertures defined in an arc at least partially around a major axis of the non-circular aperture; and compressing the grommet to compress the multiple of crush apertures to retain the wiring harness within the non-circular aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Andre Herman Troughton, Ryan K. Snyder, Jose A. Carrion, Alexander Trabal, Jimmy C. Pujols
  • Patent number: 10513983
    Abstract: A fuel/oil manifold includes first and second manifold flanges and a manifold tube. The first and second manifold flanges are located in non-parallel planes with respect to one another. The manifold tube is connected at a first end to the first manifold flange and at a second end to the second manifold flange and includes at least one turn between the first and the second end that includes a non-zero tube bend radius defined as the ratio of a turn radius to a diameter of the manifold tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Evan Butcher, Benjamin T. Fisk, Wendell V. Twelves, Caitlin Oswald, Andre Herman Troughton, Bryan P. Conway
  • Publication number: 20190264611
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a manifold including a plurality of manifold channels disposed therethrough, each manifold channel including a manifold channel opening, and a seal plate, including a plurality of seal plate apertures disposed thereon, operably coupled to the manifold, wherein the seal plate includes at least one seal plate channel extending between at least two of the plurality of seal plate apertures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: William Meyst, Jonas S. Banhos, Andre Herman Troughton
  • Publication number: 20190190244
    Abstract: A wire harness retention system includes a harness bracket having a cable tie retention feature and a spring clip attached to the harness bracket. A cable tie is wrapped around the spring clip. The cable tie is held in place with the cable tie retention feature on the harness bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Andre Herman Troughton, Jake W. Odell, Aung Z. Maung
  • Patent number: 10316754
    Abstract: A heat exchanger manifold for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a manifold body extending between a first face and a second face, a first seal land defining a first fluid port extending through the manifold body between the first face and the second face, and a first seal received within the first fluid port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Meyst, Andre Herman Troughton, Brian J. Breslin, Jesse Ian Berube, Christopher Durkee, David A. Welch
  • Patent number: 10280840
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a manifold including a plurality of manifold channels disposed therethrough, each manifold channel including a manifold channel opening, and a seal plate, including a plurality of seal plate apertures disposed thereon, operably coupled to the manifold, wherein the seal plate includes at least one seal plate channel extending between at least two of the plurality of seal plate apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Meyst, Jonas S. Banhos, Andre Herman Troughton
  • Patent number: 9982601
    Abstract: An oil lubrication system is provided. The oil lubrication system may comprise an oil pump, a conduit fluidly coupled to the oil pump, and a damper fluidly coupled to the conduit. The damper may further comprise a volume configured to receive oil in response to a pulse event. A heat exchanger may also be fluidly coupled to the conduit. In various embodiments, the damper may comprise a spherical volume. The damper may be fluidly coupled to the conduit between the oil pump and the heat exchanger. An adapter may be mechanically coupled between the conduit and the damper. The adapter may comprise a passage in fluid communication with the conduit and the damper. The damper may further comprise a membrane. A gas or compressible fluid may be disposed in the damper on a first side of the membrane. The membrane may be configured to separate the gas from the oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Eric J. Heims, Andre Herman Troughton, Ryan K. Snyder, Jeffrey Honan
  • Publication number: 20160356220
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a manifold including a plurality of manifold channels disposed therethrough, each manifold channel including a manifold channel opening, and a seal plate, including a plurality of seal plate apertures disposed thereon, operably coupled to the manifold, wherein the seal plate includes at least one seal plate channel extending between at least two of the plurality of seal plate apertures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: William Meyst, Jonas S. Banhos, Andre Herman Troughton
  • Publication number: 20160348582
    Abstract: An oil lubrication system is provided. The oil lubrication system may comprise an oil pump, a conduit fluidly coupled to the oil pump, and a damper fluidly coupled to the conduit. The damper may further comprise a volume configured to receive oil in response to a pulse event. A heat exchanger may also be fluidly coupled to the conduit. In various embodiments, the damper may comprise a spherical volume. The damper may be fluidly coupled to the conduit between the oil pump and the heat exchanger. An adapter may be mechanically coupled between the conduit and the damper. The adapter may comprise a passage in fluid communication with the conduit and the damper. The damper may further comprise a membrane. A gas or compressible fluid may be disposed in the damper on a first side of the membrane. The membrane may be configured to separate the gas from the oil.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric J. Heims, Andre Herman Troughton, Ryan K. Snyder, Jeffrey Honan
  • Publication number: 20160208708
    Abstract: A fuel/oil manifold includes first and second manifold flanges and a manifold tube. The first and second manifold flanges are located in non-parallel planes with respect to one another. The manifold tube is connected at a first end to the first manifold flange and at a second end to the second manifold flange and includes at least one turn between the first and the second end that includes a non-zero tube bend radius defined as the ratio of a turn radius to a diameter of the manifold tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Evan Butcher, Benjamin T. Fisk, Wendell V. Twelves, Caitlin Oswald, Andre Herman Troughton, Bryan P. Conway
  • Publication number: 20160131039
    Abstract: A heat exchanger manifold for a gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a manifold body extending between a first face and a second face, a first seal land defining a first fluid port extending through the manifold body between the first face and the second face, and a first seal received within the first fluid port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: William MEYST, Andre Herman TROUGHTON, Brian J. BRESLIN, Jesse Ian BERUBE, Christopher DURKEE, David A. WELCH