Patents by Inventor Billie R. Maldonado

Billie R. Maldonado 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).

  • COOLING FEATURES FOR A COMPONENT OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20240125243
    Abstract: A component for a gas turbine engine, including: at least one internal channel extending through a first portion of the component, the at least one internal channel having at least one inlet opening and at least one outlet opening each being in fluid communication with the at least one internal channel; a plurality of cooling features extending from a surface of the at least one internal channel; and at least one internal channel extending through a second portion of the component, the at least one internal channel extending through the second portion of the component is in fluid communication with the at least one internal channel extending through the first portion of the component, the second portion being located on top of the first portion, the at least one internal channel extending through the second portion of the component having a plurality of openings extending from the least one internal channel extending through the second portion of the component through the plurality of cooling features to an o
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Billie R. Maldonado, Jeremy T. Drake, Terence Tyler, Dmitriy A. Romanov
  • COOLING FEATURES FOR A COMPONENT OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE
    Publication number: 20240125272
    Abstract: A component for a gas turbine engine, including: at least one internal cavity extending through the component, the internal cavity having at least one inlet opening and at least one outlet opening each being in fluid communication with the at least one internal cavity; a plurality of cooling features extending from a surface of the at least one internal cavity, the plurality of cooling features are formed in accordance with at least one of the following groups: i) a plurality of airfoil shaped features that extend upwardly from the surface of the at least one internal cavity and a plurality of wedge shaped features each having a triangular base that has an upstream portion and a downstream portion, the upstream portion extending further from the surface than the downstream portion; ii) a plurality features having a curved or “J” shaped base that extends upwardly from the surface, a plurality features having a double curved or symmetrically “J” shaped base that extends upwardly from the surface, and a pluralit
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Billie R. Maldonado, Thurman C. Dabbs, James R. Plante, Paul M. Lutjen, Dmitriy A. Romanov, Morely S. Sherman, Nolan Frederic Quinn, Mary E.M. Hiller, Jon Moore, John R. Paulus