Patents by Inventor Chad P. Stay

Chad P. Stay 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).

  • Blade tip clearance measurement sensor for gas turbine engines
    Patent number: 8773115
    Abstract: An electromagnetic field sensor assembly for blade tip clearance measurement in a gas turbine engine is disclosed that includes a ceramic sensor body, a multi-layered wire coil wound about a distal end portion of the sensor body for producing an electromagnetic field, a ceramic well enclosing the sensor body and the coil, and a metallic housing surrounding the well and having an open distal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignees: Rosemount Aerospace Inc., Oxford RF Sensors Limited
    Inventors: Richard W. Phillips, Chad P. Stay, Martin Harrison, Peter Wherritt
  • Blade tip clearance measurement sensor for gas turbine engines
    Patent number: 8558538
    Abstract: An electromagnetic field sensor assembly for blade tip clearance measurement in a gas turbine engine is disclosed that includes a ceramic sensor body, a multi-layered wire coil wound about a distal end portion of the sensor body for producing an electromagnetic field, a ceramic well enclosing the sensor body and the coil, and a metallic housing surrounding the well and having an open distal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignees: Rosemount Aerospace Inc., Oxford RF Sensors Limited
    Inventors: Richard W. Phillips, Chad P. Stay, Martin Harrison, Peter Wherritt
  • BLADE TIP CLEARANCE MEASUREMENT SENSOR AND METHOD FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINES
    Publication number: 20120019237
    Abstract: An electromagnetic field sensor assembly for blade tip clearance measurement in a gas turbine engine is disclosed that includes a ceramic sensor body, a multi-layered wire coil wound about a distal end portion of the sensor body for producing an electromagnetic field, a ceramic well enclosing the sensor body and the coil, and a metallic housing surrounding the well and having an open distal end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Richard W. Phillips, Chad P. Stay, Martin Harrison, Peter Wherritt
  • Blade tip clearance measurement sensor and method for gas turbine engines
    Publication number: 20100079136
    Abstract: An electromagnetic field sensor assembly for blade tip clearance measurement in a gas turbine engine is disclosed that includes a ceramic sensor body, a multi-layered wire coil wound about a distal end portion of the sensor body for producing an electromagnetic field, a ceramic well enclosing the sensor body and the coil, and a metallic housing surrounding the well and having an open distal end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC.
    Inventors: Richard W. Phillips, Chad P. Stay
  • Fill tube-flange assembly for ring laser gyroscope block
    Publication number: 20080012325
    Abstract: A fill tube and flange assembly for fabrication of ring laser gyroscope blocks is described. The assembly includes a flange assembly, a fill tube assembly, and a compression interface. The flange assembly includes a flange tube and a fluid port at a first end of the flange assembly tube. The fill tube assembly includes a fill tube and a laser block engaging portion at a first end of the fill tube. The compression interface is configured to couple second ends of the fill tube and the flange assembly tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2005
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventors: Chad P. Stay, Mark Jay Jarrett