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).

  • Patent number: 11767763
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Charles H. Warner, Carl S. Richardson, Ling Liu, Robert W. Fessenden
  • Patent number: 11125092
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Ponchak, Alex Daniel Morrow, Charles H. Warner
  • Patent number: 11047397
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard K. Hayford, Robert J. Morris, Charles H. Warner, Charles P. Gendrich
  • Patent number: 10876417
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: William R. Edwards, Charles H. Warner
  • Patent number: 10801342
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: 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
  • Patent number: 10801330
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Charles H. Warner, Carl S. Richardson, Brian J. Schuler, Sue-Li Chuang
  • Patent number: 10794191
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Charles H. Warner, Carl S. Richardson, Jeff M. Carrico, Robert W. Fessenden
  • Patent number: 10781695
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Charles H. Warner, William R. Edwards, Matthew R. Willett, Sean Nolan, Ernest D. Casparie
  • Patent number: 10718223
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Charles H. Warner, William R. Edwards, Mark David Ring, Sean Nolan, Ernest D. Casparie
  • Patent number: 10677266
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Charles H. Warner, William R. Edwards, Mark David Ring, Sean Nolan, Ernest D. Casparie
  • Patent number: 10669856
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Raytheon Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Charles H. Warner, William R. Edwards, Mark David Ring, Sean Nolan, Ernest D. Casparie
  • Publication number: 20200056495
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Ponchak, Alex Daniel Morrow, Charles H. Warner
  • Patent number: 10533581
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: William R. Edwards, Charles H. Warner
  • Publication number: 20190055850
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: WILLIAM R. EDWARDS, CHARLES H. WARNER
  • Publication number: 20180163751
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: William R. Edwards, Charles H. Warner
  • Patent number: 9745864
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew R. Willett, Charles H. Warner, Gerald D. Cassella, Jonathan J. Earl, Christopher B. Lyons
  • Publication number: 20160333894
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Hayford Richard K., Robert J. Morris, Charles H. Warner, Charles P. Gendrich
  • Patent number: 9447695
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Paul W. Baumann, Charles H. Warner, Brian Ellis Clouse
  • Publication number: 20150300205
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew R. Willett, Charles H. Warner, Gerald D. Cassella, Jonathan J. Earl, Christopher B. Lyons
  • Publication number: 20150292342
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: 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