Patents by Inventor Charles H. Warner
Charles H. Warner 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).
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Patent number: 11767763Abstract: A turbomachine airfoil element includes an airfoil that has pressure and suction sides spaced apart from one another in a thickness direction and joined to one another at leading and trailing edges. The airfoil extends in a radial direction a span that is in a range of 1.01-1.15 inch (25.7-29.3 mm). A chord length extends in a chordwise direction from the leading edge to the trailing edge at 50% span and is in a range of 0.54-0.66 inch (13.6-16.8 mm). The airfoil element includes at least two of a first mode with a frequency of 2033 ± 15% Hz, a second mode with a frequency of 7023 ± 15% Hz, a third mode with a frequency of 12082 ± 15% Hz and a fourth mode with a frequency of 19769 ± 15% Hz.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2018Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Charles H. Warner, Carl S. Richardson, Ling Liu, Robert W. Fessenden
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Patent number: 11125092Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a case assembly and a stator segment. The case assembly defines a first slot having a first surface and a second surface. The stator segment includes a shroud body axially extends between a first body end and a second body end. A first flange extends into the first slot. The first flange has a first flange first side, a first flange second side, a first flange first surface and a first flange second surface each circumferentially extending between the first flange first side and the first flange second side. A first portion of the first flange first surface engages the first surface. A second portion of the first flange first surface. A third portion of the first flange first surface is spaced apart from the first surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2018Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Jeffrey D. Ponchak, Alex Daniel Morrow, Charles H. Warner
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Patent number: 11047397Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a circumferential array of stator vanes that have first and second vanes with different vibrational frequencies than one another. The first vanes are arranged in circumferentially alternating relationship with the second vanes.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2014Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Richard K. Hayford, Robert J. Morris, Charles H. Warner, Charles P. Gendrich
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Patent number: 10876417Abstract: An airfoil assembly may include a shroud and an airfoil. The shroud may include a first attachment arm, a second attachment arm, and a shroud rail extending from a first surface of the shroud. A first channel may be defined between the first attachment arm, the first surface, and the shroud rail and a second channel may be defined between the second attachment arm, the first surface, and the shroud rail. The airfoil may extend from a second surface of the shroud opposite the first surface. In various embodiments, a height of the shroud rail, as measured from the first surface of the shroud, is non-uniform.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2017Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: William R. Edwards, Charles H. Warner
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Patent number: 10801330Abstract: A turbomachine airfoil element includes an airfoil that that has pressure and suction sides spaced apart from one another in a thickness direction and joined to one another at leading and trailing edges. The airfoil extends in a radial direction a span that is in a range of 0.46-0.58 inch (11.6-14.7 mm). A chord length extends in a chordwise direction from the leading edge to the trailing edge at 50% span is in a range of 0.66-0.79 inch (16.7-20.0 mm. A first mode has a frequency of 35681±15% Hz and a second mode has a frequency of 39218±15% Hz.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Charles H. Warner, Carl S. Richardson, Brian J. Schuler, Sue-Li Chuang
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Patent number: 10801342Abstract: A vane cluster for a gas turbine engine includes a first end-of-cluster vane, a second end-of-cluster vane, a neighbor vane adjacent to the second end-of-cluster vane at an interface that includes an angled load interface therebetween; and a multiple of base vanes between the first end-of-cluster vane and the neighbor vane, the angled load interface different than an interface between each of the multiple of base vane.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2015Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Mark David Ring, Scot A Webb, Mark J Rogers, Gerald D Cassella, Charles H Warner, Eric A Kuehne, Jonathan J Earl, Matthew M Zietala, Neil L Tatman, Randall J Butcher, Matthew R Willett, Nicholas R Leslie
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Patent number: 10794191Abstract: A turbomachine airfoil element includes an airfoil that has pressure and suction sides spaced apart from one another in a thickness direction and joined to one another at leading and trailing edges. The airfoil extends in a radial direction a span that is in a range of 0.78-0.91 inch (19.7-23.1 mm). A chord length extends in a chordwise direction from the leading edge to the trailing edge at 50% span and is in a range of 0.49-0.62 inch (12.5-15.6 mm). The airfoil element includes at least two of a first mode with a frequency of 3533±15% Hz, a second mode with a frequency of 8291±15% Hz, a third mode with a frequency of 17362±15% Hz and a fourth mode with a frequency of 23365±15% Hz.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Charles H. Warner, Carl S. Richardson, Jeff M. Carrico, Robert W. Fessenden
