Patents by Inventor Anna Lauren Wright

Anna Lauren Wright 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).

  • Piston seal ring bypass
    Patent number: 12590634
    Abstract: A machine comprising a rotor having: an inner member; an outer member encircling the inner member; and a groove in one of the inner member and the outer member. The groove has a first side wall, a second side wall and a base. A split ring seal is accommodated in the groove and contacts a surface of the other of the inner member and the outer member The first side wall has a plurality of open radial first channels and the second side wall has a plurality of open radial second channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: RTX Corporation
    Inventors: Calvin Jay Winder, Fadi S. Maalouf, Matthew E. Bintz, Ryan Hamilton Quinn, Justin Roger Delarm, Shane Tyler West, John P. Virtue, Jr., David R. Lyders, Anna Lauren Wright, Kalpendu J. Parekh, Pieter Van Lieu
  • GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH CARBON/CARBON COMPOSITE PISTON SEAL
    Publication number: 20250334054
    Abstract: A method for processing a seal for a gas turbine engine includes providing a carbon fiber preform, densifying the carbon fiber preform with a carbon matrix to form a carbon/carbon composite ring, and forming a seal by cutting the carbon/carbon composite ring to form at least one seam at which opposed ends of the carbon/carbon composite ring meet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2025
    Publication date: October 30, 2025
    Inventors: Calvin Jay Winder, Fadi S. Maalouf, Matthew E. Bintz, Peter T. Schutte, Pieter Van Lieu, Justin Roger DeLarm, Anna Lauren Wright, Hamidreza Mohseni, David R. Lyders, Xiaomei Fang
  • Gas turbine engine with carbon/carbon composite piston seal
    Patent number: 12352173
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a rotor that that has a seal surface, a shaft that has an annular seal channel that opens to the seal surface, and a seal disposed in the annular seal channel for sealing against the seal surface. The seal is made of a composite having carbon fibers disposed in a carbon matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: RTX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Calvin Jay Winder, Fadi S. Maalouf, Matthew E. Bintz, Peter T. Schutte, Pieter Van Lieu, Justin Roger DeLarm, Anna Lauren Wright, Hamidreza Mohseni, David R. Lyders, Xiaomei Fang
  • Piston Seal Ring Bypass
    Publication number: 20240255055
    Abstract: A machine comprising a rotor having: an inner member; an outer member encircling the inner member; and a groove in one of the inner member and the outer member. The groove has a first side wall, a second side wall and a base. A split ring seal is accommodated in the groove and contacts a surface of the other of the inner member and the outer member The first side wall has a plurality of open radial first channels and the second side wall has a plurality of open radial second channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: RTX Corporation
    Inventors: Calvin Jay Winder, Fadi S. Maalouf, Matthew E. Bintz, Ryan Hamilton Quinn, Justin Roger Delarm, Shane Tyler West, John P. Virtue, JR., David R. Lyders, Anna Lauren Wright, Kalpendu J. Parekh, Pieter Van Lieu
  • GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH CARBON/CARBON COMPOSITE PISTON SEAL
    Publication number: 20240175370
    Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a rotor that that has a seal surface, a shaft that has an annular seal channel that opens to the seal surface, and a seal disposed in the annular seal channel for sealing against the seal surface. The seal is made of a composite having carbon fibers disposed in a carbon matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Calvin Jay Winder, Fadi S. Maalouf, Matthew E. Bintz, Peter T. Schutte, Pieter Van Lieu, Justin Roger DeLarm, Anna Lauren Wright, Hamidreza Mohseni, David R. Lyders, Xiaomei Fang