Patents by Inventor Caitlin Marie Ford

Caitlin Marie Ford 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).

  • Gas turbine engine service tube mount
    Patent number: 11041438
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of biasing a service tube within a turbine rear frame of a gas turbine engine. The engine includes an engine core having a service fitting. A service tube is mounted to the service fitting and at least one support mount secures the service tube to the engine core. A spring element on the support mount can provide a biasing force to the service tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Karthik Gopal Rao Agara, Edward Joseph Stiftar, Caitlin Marie Ford, Vinodh Rajagopalan
  • GAS TURBINE ENGINE SERVICE TUBE MOUNT
    Publication number: 20170292449
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of biasing a service tube within a turbine rear frame of a gas turbine engine. The engine includes an engine core having a service fitting. A service tube is mounted to the service fitting and at least one support mount secures the service tube to the engine core. A spring element on the support mount can provide a biasing force to the service tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: Karthik Gopal Rao Agara, Edward Joseph Stiftar, Caitlin Marie Ford, Vinodh Rajagopalan