Patents by Inventor Carl F. Weiss

Carl F. Weiss 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).

  • Turbine engine structure with oxidizer enhanced mode
    Patent number: 11041463
    Abstract: A turbine engine structure includes a turbine engine core having a core cocooning feature, and a fan fore of the turbine engine core, relative to fluid flow through the turbine engine structure. The fan is drivably connected to the turbine engine core via a shaft. A nacelle circumferentially surrounds the turbine engine core, and a bypass flowpath is defined between the turbine engine core and the nacelle. A plurality of augmenter fuel spray bars are disposed in the bypass flowpath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Carl F. Weiss
  • TURBINE ENGINE STRUCTURE WITH OXIDIZER ENHANCED MODE
    Publication number: 20210164416
    Abstract: A turbine engine structure includes a turbine engine core having a core cocooning feature, and a fan fore of the turbine engine core, relative to fluid flow through the turbine engine structure. The fan is drivably connected to the turbine engine core via a shaft. A nacelle circumferentially surrounds the turbine engine core, and a bypass flowpath is defined between the turbine engine core and the nacelle. A plurality of augmenter fuel spray bars are disposed in the bypass flowpath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventor: Carl F. Weiss
  • Active hydraulic rotor damping
    Patent number: 5839268
    Abstract: The compressor shaft in a gas turbine engine is supported on a bearing having four independently hydraulically pressurized cells. The pressure in the cells is controlled by a signal processor based on engine operating parameters, including stall margin and blade tip to compressor case clearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Robert J. Morris, Ronald Marmol, Paul E. McClure, Margaret Ann Owen, Wesley B. Owen, Carl F. Weiss
  • Moment imparting bearings for controlling shaft deflection
    Patent number: 5455472
    Abstract: A magnetic bearing assembly is disclosed which provides for correction of shaft deflection, or "bowing", during rotation of the shaft. The assembly comprises two stator rings in spaced relation to each other, and each stator ring comprises a plurality of stator sections which are independently activated. When the shaft "bows", sensors detect the deflection and independently activate the various stator sections producing a force couple which acts on the rotor to produce a bending moment in the shaft which tends to counteract the "bowing".
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1995
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Carl F. Weiss, David H. Hibner