Patents by Inventor Andrew C. Carmack

Andrew C. Carmack 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).

  • Double bore basket
    Patent number: 10808627
    Abstract: A compressor section or a turbine section of a gas turbine engine having an axis includes a drum. The compressor section or the turbine section also includes a plurality of bores extending radially inward from the drum including a first bore and a second bore. The compressor section or the turbine section also includes a first bore basket at least partially defining a first cavity such that the first bore has at least one surface located in the first cavity. The compressor section or the turbine section also includes a second bore basket at least partially defining a second cavity that is isolated from the first cavity such that the second bore has at least one surface located in the second cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Weston Behling, Andrew C. Carmack
  • Telescoping bore basket for gas turbine engine
    Patent number: 10760494
    Abstract: A bore basket assembly for a gas turbine engine. The assembly includes an outer cylindrical member. The assembly also includes an inner cylindrical member at least partially surrounded by the outer cylindrical member to define an annulus therebetween, one of the cylindrical members operatively coupled to an aft rotor stage, the other of the cylindrical members operatively coupled to a forward rotor stage, the cylindrical members moveable in an axially telescoping manner relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Konstantinos Panagiotis Giannakopoulos, Andrew C. Carmack, Mohammad G. Faisal
  • DOUBLE BORE BASKET
    Publication number: 20190292995
    Abstract: A compressor section or a turbine section of a gas turbine engine having an axis includes a drum. The compressor section or the turbine section also includes a plurality of bores extending radially inward from the drum including a first bore and a second bore. The compressor section or the turbine section also includes a first bore basket at least partially defining a first cavity such that the first bore has at least one surface located in the first cavity. The compressor section or the turbine section also includes a second bore basket at least partially defining a second cavity that is isolated from the first cavity such that the second bore has at least one surface located in the second cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Weston Behling, Andrew C. Carmack
  • TELESCOPING BORE BASKET FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20190284999
    Abstract: A bore basket assembly for a gas turbine engine. The assembly includes an outer cylindrical member. The assembly also includes an inner cylindrical member at least partially surrounded by the outer cylindrical member to define an annulus therebetween, one of the cylindrical members operatively coupled to an aft rotor stage, the other of the cylindrical members operatively coupled to a forward rotor stage, the cylindrical members moveable in an axially telescoping manner relative to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Konstantinos Panagiotis Giannakopoulos, Andrew C. Carmack, Mohammad G. Faisal