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Patent number: 10781695Abstract: A turbomachine airfoil element includes an airfoil that has pressure and suction sides spaced apart from one another in a thickness direction and joined to one another at leading and trailing edges. The airfoil extends in a radial direction a span that is in a range of 0.55-0.65 inch (14.0-16.5 mm). A chord length extends in a chordwise direction from the leading edge to the trailing edge at 50% span is in a range of 0.76-0.86 inch (19.3-21.8 mm). The airfoil element includes at least two of a first mode with a frequency of 3335±10% Hz, a second mode with a frequency of 5715±10% Hz and a third mode with a frequency of 41797±10% Hz.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2018Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Charles H. Warner, William R. Edwards, Matthew R. Willett, Sean Nolan, Ernest D. Casparie
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Patent number: 10718223Abstract: A turbomachine airfoil element includes an airfoil that has pressure and suction sides spaced apart from one another in a thickness direction and joined to one another at leading and trailing edges. The airfoil extends in a radial direction a span that is in a range of 1.13-1.23 inch (28.7-31.2 mm). A chord length extends in a chordwise direction from the leading edge to the trailing edge at 50% span and is in a range of 0.64-0.74 inch (16.3-18.8 mm). The airfoil element includes at least two of a first mode with a frequency of 1634±10% Hz, a second mode with a frequency of 5611±10% Hz, a third mode with a frequency of 19027±10% Hz, a fourth mode with a frequency of 29268±10% Hz, a fifth mode with a frequency of 33103±10% Hz, a sixth mode with a frequency of 34908±10% Hz and a seventh mode with a frequency of 41277±10% Hz.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2018Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Charles H. Warner, William R. Edwards, Mark David Ring, Sean Nolan, Ernest D. Casparie
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Patent number: 10677266Abstract: A turbomachine airfoil element includes an airfoil that has pressure and suction sides spaced apart from one another in a thickness direction and joined to one another at leading and trailing edges. The airfoil extends in a radial direction a span that is in a range of 0.63-0.73 inch (16.0-18.5 mm). A chord length extends in a chordwise direction from the leading edge to the trailing edge at 50% span and is in a range of 0.61-0.71 inch (15.5-18.0 mm). The airfoil element includes at least two of a first mode with a frequency of 4852±10% Hz, a second mode with a frequency of 11917±10% Hz, a third mode with a frequency of 30842±10% Hz and a fourth mode with a frequency of 35225±10% Hz.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Charles H. Warner, William R. Edwards, Mark David Ring, Sean Nolan, Ernest D. Casparie
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Patent number: 10669856Abstract: A turbomachine airfoil element includes an airfoil that has pressure and suction sides spaced apart from one another in a thickness direction and joined to one another at leading and trailing edges. The airfoil extends in a radial direction a span that is in a range of 0.75-0.85 inch (19.1-21.6 mm). A chord length extends in a chordwise direction from the leading edge to the trailing edge at 50% span and is in a range of 0.56-0.66 inch (14.2-16.8 mm). The airfoil element includes at least two of a first mode with a frequency of 2740±10% Hz, a second mode with a frequency of 5956±10% Hz, a third mode with a frequency of 6554±10% Hz and a fourth mode with a frequency of 31959±10% Hz.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Raytheon Technologies CorporationInventors: Charles H. Warner, William R. Edwards, Mark David Ring, Sean Nolan, Ernest D. Casparie
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Publication number: 20200056495Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a case assembly and a stator segment. The case assembly defines a first slot having a first surface and a second surface. The stator segment includes a shroud body axially extends between a first body end and a second body end. A first flange extends into the first slot. The first flange has a first flange first side, a first flange second side, a first flange first surface and a first flange second surface each circumferentially extending between the first flange first side and the first flange second side. A first portion of the first flange first surface engages the first surface. A second portion of the first flange first surface. A third portion of the first flange first surface is spaced apart from the first surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2018Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventors: Jeffrey D. Ponchak, Alex Daniel Morrow, Charles H. Warner
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Patent number: 10533581Abstract: A vane stage assembly includes an airfoil including a leading edge and a trailing edge. An inner shroud extends from the leading edge to the trailing edge for supporting the airfoil. The shroud includes a forward portion including an axial width and a forward thickness extending in a radial direction. A ratio of the forward radial thickness divided by the forward axial thickness is between 0.64 and 1.11 for defining a natural frequency of the airfoil. A gas turbine engine and method are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2016Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: United Technologies CorporationInventors: William R. Edwards, Charles H. Warner
