Patents by Inventor Bradley Thomas Ryan

Bradley Thomas Ryan 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).

  • Patent number: 9028208
    Abstract: A vane profile section for an air turbine starter includes an airfoil which defines an airfoil profile section through a leading edge and a trailing edge, the airfoil profile section defined by a set of X-coordinates and Z-coordinates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Zawilinski, Jeffrey M. Makulec, Bradley Thomas Ryan, Matthew Slayter
  • Patent number: 8973266
    Abstract: A gear cage assembly configured to support a plurality of planet gear in an air turbine starter is provided including a main plate and a back plate. The main plate includes a plurality of legs that extend from a first surface. A pin protrudes from a one of the plurality of legs. A plurality of shallow openings formed in the first surface extends over only a portion of a depth of the main plate. The back plate includes a plurality of bearing holes substantially identical to the plurality of shallow openings. A biasing mechanism and at least one alignment feature protrude from the back plate. The at least one alignment feature and the biasing mechanism are configured to contact at least one of the plurality of legs. A bushing mounted within the back plate is configured to receive the pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Yiwei Jiang, Jeffrey M. Makulec, Bradley Thomas Ryan
  • Publication number: 20140130356
    Abstract: A gear cage assembly configured to support a plurality of planet gear in an air turbine starter is provided including a main plate and a back plate. The main plate includes a plurality of legs that extend from a first surface. A pin protrudes from a one of the plurality of legs. A plurality of shallow openings formed in the first surface extends over only a portion of a depth of the main plate. The back plate includes a plurality of bearing holes substantially identical to the plurality of shallow openings. A biasing mechanism and at least one alignment feature protrude from the back plate. The at least one alignment feature and the biasing mechanism are configured to contact at least one of the plurality of legs. A bushing mounted within the back plate is configured to receive the pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Inventors: Yiwei Jiang, Jeffrey M. Makulec, Bradley Thomas Ryan
  • Patent number: 8672638
    Abstract: A blade profile section for an air turbine starter includes an airfoil which defines an airfoil profile section through a leading edge and a trailing edge. The airfoil profile section is defined by a set of X-coordinates and Z-coordinates defined in any of Table I, Table II, Table III or Table IV scaled by a desired factor. The X-coordinate is the tangential direction, and the Z-coordinate is a axial direction between the leading edge and the trailing edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Zawilinski, Jeffrey M. Makulec, Bradley Thomas Ryan, Matthew Slayter
  • Publication number: 20120328426
    Abstract: A vane profile section for an air turbine starter includes an airfoil which defines an airfoil profile section through a leading edge and a trailing edge, the airfoil profile section defined by a set of X-coordinates and Z-coordinates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: David J. Zawilinski, Jeffrey M. Makulec, Bradley Thomas Ryan, Matthew Slayter