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).
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Patent number: 11111821Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 18, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Andre Herman Troughton, Thomas Shim
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Publication number: 20210079812Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2019Publication date: March 18, 2021Inventors: Andre Herman Troughton, Thomas Shim
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Patent number: 10794284Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 6, 2019Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: William Meyst, Jonas S. Banhos, Andre Herman Troughton
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Patent number: 10668874Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Andre Herman Troughton, Ryan K. Snyder, Jose A. Carrion, Alexander Trabal, Jimmy C. Pujols
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Patent number: 10513983Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 26, 2014Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Evan Butcher, Benjamin T. Fisk, Wendell V. Twelves, Caitlin Oswald, Andre Herman Troughton, Bryan P. Conway
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Publication number: 20190264611Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Inventors: William Meyst, Jonas S. Banhos, Andre Herman Troughton
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Publication number: 20190190244Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2017Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Andre Herman Troughton, Jake W. Odell, Aung Z. Maung
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Patent number: 10316754Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 12, 2014Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: William Meyst, Andre Herman Troughton, Brian J. Breslin, Jesse Ian Berube, Christopher Durkee, David A. Welch
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Patent number: 10280840Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 16, 2015Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: William Meyst, Jonas S. Banhos, Andre Herman Troughton
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Patent number: 9982601Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 1, 2015Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Eric J. Heims, Andre Herman Troughton, Ryan K. Snyder, Jeffrey Honan
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Publication number: 20160356220Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2015Publication date: December 8, 2016Inventors: William Meyst, Jonas S. Banhos, Andre Herman Troughton
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Publication number: 20160348582Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2015Publication date: December 1, 2016Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Eric J. Heims, Andre Herman Troughton, Ryan K. Snyder, Jeffrey Honan
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Publication number: 20160208708Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2014Publication date: July 21, 2016Applicant: United Technologies CorporationInventors: Evan Butcher, Benjamin T. Fisk, Wendell V. Twelves, Caitlin Oswald, Andre Herman Troughton, Bryan P. Conway
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Publication number: 20160131039Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2014Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventors: William MEYST, Andre Herman TROUGHTON, Brian J. BRESLIN, Jesse Ian BERUBE, Christopher DURKEE, David A. WELCH