Patents by Inventor Billie Rosalie Maldonado

Billie Rosalie 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).

  • SEAL INSTALLATION TOOL
    Publication number: 20220243611
    Abstract: A method of installing a seal in a bore of a component includes, among other things, slidably orienting the component in a support fixture. The method includes securing a base plate to the component. The method includes arranging the seal onto a pusher. The method also includes inserting the pusher into a hole in the base plate. The method further includes installing a hub onto the base plate and over the pusher. The method further includes rotating a rod relative to the hub to advance the pusher and seat the seal in the bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Billie Rosalie Maldonado, Alexander Rothchild, Thomas Freeman
  • Seal installation tool
    Patent number: 11339682
    Abstract: A method of installing a seal in a bore of a component includes, among other things, slidably orienting the component in a support fixture. The method includes securing a base plate to the component. The method includes arranging the seal onto a pusher. The method also includes inserting the pusher into a hole in the base plate. The method further includes installing a hub onto the base plate and over the pusher. The method further includes rotating a rod relative to the hub to advance the pusher and seat the seal in the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Billie Rosalie Maldonado, Alexander Rothchild, Thomas Freeman
  • Circular seal outer diameter seal effectiveness testing tool
    Patent number: 11149640
    Abstract: A seal testing tool for use with a bearing housing of a gas turbine engine including: a first end surface; a second end surface opposite the first end surface; and a boss extending away from the first end surface. The boss extending from a proximal end located at the first end surface to a distal end located opposite the proximal end. The boss includes: a passageway extending from the distal end to the second end surface through the boss; an external surface extending from the proximal end to the distal end; and a seal groove in the external surface located at the proximal end of the boss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas Freeman, Billie Rosalie Maldonado, Alexander Rothchild
  • SEAL INSTALLATION TOOL
    Publication number: 20210207490
    Abstract: A method of installing a seal in a bore of a component includes, among other things, slidably orienting the component in a support fixture. The method includes securing a base plate to the component. The method includes arranging the seal onto a pusher. The method also includes inserting the pusher into a hole in the base plate. The method further includes installing a hub onto the base plate and over the pusher. The method further includes rotating a rod relative to the hub to advance the pusher and seat the seal in the bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Billie Rosalie Maldonado, Alexander Rothchild, Thomas Freeman
  • Seal installation tool
    Patent number: 11052520
    Abstract: A method of installing a seal in a bore of a component includes securing a base plate to a component. The method includes arranging the seal onto a pusher. The method also includes inserting the pusher into a hole in the base plate. The method further includes installing a hub onto the base plate and over the pusher. The method further includes rotating a rod relative to the hub to advance the pusher and seat the seal in the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Billie Rosalie Maldonado, Thomas Freeman, John Pergantis, Anthony Valenti
  • CIRCULAR SEAL OUTER DIAMETER SEAL EFFECTIVENESS TESTING TOOL
    Publication number: 20210079842
    Abstract: A seal testing tool for use with a bearing housing of a gas turbine engine including: a first end surface; a second end surface opposite the first end surface; and a boss extending away from the first end surface. The boss extending from a proximal end located at the first end surface to a distal end located opposite the proximal end. The boss includes: a passageway extending from the distal end to the second end surface through the boss; an external surface extending from the proximal end to the distal end; and a seal groove in the external surface located at the proximal end of the boss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Freeman, Billie Rosalie Maldonado, Alexander Rothchild
  • SEAL INSTALLATION TOOL
    Publication number: 20200406437
    Abstract: A method of installing a seal in a bore of a component includes securing a base plate to a component. The method includes arranging the seal onto a pusher. The method also includes inserting the pusher into a hole in the base plate. The method further includes installing a hub onto the base plate and over the pusher. The method further includes rotating a rod relative to the hub to advance the pusher and seat the seal in the bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Billie Rosalie Maldonado, Thomas Freeman, John Pergantis, Anthony Valenti