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Publication number: 20190055850Abstract: An airfoil assembly may include a shroud and an airfoil. The shroud may include a first attachment arm, a second attachment arm, and a shroud rail extending from a first surface of the shroud. A first channel may be defined between the first attachment arm, the first surface, and the shroud rail and a second channel may be defined between the second attachment arm, the first surface, and the shroud rail. The airfoil may extend from a second surface of the shroud opposite the first surface. In various embodiments, a height of the shroud rail, as measured from the first surface of the shroud, is non-uniform.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2017Publication date: February 21, 2019Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: WILLIAM R. EDWARDS, CHARLES H. WARNER
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Publication number: 20180163751Abstract: A vane stage assembly includes an airfoil including a leading edge and a trailing edge. An inner shroud extends from the leading edge to the trailing edge for supporting the airfoil. The shroud includes a forward portion including an axial width and a forward thickness extending in a radial direction. A ratio of the forward radial thickness divided by the forward axial thickness is between 0.64 and 1.11 for defining a natural frequency of the airfoil. A gas turbine engine and method are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2016Publication date: June 14, 2018Inventors: William R. Edwards, Charles H. Warner
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Patent number: 9745864Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for anti-rotation lugs. A stator for a gas turbine engine may comprise an outer shroud, an inner shroud, and a plurality of vanes located between the outer shroud and the inner shroud. A plurality of anti-rotation lugs may be coupled to the inner shroud. The anti-rotation lugs may be configured to contact a diffuser case in order to prevent rotation of the stator. The anti-rotation lugs may comprise a body and a tapered shoulder. The tapered shoulder may distribute stress concentrations in the anti-rotation lugs.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2015Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Matthew R. Willett, Charles H. Warner, Gerald D. Cassella, Jonathan J. Earl, Christopher B. Lyons
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Publication number: 20160333894Abstract: A gas turbine engine includes a circumferential array of stator vanes that have first and second vanes with different vibrational frequencies than one another. The first vanes are arranged in circumferentially alternating relationship with the second vanes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2014Publication date: November 17, 2016Inventors: Hayford Richard K., Robert J. Morris, Charles H. Warner, Charles P. Gendrich
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Patent number: 9447695Abstract: A diffuser seal for an aft end of a high pressure compressor of a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The diffuser seal includes a flow guide carrier coupled to the diffuser case. The flow guide carrier is also coupled to a static seal. The static seal engages a rotary seal and permits air flow through the static and rotary seals in the aft direction. The flow guide carrier is also coupled to a fairing and a fairing/hub support. The flow guide carrier supports the fairing in a spaced-apart position with respect to the rear hub so that air flowing through the static and rotary seals passes between a forward surface of the fairing and the rear hub. The fairing/hub support extends forward from the flow guide support and engages an aft surface of the fairing thereby limiting movement of the rear hub and fairing in the aft direction. This design helps to prevent parts or debris from piercing the rear hub and entering the high pressure turbine in the even of a fan blade-out or fan blade-off event.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2012Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Paul W. Baumann, Charles H. Warner, Brian Ellis Clouse
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Publication number: 20150300205Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for anti-rotation lugs. A stator for a gas turbine engine may comprise an outer shroud, an inner shroud, and a plurality of vanes located between the outer shroud and the inner shroud. A plurality of anti-rotation lugs may be coupled to the inner shroud. The anti-rotation lugs may be configured to contact a diffuser case in order to prevent rotation of the stator. The anti-rotation lugs may comprise a body and a tapered shoulder. The tapered shoulder may distribute stress concentrations in the anti-rotation lugs.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2015Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATIONInventors: Matthew R. Willett, Charles H. Warner, Gerald D. Cassella, Jonathan J. Earl, Christopher B. Lyons
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Publication number: 20150292342Abstract: A vane cluster for a gas turbine engine includes a first end-of-cluster vane, a second end-of-cluster vane, a neighbor vane adjacent to said second end-of-cluster vane; and a multiple of base vanes between said first end-of-cluster vane and said neighbor vane.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2015Publication date: October 15, 2015Inventors: Mark David Ring, Scot A. Webb, Mark J. Rogers, Gerald D. Cassella, Charles H. Warner, Eric A. Kuehne, Jonathan J. Earl, Matthew M. Zietala, Neil L. Tatman, Randall J. Butcher, Matthew R. Willett, Nicholas R. Leslie